In my search for a HD-Cam I straightened to different assessments by other buyers - it was worth it! Since it showed again that customer reviews can be very helpful and prescribe the most reviewers no silly stuff or blarney. The installation of the software and hardware goods ran both and Win XP SP3 and Windows 7 Home completely unproblematic - you have to download only the correct drivers and install. The difference from the older Cam is astounding. The Camera menu is simple and understandable that automatically adapted to the graphics performance settings resolution voted in both cases without improvements. Very nice is the ability of the mouse control on-screen for precise lens position. The holder is universal and holds einwandffrei.