The Carpark lighting color is almost like that (brownish w a reddish tint). I did not do any White balance adjustment on the camera for this video. But u can see at the top of the video, the green grass patch - so the color is almost accurate without White Balance adjustments

I did another carpark Lowlight test: vimeo.com/5219042

Other lowlight videos:
vimeo.com/5111671 -> Evening shots of shopping mall n street
vimeo.com/5269723 -> Shot on the rooftop with minimal light

All my HD videos are with TM300. So you can see a lot of indoor clips - most are shot on Auto and do not have White Balance Adjustments.

Not sure about the temperature issues. But I think solid state is better than harddisk camera for cold temperature and for lots of shakes and movement.

I have not used Hfs10 before so I can't comment on it. It is a great camera and I would probably not regret it if I owned it. Most features are the same on both cameras.

My decision to buy tm300 instead is based on what I read in Camcorderinfo, forums, and viewing of videos on Vimeo n Youtube. Deciding factors are based on my usage - I am mainly a family type of consumer, so most of my videos are for homes, friends, and families. But I would also like to have some good manual features to play around as my hobby.

1. OIS - tm300 is better - I do not bring my tripod most of the time unless it is a planned shoot so OIS is important.
2.Viewfinder - Canon does not have. This helps with stability and saving battery power when needed. Using LCD screen uses more battery so less time video time. When I do not have a tripod, sometimes I use the viewfinder as a balance on face.
3. Timelapse - I like this fun feature that Hfs10 do not have. So I do not need to buy an expensive DSLR as well to have this feature.
4. Big Manual Ring vs. small manual dial on hfs10 - Less turns for manual focus and adjustments. More turns can cause shakes to the camera when videoing.
5. Horse shoe - can use any brand for accessories, while canon must use its own.
6. 5.1 Sound vs 2 Channel on Canon - altho this is a minor factor for me.
7. Price - In Singapore, tm300 ws S$700 cheaper.

What I liked about Hfs10
1. 24mbs - tm300 is only 17mbs. On theory, video quality on Canon should be better. But when I view the videos at Vimeo or Youtube, I don't see much different. So maybe Canon is 4% better. For my usage, it is too little of a different to affect my choice.
2. Fast AF - Canon has an additional external auto focus that you can use if you wanted to makes focusing immediate. Again, for me, it is a small advantage as every other camcorders auto focus is good and fast enough.

So I chose tm300 over hfs10. I have no regrets after using it for the last 3 months as you can see I have shot many videos with it.

Thank you. Any idea if Panasonic has new models coming which lower the price on the TM300? I hear September is the mid year update.

New models are usually be announced if not in Sept, then at the end or beginning of next year. Japan already have a new model TM350 but not sure whether it will be sold outside of Japan. Price - won't know.

Ok sweet guess I will and see. I have no money right now anyway.

One more thing. What are the recording frames? is it 60i, 30p, 24p? It deff has progressive and 60 frames per second, right?

Mine is PAL system. According to manual it is 50i and 25p. From website, TM300 in USA is 60i and 24p.

ok cool. thats weird no 30p