Paulo Teixeira

Yes, software programs such as Nero, Edius, Premiere CS4 and Vegas edits AVCHD natively while programs such as Final Cut and AVID requires a conversion. CS3 was not made for editing AVCHD files natively.

It would be much better to use the camera that's linked at the bottom for slow motion. http://vimeo.com/4167288 Sorry!, I couldn't resist.

Yeh, for a little over $400 you can pick up the Sanyo FH1. It's $420 at B&H and sometimes it's under $410 at Amazon when it's in stock. It's the only consumer camcorder capable of 1080 60p and it has very good low light capabilities. The biggest weakness is that the stabilizer isn't as good as a lot of the more expansive camcorders. For around $100 more theirs the Sanyo HD2000A that adds a mic input and a faster lens than the FH1. It arguably has the best low light capability than consumer camcorder under $2000. Best Buy did have a Black Friday special on an older Canon model called the HF20 for only $500. The low light capability isn't nearly as good as the HD2000A or even the FH1A but it does include 32GB of internal solid state storage.

Wow! I almost forgot about that. There is no time limit in NTSC versions of the GH1 and a few PAL versions depending on the country. That's another benefit that most GH1 cameras has over the 7D.