'You press and hold the center button to select the dial's operation: manual focus, exposure compensation, aperture or shutter, mic level and automatic gain control limit--which caps the signal boosting in low light to minimize visual noise. '
'The new touchscreen system is intuitive and good for beginners, but we did find it a bit frustrating for navigating the camcorder's long menu system.'
'the display is clear and viewable even in quite bright conditions.'
'Ultimately it's slow to scroll through menus and all-too easy to 'select' items when you mean to sweep them.
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'It lacks the HF20's 32GB built-in memory, which means you're forced to use the SD card slot at all times (an 8GB SD card is included in the sales package). '
'Light.'
'by its unconventional tri-tone color scheme, complete with a lustrous sparkle paint coat.'
'Jam-packed full of features normally reserved for higher-end professional cameras, the new Optura 30 camcorder give you the versatility and power to capture lifes one-of-a-kind moments'
'The zoom rocker, located atop the right panel, is easily accessible and allows for smooth control of the 12X optical zoom lens.'
'the zoom control is very small and it makes it hard to use.'