It's a great camera, although it's listed 2nd or 3rd in CR, I think it's absolutely magnificent. You have way too much memory for the entire trip, so that you don't have to keep emptying it. Shots are fantastic. Night shots are amazing. Compared to similar product in JVC brand, there is just no comparison. There is one more product "DCR sr62" same features except the memory (30Gig vs 60 Gig). If you don't need that much memory then consider the other one, which is about $100 cheaper.
