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>You probably should avoid upright formats like the PC9, PC110, or the
>OPtura / Elura series. These do tend to be lighter, but the form factor
>makes them more suitable as point-an-shoots rather than movie-makers.
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I use both, and find the upright Sonys easier to hold
and control, and generally a bit higher in construction
quality (and price), than the standard-format versions,
and the sound quality is often a bit better in these
more "up-scale" versions, too...