I BOUGHT ONE OF THE FIST GREAT GIGITAL CAMS TO COME OUT THE SONY VX1000,MUCH LATER BOUGHT A CANON XM1 WHICH I THOUGHT WAS GOOD BUT LACKED RESOLUTION DUE TO ITS 300,000 EFFECTIVE CHIPS.NOW JUST BOUGHT CANON XM2 WITH ITS 440,000 EFFECTIVE CHIPS AND THE PICTURES ARE RAZOR SHARP AND COLOURFUL AND IT HANDLES WELL,STABLIZER IS GOOD.JUST DONE PART OF A WEDDING WITH A XM2 AND WELL CHUFFED WITH THE RESULTS.RECOMENDED!!! CANON XM2.