Thank You! Thank You to all who took the time and energy to post comments.

In searching for a fairly expensive camcorder in the $3000 range, I saw a number of sites listing the model I was interested in. Then I caught a listing by Royal Camera for several hundred dollars less that the others.

Not one to pass on a great deal, I clicked to their website, poked around a bit and got very close to oredering the camcorder when. Then some little bell went off and I thought maybe I should do a bit of research first.

I'm very glad I did.

I have no doubt that all of you have saved me and many others a lot of grief, and I am very grateful.