I have had this camera for several months now and I LIKE it very much. It is very light to hold, the 'steady shot' feature works well. I have taken videos while walking and you cannot see any movement in the video. The 60X zoom is excellent. Better than I expected.
I needed a video recorder to record my daughter's concerts at college. This was very inexpensive and does everything I need. The instructions are very easy to follow and the playback is very clear, both video and audio. I have had more expensive camcorders before, but they had features that I never used. I really like the USB cord attached directly to the camera. This helps prevent having to search for cables! I can just record the concert and when I get home, I just plug in the camera and download the video. I can even edit the video with the free software!
I bought this camera to video my son's high school basketball games. Quality is great. I don't use a tri-pod, too much to drag in and out of gyms with sometimes no space. videos are very smooth. The camera is super light to hold the entire game, sometimes even two games, JV and Varsity. Love it. Downloading is easy, I am not a tech person. Quick off and on. Occasionally I would need to close the view screen and open it again to start back up, this took only seconds.