Panasonic PV GS80

The GS80's chunky, simple design makes it look almost indistinguishable from the crowd of budget MiniDV camcorders. Thanks to the camcorder's incredibly simple control scheme, you can easily record and play videos without ever touching the menu system. If you really want to fiddle with the menus, you can navigate the GS80's settings with a small joystick set into the mode dial.The "advanced" menu