I have had the Kodak Zi8 for about a week now, in my opinion this is the best camcorder by miles for the price!!!! ive tested a few before purchasing this one but this wins hands down. A few handy pieces of info you need to know before you buy. 1. it has a very small amount of internal memory (about 15 secs of space for video, so buy yourself a sandisk 16GB SDHC card at 17.99 which holds over 6 hours in normal def and just short of 3 hours of HD def. 2. There is no case included, but you can pick one up for about 5 quid, I recommend one to stop scratches on the lens. 3. If you are going to use the camcorder for long periods of time in HD then you will probably need a spare battery, these you can pick up for under 10 quid! Enjoy your Kodak Zi8!