For features per price you won't find better
Before buying this video camera I checked and compared with several others and thought that this one had the better features for the price. In fact I would say that when I bought it for $250 I could have easily spent $350 on another model for the same features. And so far (2 months in) I am loving it!
First the camera is so easy to use that my 14- and 8-year olds took to it right away -- I haven't needed the manual yet. The camera is extremely light even with the butter cube-sized battery and its compact profile is really easy to get the hand around. The record/play button is near the thumb and the zoom is on top of the camera near the index or middle finger. Zooming in or out is made easy with a graduated switch that allows for smooth transitions. The pop-out LCD panel has good rotation and is very clear. The onboard software is very intuitive and the screen shows hints on each button's features so it's really hard to mess anything up.
The hard drive takes a long time to fill up and I'm glad I don't have to fiddle with DVDs or SD cards. The battery lasts a long time -- one charge has gotten me through whole sporting events plus family shots -- and charges up in about 3 hours. And the video camera also takes still pictures which also look great; taking videos and stills with the same camera makes life so much simpler.
The only thing that I had to get used to originally was the OIS (image stabilization). I started taking videos at my daughter's gymnastics meets so I was trying to sweep across the areas quickly to capture the motion. The OIS was trying to keep up by refocusing the image as I moved. Then I realized (duh!) that I didn't need to move the camera so much. Now I've recording a few meets and a couple of hockey games and the OIS keeps the image clear during the heaviest action from some great distances.
That brings me to the best feature: the lens. At 70X _optical_ zoom there is almost nothing that I can't see with this camera. As I wrote earlier I've recording some hockey games and I've been able to capture distinct faces on players from the nosebleed section. At gymnastics meets I can capture every smile or grimace without having to leave my viewing spot.
Overall I'm not sure that you could find a better camera for the money.More detail ...
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