I have nothing to add to what other reviews have said except that the image quality degrades rapidly as the light level decreases. In good light, the picture is stunning (played back on a 50-inch Sony HDTV), but in low-light conditions it can be just as shockingly awful. My best advice is to turn on all the lights in the room and surrounding rooms. If this does not help, increase the power of the lamps. My reference point for low light performance is Sony's 2002 Mini DV camera, which was pretty