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I can't review camcorder, a lot of site are doing it in a professional way. Like always I propose You some links that You can use to gain a loooooot of time.

Video Playback

• Videolan: crash with AVCHD version 0.8.6c)
• Power dvd ultra  mixed quality output result, some freeze.
• Sony Vegas 8.0 Platinum edition with no success, image not great at all or with artifacts
• CoreAVC is the best software decoder out there, install it and any windows application must be able to play AVCHD or H264 (for $8)

I've ordered 3 hours ago a Sony HDR-SR8 AVCHD 6MP 100GB High Definition Hard Disk Drive Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom. Since I ve already provided some links before, and here about viewing AVCHD and editing.
I can not wait any longer for camcorderinfo.com review, as I will be in hollidays in 18 days for my 7 weeks Australian trip. 

Why Did I choose the SR8?

• Size factor and hard disk, 100GB is luxus, I agree  60GB (SR7) would have done the job... 
• I have a PS3 so HD playback on a 4 meters screens is not an issue
• PC playback is also not an issue, even on moderated single core cpu, if you use the right codec (coreAVCHD or Elecard converter)
• Sony Vegas 8.0 is the best editor, I was able to cut and move part of video without efforts/reading a tutorial.
• The Sony docking station is great  for keeping cable  in place. (canon HG 10 has none)
•  QUALITY of fabrication, handling compared to Canon HG10
• Not reviewed yet by CamcorderInfo (even if camcorder is since 4 months available) but I suspect that It will blow th HG10, Ive seen a too many Canon Ads recently on CCinfo...hum

Some words about

Batteries:  NP-FH70 (134CHF) is in the same size as NP-FH60 (99CHF), but has a 1800mA capacity versus 1000mA of NP-FH60. They both are 33mm 'long'. But the NP-FH100 (190CHF) is 55mm long, with about 3980mA battery power.

NP-FH50	NP-FH70
NP-FH100