The iMovie effects are more there to distract from a few noises and changes in the ambient sound than anything else. I do not suggest using anything except plain dissolves and fades in professional video editing (think to yourself – would they do this on a feature film? would I ever see this effect used on TV?) but for some types of corporate presentation they retain interest by adding variety.

There are fairly serious sound problems – mainly wind noise – with these cameras generally. This subject was chosen because in a previous test (with a loaned review kit) the wind noise all but destroyed the value of any live sound at the same location (a very windy stretch of riverbank). I’ll be trying to devise a mic baffle to eliminate wind noise; a foam pad over the mic proved to have no effect.

- DK