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^ Thats a nice cam Bud! I'd like to upgrade to a full hd cam but dont have that kind of coin laying around :(
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Looks like a very, very good camera. Camcorderinfo.com gave it a 9.9/10. That's the highest score I've ever seen. Nik (Antihero, Bahomar) uses this cam (I think) now, and his recent vids are great.

I'm in the same boat, though. A very expensive piece of equipment, and I can't justify spending that much on a camcorder. Maybe the price will go down soon.
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If I didnt have my canon, I'd probably buy Panasonic!
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shownomarcy wrote: If I didnt have my canon, I'd probably buy Panasonic!
The 2 best brands for camcorders, IMO.

The only concern I'd have about that cam is does it have the same issues that the TM90 did? I'm assuming they're related, as the name is so similar. From a guy I know, he said the TM90 was great as far as footage goes, but had some issues that bugged him, and they'd definately bug me:

-Nothing can be changed during filming. Not even exposure.
-Files have to be deleted manually on the camera. You can't delete them once they're on the PC.
-And the on/off button is in a really inconvienent place, and is a pain in the ass to operate.

Those things would be turnoffs to me. It may still get great footage, but I really like to be able to change the exposure during filming, as it can be difficult to judge the lighting until the band gets into the first song.
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hellawaits77 wrote:
shownomarcy wrote: If I didnt have my canon, I'd probably buy Panasonic!
-Files have to be deleted manually on the camera. You can't delete them once they're on the PC.
-And the on/off button is in a really inconvienent place, and is a pain in the ass to operate.
I have SD90 (the same, without HDD on it)
- I'm more than sure you can delete files on PC, I didn't have these problems
- Well, yeah, but I don't think its a big issue :)

HC-X800 looks good.
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The panasonic HC-X800 comes out at the end of march! It is brandnew. I bought it for 649,- Euro and not 799,-!!!!!
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Why you guys likes Canon. It seems any taper has a Canon? Why? Is it the price? Why you have no Camcorder from Panasonic, JVC,Sony and so on?
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The Commader wrote: Why you guys likes Canon. It seems any taper has a Canon? Why? Is it the price? Why you have no Camcorder from Panasonic, JVC,Sony and so on?
because canon and panasonic are the best ones :) just have a look on tests around the internet.
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I tested also a JVC a few weeks ago and the cam was also awesome. nice picture and the weight was low. But the 3D converter sucked!