I bought this camcorder several years ago as it seemed to be the neatest and compact one on the market at the time. I had no knowledge of using one and bought it fairly blindly! Luckily for me, I picked a good one. Years later it is still performing as well as it did then and never lets me down. The pictures are sharp and in focus and the colour is excellent. It's very easy to hold and use, has an excellent zoom lens and the picture remains very steady, even in the hands of an amateur like me! Quite light to carry it has lots of useful features, a date stamp, a facility where you can put in the date (presumably if you are filming a child from ...  Read the complete review