Pros: Compact Design, excellent image quality, Easy TV Connectivity, Easy Computer Connectivity, Accurate, Vivid Colors, good battery life, Ergonomic/comfortable to hold, durable, easy to use, Good Software Compatibility, Good Low-Light Performance
Anyone can use this camera. I use it in a school for both movies and photographs. We upload them using a simple card reader, or we play the mini-dv directly through the school cable system. The most unlikely people, non-tech-savvy people, have used it and connected it to the TV with the color-coded connection.
Then I don't have to hold everyone's hand.
The picture is quite good, even with unsteady student hand. I even took a movie of a student play in the gym where there was just a little stage lighting. It worked great. Great evening football game shots at night. Great parade video in full sunshine, too.
It's so lightweight, but it's still solid.