The Panasonic NV-GS60 series features a 30x zoom that can fill the screen with even a distant subject. This lens is not only the powerful zoom offered in a home-use digital video camera, but it also features low distortion. And because it's optical, there is no quality lost, you get the images in all their natural beauty. The Pure Colour Engine converts the CCD output signal from a complementary colour signal into an RGB signal at an early stage and extracts the low-frequency luminance component from the RGB signal. This innovative engine also achieves true colour reproduction for high-zoomed pictures. With the camera connected via a USB cable to a PC, start up Windows Messenger and the camera instantly turns into a web camera that is suitable for teleconferencing over the Internet, or for surveillance camera use. The joystick makes the camera much easier to use, letting you control all basic operations with one hand. As you shoot, just watch the image in the monitor and follow the instruction guide. Not sure what a certain icon means? Just switch on the Help mode and select the icon. It's explained for you on the LCD monitor. This makes it easier to learn the icons, and you spend less time reading the operating manual. Easy On / off reduces the time required for operating the camera. The Quick Start mode helps shoot videos on the spur of the moment. Colour Night View gives you smoothly flowing pictures even in dark places, where it's normally difficult to capture good shots.