I have been using my mom's Sony DCR-SR85 for filming my hunts. I am in the market for buying my own camera. I have been looking at the Canon HV30 and some other Sony models. I have read that some downfalls to high definition is that any little movement of the camera you can tell. Is there any truth to that? I'm fairly new to videoing and just trying to decide what to buy. Thanks! Kash

Im not an expert so I couldn't tell you the facts and all but my little hdr cx100 is high definition and it seems that you move it even a tiny bit that it will show.

I have an HV20 and absolutely love it. Great picture quality for no more than i can afford. I believe most any camera will blur a little when panning. Just keep it to a slow pan.

To be honest, any consumer camera you buy wont have the lens that floats in fluid to alieviate shaky footage like a good prosumer camera will. The more you zoom, the worse it gets. I have an HV30 and an XHA1 and have also had the XL2. I use the HV30 for various ways of catching video, but everything we capture is on the XHA1.

I have the Sony HDR-CX550v. I had the HDR-CX110. There is a big difference in the steadyness. The CX550v has optical stabalization in it. It is also $1300.00 vs. $500.00 for the CX-110. I love my Sony and the low light is nice as well. It also has night vision good for up to 25ft built in. You can buy an adaptor for the top that makes night vision good for 100ft. According to the reviews the Sony gets the most praise for low light and as you know that is what hunting is all about most of the time, low light.

Are you talking about image stabalization or just the fact that panning can cause a little motion blur. I think the motion blur seems to be a concern of alot of people getting into HD filming.

I don't see any motion blur in mine. All I can say is they are a very nice picture.