Sony has some competition in HD with Canon's HDV1 HD camcorder. From Wired's Test labs:
Now if only it were hard disk based instead of tape...
When played back on a 56-inch HDTV, every frame of a busy city scene resembled a photo, the colors of garden blooms were accurately reproduced, and the darting actions of toddlers were smoothly rendered.
Now if only it were hard disk based instead of tape...