HD Video Cam with Optical VF

[ThinCat]

I'm looking for an HD video camera that uses solid state media (not hard disk) AND has an optical viewfinder. Are there any made yet? Sony do some with hard disk storage and optical VF but their solid state media cameras have no optical VF - I don't want to be limited to an LCD. TIA

[Skyman]

I wasn't aware that any video camera had an optical viewfinder, but if you are refering to a camera that uses an eyepiece rather than the LCD screen found on most consumer cameras then I think Panasonic has a couple of models that do this.

[ThinCat]

Thanks for the reply Skyman. Sony call this feature an optical VF, I think, but I guess they mean an EVF because only DSLRs give you a true optical VF. I looked at the Panasonic range and the HDC-TM300 looks like exactly what I want - just have to wait for the price to come down a bit. Thanks again.