This camera had great reviews. I was most interested in the video quality

We are about to have our first baby, and I wanted to capture those precious moments in hi-def. This camera had great reviews. I was most interested in the video quality, and don't really care for all the other fluff. That being said, some of the fluff is very nice! First of all, the zoom is simply incredible. It seems limitless at times and combined with the image stabilization, it's amazing. The quality of the image is really nice as well. The ergonomics are perfect Sony design. One thing that strikes you about this thing is that it's so tiny. Our previous one was a Sony Digital-8 camcorder and things have certainly improved since then.

The built-in memory is great, and so far it's been enough for me. The beauty of it is I can add memory down the line. The battery design is really nice and works well. I wish it came with a separate battery charger, because right now you need to plug the whole camcorder in to charge it. They are available separately. I bought a larger battery and it works as expected.

The projector is really cool, and I was going back and forth on this decision. In the end, I'm glad I have it "just in case I need it", but it's not a necessity in my opinion. That being said, I've only just started using this unit, so maybe I will really love it in the future. It does work well, though, but you need to turn out the lights. The projected quality does not do the real video justice, but it's a nice-to-have. One thing I wish they had done was add a cover for the projector lens. There's an automatic one for the main camera lens, but nothing covers the projector lens, so it tends to get dirty and oily with fingerprints. That's my only quibble about the design.

So my first impressions are very good. Yes, it's a bit pricey, but I think of it from a 20-years-from-now perspective. Will I want the best quality I can reasonably get when I look at the precious video memories of my family? Yes, so it's worth it to me.I got this camcorder to record my son's basketball games and it works very well. Contrary to some reviews on here it does work with Mac. HD and Standard Video (I also import video on my PC as well). Two things you must do for MAC:

1. Import using IMovie (Does not import into Iphoto like other camcorders).
2. Must not have both Standard and HD video on camera as it confuses the MAC and only the STD video shows up.

The camera's projection screen is awesome and it's very clear and projects the video so well. This is an amazing
feature that really is what 2012 technology should be able to afford us. Overall, this camera is top quality video and it's very easy to use and is extremely small and fits right in your hand. I like it a lot.

You can use internal memory 16GB and then buy a memory card (32gb) for additonal video storage (you can easily toggle between the two memory sources in the menu of the camera). Nice touch and feature.

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