alaTest has collected and analyzed 5 user reviews of Panasonic PVDV852 DV Camcorder from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the image quality, whereas many are critical about the usability and price.

The Panasonic PV-DV852 is one of Panasonic's high end MiniDV camcorders. The PV-DV852 has an MSRP of $1599 and a street price around $1100 and offers excellent picture quality.

If you're not quite ready to jump into the very expensive world of professional-grade digital video, the DV852 is a good compromise. It stands at the top of the consumer-level units in terms of quality, features and optics, for under $1000. I could...

My driver will not install. The original driver that came with my camera locks up my computer. The updated driver on the Pansonic Web Site is not reconized when I try to install it. I cannot connect my camera to my computer. I've tried calling...

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I shopped the Canon 100mc, and the Sony TVR30 before deciding on this one.

I spent a really long time (4 months) looking for the perfect digital camcorder. I wanted something that took great video, acceptable pictures, and had as many technical gadgets as I could afford. The Panasonic was competing against entries from...