Panasonic DVD DIGA Palmcorder VDR-M53

alaTest has collected and analyzed 50 user reviews of Panasonic DVD DIGA Palmcorder VDR-M53 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Reviews about the size and design are on the whole positive. The portability and price are also mentioned favorably, but some have doubts about the image quality and reliability.

The Panasonic VDR-M53 miniDVD camcorder is the most inexpensive DVD camcorder we've seen—and performs like it.

Panasonic's entry level camcorder, the VDR-M53, attempts to provide convenience and affordability to its users.  Its "Naked Disc" format, also offered other Panasonic DVD cams, provides better access to footage by allowing it to be viewed on a computer...

Panasonic's VDR-M53 is the company's most stripped-down DVD camcorder to date, and as such ties Sony's DCR-DVD92 for this year's cheapest, most affordable DVD camcorder. It can be had for around five hundred bones, though it lacks some key features. It...

I love this camera. for the price I paid (about $350 new) it works great. It's small, easy to handle, has reasonably good sound and works in most light conditions.