That Panasonic camcorder is definitely nice though a little pricey for my liking. I wouldn’t know how to share these files though w/o some hardship. From http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Pan...3048/Format.htm it says “Just don’t forget that we’re dealing with AVCHD here regarding the HDC-SD5. This means when you connect your SD/SDHC card to a computer, you won’t be greeted by friendly MPEG-4 files, but rather obscure file extensions hidden within numerous folders containing different shards of information, including audio and archiving properties.”



“There is a perception that a CMOS sensor is inferior to a CCD. That is not correct.”

It’s correct most of the time <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />. You indirectly pointed out there are high-end CMOS sensors. And these have been around a while. But in my price range, the low-end CMOS sensors don’t perform well. The CCD will outperform. In the price range you’re talking about, the high-end CMOS looks beautiful.

So far I have been impressed with this $200 Sanyo Xacti CG6. On my TV, the clips look better than my rental DVD’s. And it has been nice to join several clips together at once--- on the camera (not on the computer). The Sanyo computer software comes with a DVD burner that works easier than NEMO 7 (IMHO).

-Barry