Best NTSC 3CCD Camcorders - 0.525 to 1.15 lb. Weight, true MPEG Movie Mode

'equally awkward touch screen'

'Still photos are almost unusable; unsurprising given the low resolution of the individual sensors.'

'The Joystick itself is sharp – it actually hurts!'

'chunky rectangular zoom slider'

'When activated, the camcorder continuously records three seconds of video by putting it into a cache, so you'll never miss that all-important goal or collapsing wedding cake.'

'Videos never achieve true sharpness and display severe interlace artifacts'

'it lacks a right-side hand strap.'

'the size makes it difficult to hold steady.'

'Noisy video in low light'

'significant audio deficiencies include the lack of a headphone jack and full-time audio meters, both necessities for serious audio recording.'

'do not think AVCHD is a good consumer format at the moment due to its lack of broad support.'

'A small internal fan, designed to keep camcorder components cool, vents near the rear of the body.'