By Y. Wang (Illinois, USA)

I bought this Panasonic GS85 to replace my JVC GRD770. Compared the video quality, I have to say, GS85 is not as good as GRD770 especially when operating with LCD light on. I have to say the quality with LCD light is really bad. Lots of noise. GRD770 has noise with LCD light too but not that obvious. Another drawback is that on GS85, you cannot shoot video and still picture at the same time. You have to switch the mode. While with GRD770, you can do it. Other than that, compare with JVC GRD770, the control and menu is better. Size is a little bit bigger but kind of prettier.

By D. Linebaugh (Carlisle, Pa. USA)

With all the choices you have when searching for a reasonably inexpensive camcorder, trying to find just the right one can be a little daunting. I was looking for something that didn’t carry a huge price tag, but was of high enough quality to use as an every-day-events or catch-the-family-on-vacation type of recorder. Nothing fantastic, just something that was convenient and made good clear recordings. Well, I believe the PV-GS85 is a real winner. The image quality is impressive, better than I expected, and it’s a real easy unit to use. Good optical zoom, good up close, good sound pickup. I haven’t tried all the more advanced features yet, but I bought it for the basics. Glad I did. Oh, and it fits nicely into a number of the more generic camera/camcorder bags you can buy off the shelf.

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