I purchased the ZR-70-MC after reading several reviews and studying several other camerass. Initially I was very pleased with the result-outdoors, that is. In sunlight the camera produces excellent picture with great color and crisp outlines. However, indoors the picture becomes grainy and very digital. After studying the manual and trying several different modes and manual adjustments, I was able to improve the picture somewhat, but not to a satisfactory level. I then purchased a Sony TRV-19 and compared them side by side. Feature-wise, the Canon ZR-70 wins. However, the picture quality of the Sony was MUCH better. The Sony was crisp and colorful both indoors and outdoors. It had a much more advanced image stabilizer and focused much better when zooming. I am sending the Canon back and keeping the Sony TRV-19.