FYI:
1. Even the cheapest of the Sony High Def cams will outperform any standard def cam in terms of resolution - even the Canon - guaranteed !
2. High Def cams do standard def better than SD cams - a High Def recording downscaled to SD always looks better than an SD recording.
3. You may think you don't need High Def now, but in a year or two you'll wish you had gone High Def and you'll be looking to upgrade.

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