Positives: great picture quality, packed...

Positives: great picture quality, packed with features that will take weeks to explore for a new user, USB and firewire drivers installed effortlessly and functioned well on my PC with Win98 and basic editing software. Negatives: power zoom speed needs a delicate touch to control, Manual focus seems to be electronically linked and responds with an annoying lag time (however, autofocus works very well in most situations and is not obvious when viewing playback). Bought this camera for U/W use, and found white balance difficult, but not impossible, to deal with at depths of more than 40 feet. Overall: Would recommend camera to anyone looking for an "affordable" 3-chip camcorder