Just a few observations first. I read all the reviews I could. Leica has a world wide reputation for superb lenses. 3CCD use. Still selling the same model after 4 years. So I obtained the Panasonic VDR D300. If you read the reviews you will know how good a performance this camera has. What should be emphasized is the extreme ease of use. Also the camera has been "tweaked" I'm sure. Mine takes about 20 Seconds to format a DVD-RW. I purchased 20 DVD-RW's on line, also 3 spare Li batteries. DVD-RW's cost $20, the double life batteries for $20, the 50% extra capacity for $15. I formatted the DVD-RW's and stored them "ready for use". My results were excellent. The Leica Dicomar lens is up to X10 zoom, which seems more than enough. A friends Samsung DVD Palmcorder went to X35 which was unusable, even using a tripod. What is not really covered in the reviews is the extreme versatility of this tiny camera. It doesn't just take great video's it processes them, edits them and so on. The included software works very well on a PC (XP, 2GH) I use the excellent manual only for extreme cases. My black cat in a coal cellar video has to be seen to be believed, see page 63.
Seriously, this is an excellent camera, well worth a look at.Panasonic VDR-D300 3.1MP 3CCD DVD Camcorder with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
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