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Originally Posted by rhambone
Tom I seen your camera has the image stabilazation and it's still shaky?
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No, I am shaky!
There is only so much that stabilization can do. I don't think that I have ever seen better stabilization than what Canon has put into the HF-100/HF-10 camcorders. I am talking about the fact that on HD, any movement that doesn't contribute to the video is distracting. With SD, you can get away with a lot more movement and it seems acceptable.
I recorded a demonstration in HD at a plantation near Charleston, South Carolina a month or two ago. I recorded the video for about 40 minutes. I kept perfectly still! Almost as good as a tripod. But! When I moved, my arm was in terrible pain from a cramp!
It took about 3 hours for the pain to go away! I now carry a mono pod in my car, for just this sort of occasion. An inexpensive, light mono pod or tripod is better than trying to hand hold HD. Especially using a high magnification lens setting.
Adam also made some good points about the quality of lenses in HD cameras. You cannot get away with the same resolution of lenses that are used in SD.
The lens in the HF-100 is amazing! Aside from only 2Mp still photos, the camera is almost perfect (IMHO). I would rather shoot on to an SD/SDHC card and not deal with tape. Dirty heads, humidity issues with moisture on the head, and mechanical noise are no longer issues.
Good luck on your choice. But my vote is for the HF100! Especially with 16GB SDHC Class 6 cards now in the $50 to $70 price range!
-Tom