Re: considering a HMC150

Justin,

I have shot about 4-times with my HMC-150 and regarding the tapless format, I love it-so far. I have not had any problems starting to record again quickly after stopping, remember others may be using a class 2 or 4 card instead of good quality class 6. The SDHC cards you purchase from different manufacturers do make a difference.

The camera has a nice body shape for handheld shots and the buttons are placed nicely. The audio control dials for manual adjustment of mic's are very poor and there is no auto control switch for your wireless. The camera also uses the same focus ring for focusing and iris control, not fond of this either. I have purchased a varizoom controller for mine and use it alot.($275.00) The focus assit works but it zooms in in the center of your shot and if your subject is too the left it can be difficult to tell if you are right on or not and it is a must to be right on with HD.

Jerry