Let me start by saying that I'm a self-proclaimed "prosumer". When DV came out in 1995, I was one of the first to buy a $4,000 Sony VX1000. I was also one of the first to buy a $2,000 Sony Hc1 HDV camcorder on day one of its release in 2005. Since then I've been using a Canon DSLR and since last year a Nikon D800 camera for video recording. It's the first camcorder to match or even surpass the D800 in terms of video quality. I've always wanted that super clear, "As if you were there" clarityโฆ