Panasonic sold the PV-A206 as the Palmcorder IQ, and its manual dates from 1995. It was near the bottom of Panasonic's range, yet Consumer Guide named it a Best Buy in 1996, pointing out that it used the full-size video head cylinder from a home VCR and set its recording settings automatically. That's what it's for: you point it and record. You get a 14x zoom, a small color viewfinder and a single audio track, and it came with the VHS PlayPak adapter that lets the tapes play in a regular VHS deck. It's a straightforward way into VHS-C home video.
Tape check
Should come with it
Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.
No model-specific faults are documented. Original packs are around thirty years old, and a camera that only powers on hasn't proved its tape transport works.
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Buying guide
No PV-A206 here is titled tested or working, so we'd start with the cheapest kit, $29 delivered with a bag and a charger, and ask the seller for a playback video before buying. There are at least 10 for sale, untested ones start at $23 delivered, and the $40 to $55 band buys a battery, a charger or a bag, never a test claim. Ask any seller for a short video of a VHS-C tape playing back and a photo through the viewfinder, since it's the only screen. It shipped with the PV-P1A PlayPak adapter for playing tapes in a VHS deck, and none of these titles names one, so plan on finding an adapter cassette. Skip the $97 kit, about twice the median with no test claim, and check the label on the pawn-shop listing whose camera looks different.
$23.34est. delivered
Titled untested with a bag but no battery, at $23 delivered, about half the $47 median. Buy it as a gamble on the tape transport, and add a PV-BP pack and the PV-A17 adapter.
Panasonic Palmcorder IQ PV-A206 VHS-C Color Camcorder- Untested No Battery w Bag
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Snapshot
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For parts$23.34est. delivered
$12.99 + $10.35 shipping
Buy It Now$12.99
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Project piece
Titled untested, no battery, with a bag. Camera alone in the photo.
Seller: someofthisabitofthat
100% positive
Used$29.20est. delivered
$15.00 + $14.20 shipping
Buy It Now$15.00
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Our take
Bag and charger in the photo. No test claim. The title says 8mm, but the A206 is VHS-C.
Seller: hilltopcollectibles-320
99.7% positive
For parts$40.65est. delivered
$24.95 + $15.70 shipping
Buy It Now$24.95
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Our take
Titled untested, with a charger and no battery.
Seller: appleraft
100% positive
Used$45.20est. delivered
$34.90 + $10.30 shipping
Buy It Now$34.90
Our take
Strap and battery as titled. No test claim or charger.
Seller: onlinephotostuff
99.8% positive
Used$46.60est. delivered
$30.00 + $16.60 shipping
Buy It Now$30.00
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Our take
Shown with a pack of VHS-C tapes. No test claim, battery or charger named.
Seller: clayur0
99.9% positive
Used$53.86est. delivered
$45.00 + $8.86 shipping
Buy It Now$45.00
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Our take
Charger and bag in the photo, no battery as titled. No test claim.
Seller: jakem_5799
100% positive
Used$50.99est. delivered
$34.99 + $16.00 shipping
Buy It Now$34.99
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Check the seller
The camera in the photo has a 150x digital badge and a different body from the other A206s here. Ask for the model label.
Seller: patriotpawntx
99.5% positive
Used$97.33est. delivered
$84.99 + $12.34 shipping
Buy It Now$84.99
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Priced high
Charger, bag, tapes and manual in the photo. No test claim, at about twice the median.
Seller: rastas1225
100% positive
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