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It seems like you'd paying for an awful lot of plastic if you go with the hd1000u...The soulder mount design is nice, but I don't think it's worth it. Also, from what I can tell, it only has 1 CMOS with no manual zoom which basically makes it more like a consumer camera wrapped in a big plastc case....

If you can get the hd1000u for under $1000, I say go for it. It will at least serve as a semi-decent back-up camera when you get a real camera...(it's a very simple camera)

The FX 7 will give you more professional control with a better picture and probably handle better in low light situations then the hd1000u.

Some websites say the hd1000u has a minimum illumination of 0 lux...this is not correct. It is more like 4 lux. The B&H photo specs verified that it was 4 lux, but it also said it had a sensitivity of 11 lux....that doesn't sound good. (i find it interesting that B&H photo lists this sensitivity spec for the hd 1000u, but not other models like the fx7,z1u,gl2,xl-etc..?) My guess is that this is their way of saying "hey, this camera only has 1 cmos and is going to act like it....."