Pros: Small, burns DVD's. Works out of the box fine. Comes with Nero. Was free shipping so this beat the price of the Liteon that is what this is.

Cons: Reboxed Liteon with HP name screened on. Not powered by USB.. Has a clunky power supply the size of a laptop. Recommended by HP for my model laptop.

Overall Review: I should have looked more closely at the description. It works. I would buy a product that can run from USB for portability.

Pros: Good Quality picture and recording Easy to use and navigate Good battery life Small form factor HD video at a low price

Cons: Bundled software is the worst I have ever seen. Proprietary editing software that does not convert to any other format that is usable by Camtasia or other editors. Plan on buying Sony Vegas Studio pro (@ $100) with this so you can convert the video into some format that can be viewed and edited on a PC.

Overall Review: It should include something other than pixela for getting the video from the camcorder. Shame on Canon for bundling such inferior and useless software.