1152x648. That is impressive! So basically the width of the 16:9 mode and the digital stills are the same.

If we could add progressive scan, a few more pixels, and a better recording medium the PDX10 could be a 720p marvel.

Yes, the width of the 16:9 mode and the digital stills are the same. But the price you pay for having tiny 1/5" and mega-pixel chips in your camcorder is in low-light performance. It's quite a price; the VX2k is 3 stops more sensitive but the stills to memory and the 16:9 mode (in controlled, non CCD smear lighting) are impressively better on the PDX10p

tom.