Yeah, very cool. But I'm sending it back... for a better model..!
I thought I'd researched the HC1 and the A1 and concluded they were basically the same camera, the A1 having a few more 'pro' features that I probably didn't need... Turns out, if I want to take it underwater (and one day I will) the A1 has one big feature that I need - an assignable button. What is the flash button on the HC1 becomes a software settable button on the A1 allowing you to do white balance when the camera is in a housing. The HC1 can do white balance (so it looks the same on the spec sheet) but it's accessed through the touch screen LCD, which you can't get to in a housing..!
Still, the A1 comes with an external mic which I would have ended up buying and there's a $500 rebate on it, so really, it's not that much more... right..??
