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Costco Panasonic camcorder PV-GS83 - is it the same as PS-GV85?

Panasonic official website has two entry level camcorders - PV-GS80 and PV-GS85. But Costco is selling a PV-GS83. I would like to know if it is like a GS85. There are three differences between the 80 and the 85:
1. 85 has a USB port, 80 does not (The 83 has one)
2. 85 has a SD card slot, 80 does not (83 ???)
3. 85 has high shutter speed control, 80 does not (83??)

I am most interested in number 3

Public Comments

1. so I recently made an investment towards a Panasonic camcorder from Costco, lame!

Its been the most confusing BS lame good-for-nothing purchase I made in my life.

There should be a 90day warranty, so, have fun.

But hey, I have a Panasonic pencil sharpener and it is amazing.

2. Here are the links to the manuals for those cameras:

GS83:
http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/PVGS83-MU.PDF

GS 80 and 85:
http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/PVGS85-MU.PDF

The 83 has usb port, sd card slot, but I'm not sure about that high shutter speed control. Maybe if you look at the manuals you can figure it out. Good luck! By the way, these are very high quality cameras and I recommend them. MiniDV tapes are still the best quality media besides harddrive disk.