So, I sold my obsolete Sony Digital 8 camcorder on ebay a while back (did I mention that?) with the intention of buying a new miniDV camera. I had set my eyes on the Panasonic PV-GS300, because of the superior picture quality provided by its three ccds. I'm not clear on exactly what ccds are, but supposedly they affect the look of your videos immensely and most consumer cameras only have one. Anyway, come to find out Panasonic has essentially discontinued their existing line of three ccd, miniDV camcorders and all Best Buy and Circuit City locations in the state had already sold their inventory. Long story short, on a whim I rolled into the Best Buy in Castleton yesterday and they had one left. It was an open box/ returned item deal, but I figured that if the waranty was still in effect, it didn't really matter. Plus, I got a $50 gift card for buying an opened item. Hopefully pretty soon I'll start getting some video up.