HCW-580

My old video camera was starting to show some ragged edges at the end of every scene.  You could edit this out but didn't seem like a good idea with a tour of Europe coming up.  It did the job for 5 years.  There aren't as many of these types of cameras around any more. Videos via smart phones seem to be all the rage but you can't fool me.  I did find one which is a HC-W580M.  They don't come with hard drives any more either so this one is much lighter. It also has a second lens which can be rotated thru 180°.  Not sure how this is going to work but picture in picture is what it says in the manual. The batteries are always an issue. I have three perfectly good batteries from the previous model that match perfectly except for a deliberate design effort to force you to buy new batteries. If I could be bothered there is a lug which if I filed off would make the old batteries compatible with the new camera.

No longer three lugs on top and bottom