Q8 : Basically a great recording suite with a lense

This camera has a lot of features that I like and some that I dislike. The audio recording capabilities are absolutely fantastic, the on board mics are crisp and clear and the option of having another two audio input sources has proved invaluable. This coupled with the ability to record all tracks separately (need an extremely fast, high grade memory card to do this) makes post production that much easier. I will however say that the overall video recording quality is a touch lack luster. On wider shots the 160 lense can, as expected, cause warping in the video. Also I found that the zoom function is not worth using as when engaged the video quickly becomes pixilated. Unfortunately the 160 lense is not detachable and there are no settings within the camera itself to get round it. That all being said this is still a nifty piece of kit and would definitely reccomend it to anyone starting off making their own videos. The cameras ability to automatically sync up reasonable quality video with high quality audio combined with the option to export in various file types makes making and uploading videos very easy however if you are wanting to do a lot of post production on the video (close ups, ken burns etc) you may find the video quality can hinder somewhat.