Panasonic VDR-D100 DVD Camcorder

With the Panasonic VDR-D100 DVD camcorder with 30x optical zoom in your hands, you'll have some of the most exciting technologies to be found anywhere in a home-video camcorder. Featuring a powerful 30x optical zoom, an advanced optical image stabilizer, and Panasonic's pure color engine and MPEG2 engine, the VDR-D100 will give you the results and performance that have previously only been possible in professional camcorder systems.

compact, battery life, 30x, image stabilization, support for...

Pros: compact, battery life, 30x, image stabilization, support for DVD-R,RW and RAM, quick start
Cons: no software included, bad shoulder strap design, bad LCD viewfinder
This is actually my first digital camera (my old one was a simple VHS one that served me very well). Bought mostly because of a very limited selection of the digital cameras in Canada :) The camera is very convinient to use (I like the joystick...