I just finished a review of a Panasonic DVD camcorder and they mentioned many of the same limitations.

- DVD-RAMs that cannot play on most DVD players; you must copy files to a computer then author a real (my term) DVD.

- No menu structure or, consequently, random access to video on RAM DVDs; only sequential playback in the order the video was recorded.

- DVD-Rs can be played on a DVD player but only record slightly less than 30 minutes of video.

I hope people research these cams well before they purchase.

Good luck.

Dennis