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Strengths: Excellent daytime video. Nice controlls. Light weight.
Comes with remote which you can zoom in on video AFTER you record it. Very impressive.
Weaknesses: No mic input (as you've read everywhere). Too many models for sale, gets lost in the crowd.
Summary: 2005-08-22 12:02:54 Footage is excellent. Pete Rose was signing autographs at a sporting goods store in the "Canal Shops" on Las Vegas Boulevard, and I wanted to see how it did. I was not interested in his signature, rather wanted to see how this camera did in real world conditions (no second chance to capture footage). Did pretty well in the lighting provided by the shops (overhead lights). In those conditions, the lights are a bit dim. On the ceiling, there is art that resembles the sky, so they light that, which in turn lights the mall. Bottom line, for humans, maybe not very low light, but for any camera it was low. I pushed the "light" button on the side of the camera to improve conditions. The first push turns the light on, a second push sets it to auto on/off.
Result: Video changes to what might think is an effect. Looks like "art" footage. The lighting is more of a very fast strobe effect. The images are brighter and more distinguisable, but looks manipulated by the camera. Not bad, but different. Less crisp, more light. This added light is NOT from the camera's on-board light, but an increased sensetivity by the CCD to the light in the mall. All in all, I would not shoot my whole trip this way, but it is useful.
I am very very happy with this camera. I get a kick out of the fact that it is over a year old on the market, and others are still trying to keep up in resolution and dark shooting capabilities (with a higher cost).
This is honestly the best deal for the money (sub $350).
If you look around, you can pick this up for $250-$300 new. Dont let this model get lost in the crowd, let someone who has spent 15+ hours researching Mini-DV cameras as of 8/22/05 give you an inside tip.
Best of Luck.
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