Name: Panasonic HDC-TM90 16GB Internal Flash Memory High Definition Camcorder, 1920 x 1080 HD, 3.0in Touch Screen LCD, 40x Intelligent Zoom
Brand: Panasonic
SKU: PCHDCTM90
Price: 469.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)

Panasonic HDC-TM90 16GB Internal Flash Memory High Definition Camcorder, 1920 x 1080 HD, 3.0in Touch Screen LCD, 40x Intelligent Zoom

Panasonic HDC-TM90 16GB Flash Memory HD Camcorder

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Top Rated Gear: Panasonic HDC-TM90 16GB Internal Flash Memory High Definition Camcorder, 1920 x 1080 HD, 3.0in Touch Screen LCD, 40x Intelligent Zoom

I bought this product  to record my son's cute behaviours (he is 1 year old). Among Canon, Sony and Panasonic for a sub $500 camcorder, I find the [@] reviews give best rating to this model. And it was on promotion a few weeks ago at Adorama, then I bought it.It is really lightweight and easy to use in IA mode. But for the manual mode I find it is not so usable. Using the touch interface for manual control of so many parameters is quite troublesome. I think I will stick to IA mode since it produces fairly good results.I own a Canon DSLR also does 1080/24p recording. Frankly speaking, when I first receive the camcorder and test it, I found the video quality is really subpar compare to the DSLR video. But the reason I give up using DSLR to do video recording is its slow auto focus performance, my son can easily run out of focus during recording. The Panasonic does the auto-focus well and fast!I am not sure how Panasonic does the noise reduction, I still can see some noise even I shoot outdoors video when view on my LCD screen. But if you connect this camcorder to Panasonic TV using HDMI cable. You will find the video quality is better compare to view on a computer screen. The bonus part is, via Viera link you can control the camcorder playback using the TV's remote control.Generally speaking, this is good camcorder which does its job, especially consider the price. But the video quality cannot compare to the DSLR one. So set your expectation well if you have seen DSLR video before. I guess the 3MOS one (TM900) should be better but that is more than double the price...

A good camcorder for the price!

We have enjoyed this camera since day 1.  Very clear picture.  Easy to use and load onto computer.  Battery lasts a long time.  16GB SDHC card by SanDisk records for hours.  We use the camera for soccer games and other events.  We purchased the larger battery so we wouldn't run out of time on vacations or longer events.  This week we recorded a whole wedding from the getting ready stage, the time with the photographer, the ceremony and the wedding dance without running out of battery or room on the card.  We would deffinately purchase again.

Great little video camera

I was looking for quality, optical zoom power, and stabilization at high power when I found this camera. 
 The higher priced Sony and Canon models have lower optical zoom of 10x or 12x compared to this one of 26x. Up to 40x still looks superb. The zoom is fast and variable. 
 Has great stabilization and an icon to touch that really locks on and holds the subject still. No more tripod needed in most cases. Also the AF lock will hold moving objects in focus when touching the LCD monitor. 
 You don't need a wide angle attachment either with the 28mm lens. Also, the lens with 1.8 gathers plenty of light. 
 It has a manual/auto control button on the camera body. 
 I will use this at outdoor event and anything of interest. Videos look professional with the stability. 
 The battery is good for at least an hour of video with on and off shooting. 
 Stills are good enough quality for me at 5mp.     
 There are 6 quality settings available depending on your computers processing power. 
 So far I haven't found anything bad about it other than it doesn't come with any features like high speed, time lapse or auto record.