Panasonic HDC-HS250 vs PanasonicHDC-SD600?

The S600 is smaller than the HS250 which may or may not be a positive, has better color reproduction and last but not least it also offers a 1080 60p mode. In my opinion, the SD600 is infinite times better.

The TM60 is in a lower class than the HS250 and SD600. The low light capabilities and colors are far worse. Speaking of the zoom, the 18x digital zoom of the SD600 looks very good. Yes you get greater zoom with the TM60 and a slightly smaller body but again, you also get worse overall picture quality.

I did get it for $300 but even for $400 it would have still been a remarkable deal.

If you buy the "600" you will still be one model behind.

like any good mechanical object, you have to really look under the hood. The SD600 is significantly better. If you use your camcorder a good bit already, but are unhappy, this will cure most of your woes.

Not perfect, of course, but fantastic.

Well the camcorder that's replacing the SD600, the SD800 is $850 and that's a little over double the price.

I was also going to talk about that and can't believe you mention it.

Yes it's NTSC and yes it comes with a US warranty. This confusion is why I believe the SD600 went down so low in price because of these claims from people who didn't own the SD600 and it made matter worse that Panasonic USA's costumer service were also spreading the FUD at first.

I'm thinking perhaps it's because of the confusion dying down that we're seeing it in stock again.

I am saying that the "600" has been replaced with the "800", and your reason to get rid of your existing camera seems irrational to me. But hey, consumerism is what drives this economy.

Well, after seeing ungs comments I took a moment to actually look at your camcorder. I was really comparing the tm60 vs sd600, and assumed yours was particularly old and outdated, without really paying attention...particularly since you were considering 60 as an option.

Unfortunately I was wrong, and I am going to have to cast my vote with ung in this situation. The size difference is not significant, yours has plenty of GB space, and 1080p60 is not a standard format, thus making it quite problematic for actual sharing (at least for me) beyond personal viewing.

If you are planning to view primarily through home media centers, such as external hard drives, then it may be worth the upgrade. But if you are burning to discs, or sharing with others, then at the moment I say hold on and technolgy will only improve, allowing you to purchase something even better when you actually need an upgrade, imho.

But the SD600 is an awesome camcorder too, and so i you want it, you will not be dissapointed.

This is the part I cannot understand, because unless this was a gift, why did not you notice these traits when you bought it?

On the positive side, the "600" uses the same batteries as your "250", so if you have got extra you can reuse them. The new 800/900 use different batteries and there no cheap knockoffs yet.

Somehow it looks like little lady is doing ok financially ung. Much more so than I.