I picked up a cannon zr500 mini dv last month. It has a 25 zoom and have so far used it for some shed hunting footage, coyote hunting, quadding and a fishing trip. It seems to work well but i do require a bipod cause i shake like a blind fagget at a weiner roast. I am also impressed with the sound quaility for such a lil we camera. For hunting related activities i will be using it this summer heavy to scout and send clips to those who are interested or post some up here if i get some dandy stuff. I plan on videoing my hunts this fall. I also would like to make a video of how to properly skin, gut an animal and offer it to others. Will set it up on myself a few times while shooting to see if i have any bad habits that i am unaware of. On a non hunting note i am using the camera for univeristy assignments and once i get out teaching i will use the camera to video sports i coach then rip a highlightdvd for all of the players on my team each year.