If you just want to capture HD video and play it back on an HD TV, this camera will do. However, if you want to download the recorded video to your computer for editing, adding music, transitions, titles and creating a finished product, forget it. The included Pixela editing program is so weak that you can't add standard MP3 music files or import videos recorded by other cameras. There is only one audio and video track. The transitions don't work well, and overall it's a disaster. I tried two…