The PV-GS320 certainly delivers top quality video for an affordable price, but considering it is Panasonic's top of the range MiniDV camcorder we expected more in the way of features and manual controls. The PV-GS320 is an updated version of last year's PV-GS300. It offers three separate 1/6-inch 800K CCD sensors and a Leica Dicomar lens with 10x optical zoom capability. The excellent optical image stabilization system does an impressive job at controlling shakes duri... Read more

The PV-GS320 is currently Panasonic’s most stripped-down top-of-the-line MiniDV. As the MiniDV format gets pushed to the back burner, however, diminishing expectations allow the PV-GS320 to sparkle as one of the best choices in its pack. The PV-GS320 provides great video performance in bright light and an advanced set of manual controls. For a look at its former glory, take a gander at the PV-GS400, a legendary dinosaur of the MiniDV past. Read more

Panasonic PV-GS320

Delivering high-quality MiniDV footage and decent still images, the Panasonic PV-GS320 should appeal to advanced amateurs searching for a tape-based camcorder. ... Read more

The PV-GS320 represents Panasonic’s top of the MiniDV line. It uses three CCD (charge-coupled device) sensors to capture video; most use just one. It’s the only 3-CCD camcorder the company offers in the MiniDV format, and though it’s reasonably priced, its only competition in terms of video performance in our recent camcorder testing came from a high definition model that costs twice as much. The PV-GS320 replaces the 2006 Macworld Eddy award-winning PV-GS5... Read more

It comes as no surprise that Panasonic has reduced its 3CCD MiniDV camcorder line to one model.  High definition is the future and Panasonic makes no excuses about investing its efforts in high quality HD.  Also, the workflow associated with videotape is a real-time process.  Transferring video from tape to a computer for editing requires the same amount of time as the recording did originally.  DVD, SD, and hard disk drive storage offer random access to recorded clip... Read more