i bought the extra capacity battery bp 819 even though it was expensive to make sure of continuous use of the camcorder especially on longer hours.
this is not a really cheap camera but it's not an expensive one either.
it also gives you many options found on expensive production video equipment.
bottom line: this is a great camcorder and a good value.
i use the clear filter to protect the original canon lens from dust, water and finger prints.
the included windows software would not install on my windows me machine, so i assume that it is for xp and vista (nothing in the docs about this), as is most windows software today.
there are also options to adjust for backlight, face detection, a number of different scene modes (sports, outdoors, etc.), and interval timer.
also, windows xp can't thumbnail these files like it can .avi files (canon uses), so you can't preview them in explorer or my computer.
this little camera is great for the price.good quality vidio even in lower light .
no, the picture quality is not as good as camcorders many times the price, nor can one expect it to be.
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