Having spearheaded the high-definition video revolution with HDV, Sony is again pushing the technological frontier with its support for AVCHD, the format that uses a very efficient MPEG4 compression system to cram huge amounts of high-quality pictures and sounds into very small spaces.
Great handling and ergonomics; Lots of good features and connectivity; HD clips are excellent in good light
Manual control can be fiddly; Mic suffers from wind noise; CMOS creates lower light issues; Expensive