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Originally Posted by Chris Soucy
Just in case you think it - no, the HV30 and it's like ARE NOT TOYS!
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Quite true. I have an A1, HV30 and HV10 and they are pretty remarkable pieces of kit. All can look quite good. The main difference between them is the amount of control one has over the manual functions. You can do a lot with some of the least of these. As an example, check this out:
First Snow. It was shot with the HV10 on a lark one morning as a practice.
With the HV30 available for less than US$600 right now and is a powerful little tool. And lest you think the cost will be wasted if you do get an A1, fear not. If you do get serious about this it's always helpful to have a second camera either for B roll, and more importantly, as a backup should something happen to your primary camera.