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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Issie" data-source="post: 709894" data-attributes="member: 7953">Hello,Firstly I would say if you want a hard drive camcorder it may be worth waiting a while longer, as the technology is still being developed. The idea is fantastic and being lucky enough to have used a few they do work well. The problem is that JVC use a stock lens and the colour representation is not acurate. Reds are over saturated and colours bleed into each other. It is better on the model you have selected as this has 3 ccd's (one for red, green, blue) but you may find that on reviewing your footage that the bird looks rather different to what you remember. The better hard disk camcorder is the sony  DCR-SR90E, this does not have 3ccd's but has the advantage of a carl zeiss t*len that gives perfect colour represenation (yes I have used this one as well). If you search around you can find this unit for around £550. It also has a 3 mega pixel still, useful for quick snaps. As to the zooms on these units only being 10X, the best option is as you suggest, either use a tele converter or an eagle eye unit. You can also get adaptors to use your scope as a zoom lens.Personaly I use a canon 890 mini dv (tape) camcorder, which at only £190 is an excellent compromise. Canon lens quality, 22x optical zoom and enough options to cope with most situations. The only down side is the unit picks up alot of motor noise, sounds like a wasp in a glass. This can be overcome by adding an external microphone. You can still download to a computer by using a firewire cable, it just takes longer.I hope this is of some use to you, and my last word of advice is if you see someone using a camcorder ask them about it, normaly people will be more than happy to show off their toy and will show you it working.</blockquote>

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