I purchaized Sony HDR-FX1000 Camcorder kind Amazon two months in the past to videotape theatrical performances at home. I have selected it due to the fact of good minimal light specification (1.5Lux) and built the appropriate choice. With right guide settings (most crucial – maximum acquire <15dB) it produces fantastic picture for poorly lit scenes as well as for scenes under artificial (pure red, blue, green) lightling. Low-light noise is slightly worse than for VX2100 that is known champion for such conditions (1.0Lux). However, resolution is much better than for VX2100: I can hardly see pixelization or any artifacts on 6ft x 4ft screen (using Sony HD projector).
The only drawback is really small menu wheel that is difficult to use (much worse than in VX2100).
Otherwise, after 30h of videotaping in really demanding conditions it works wery well. Definitely this is not point-and-shoot camera. It has tons of knobs and switches (nicley described from the guide) and you have to invest some time and patience to get amazing results.
Although this is my first HD camera (I owned Sony VX2100 for 2.5 years) and I have nothing to compare it with, I give it 5 stars due to the fact I do not see any serious drawbacks.
August 2010 addition: Now I own it for 17 months, have taped ~60h of video and camera works great.

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