My new TM900

[pepegot1]

I bought this cam based on many reviews. Unfortunately, nobody explained the true faults of this cam. It is very annoying not to have an external battery charger-not thinking of customer. They placed the flash, for the camera function, in the lens barrel. Therefore, if you have any filters attached, they must be removed for dark conditions. No ring provided to attach a shoulder strap and a cheap looking gripper. The picture quality and menus are very good. However, if you have to zoom, and do not have a tripod-you are in trouble. It is extremely difficult to zoom from hand held positions-unlike my old PV GS500 cam. The light weight is no help here. Pressing the stop rec. button is shake producing. The remote works quite well, if conditions allow (indoors only) for the setup, including tripod. However, many situations do not allow for this luxury. Had I known this, I would have saved a liitle more and bought the Canon cam. Also, battery life is very short on their batteries, and they want $160 for a long lasting one-what barbarity! All vendors are presently out of external battery chargers as of this date. Geat picture quality but, not user friendly.

[zoobie]

Although the reviews are high, it doesn't sound like you're too thrilled with this cam. These things also need some sort of physical stabilization like a tripod, shoulder, or steadicam instead of the internal software. I see the industry trying to satisfy the consumer by trying to make the shots steady without physical stabilization so they can be popped into the top pocket. So far, it's not happening...not sure if it ever will.

[turk690]

I was about to get the TM-900 a few months ago (the 3MOS was the deal breaker), but am glad I waited and got the (more expensive, but worth every penny) Canon XA10. It's not 3CCD (or 3CMOS) but it more than makes up for that with superb low-light capability, professional XLR audio, 64GB built-in drive, two SDHC slots, a 3.5" monitor good enough to focus with, and framerate choices galore (60i, 30p, 24p (all subsets of 60i) and a genuine 24p).