A favorable option for creating home videos and priced at a relatively moderate $710 tag, Panasonic HDC-HS20K is one fine creation that has come into the market. This hard disk and flash drive based camcorder is compact enough and you can carry it practically wherever you go. Packed in a sturdy black body, Panasonic HDC-HS20K has a number of excellent features that add to the joy of capturing your precious moments live. Easy to carry, packed with a host of specifications and in general good performance, Panasonic HDC-HS20K offers you all these that too at a moderate price.

This Panasonic creation has a LEICA DICOMAR lens that offers crystal clear images and is of very high performance. The lens of this small yet powerful device also has a 16x zooming capacity that helps you capture the action even when you are far away from the object. There is a LCD screen of 2.7 inch which makes viewing more enjoyable and accurate. You can also take the help of the manual focus facility which nurtures creativity and at the same time helps you to capture the moments at low light situation also. In addition, there is digital image stabilization facility which minimizes the chances of recording and image getting blurred.

While these features help you to get good quality video output, a 5.1 channel surround audio system offers excellent quality audio output with Panasonic HDC-HS20K as well. The hard drive has a capacity of 80 GB and in addition you also have the option of using memory cards as your recording media. Files are saved into H.264 and AVCHD formats which never compromises with the quality of the recording. However, there are some drawbacks with this model of Panasonic. You get only 1.17 megapixel resolution in the sensor which is very low in comparison with similar models of the same price range from other manufacturers. While you have other options to compare and consider, Panasonic HDC-HS20K is definitely worthy for a look at least.