I researched this camera before I bought it. It has not all the bells and whistles, but who really uses all the extra stuff. It met all my expectations. Very good optical zoom, and easy to use. It is excellent SD video, lots of record with an 8 or 16 gig cards. (I have 2 Trandscend 16 gig cards.) Battery life is ok, I can recommend a second battery because this camera will not support the extended life batteries. You can download video to your computer for processing with Canon supplied software via USB port. USB transfer is not as fast as fire wire, but you can start the download and go away, or has another task on your computer. I have also tried with success to transfer files using a 3rd Party SDHC card reader. The disadvantage of using a card reader, you do not have the conveniences filesystem that Canon SW states. Canon SW is not good to make one last movie. I recommend Corel VideoStudio Pro. I like this camera so much, I am convinced that 2 others to buy one. It is a great value.
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