The most important thing to remember when buying these devices is that they are new and small is not always better. I compared the quality of my point and shoot camera to the Zi6 and the camera won hands down. And, the camera takes great pics too. Also the camera had a great zoom. I agree with one of the readers who said, this thing does not perform well in low light and that is very true. You need ideal light conditions. And, if you even shake slightly, you are not going to enjoy you movie later. So, don't think you are going to be taking any action shots while you are moving. Your hand has to be perfectly still. HDD cams may be a little larger but if you really want to trust capturing your vactaion to a video device then use a HDD cam corder. For twice the price of a Zi6 you get a cam corder 100 times better. Maybe it is small and cool but you won't think so after you spend thousands on a vaction and film it with this.