Very disappointed

I purchased this camera through epinions from Crutchfield ($449). First of all, Crutchfield is a great company with outstanding reputation for shipping and returning. The camera is new from Panasonic. I'm no pro but tech savvy. Bought the camera for family video, vacations, kids, etc. Kid was an excellent try out because he doesn't stop talking and loves to run. Tried the camera indoors and the video was HORRIBLE. Upon using the external light, the camera ghosted my child and their looked as if there was a silouette behind him. Quality of video was grainy, both on the LCD and after transferring it to T.V. Tried camera the next day in daylight and still video quality was poor.
Features are cool, joystick and controls are easy to use and user friendly. Especially like the blank tape feature, which allows you to fast forward automatically to point on Mini DV tape that is blank.

Boxed it up, sent it back. Still searching for a decent camcorder.