Benefits: Uses 4 AAA batteries. Uses an 8GB HDSD card. Cons: a lot - see text. I bought this camera because the previous Vivitar 35mm film cameras I had were very good. I needed a small, light and durable camcorder that I could take with me on my motorbike to film weekend trips in the mountains. This camcorder seemed perfect until I brought it home and started working with it. This camera should be 720P HD quality. It is not. It has the correct image size, but the image quality is very poor and