Wow! That's really all that can be said, but I'll try my best to say more. I was really hesitant about getting the 920, as I planned on getting a sony in similar price range(trv25,27), but after extensively testing both, and excluding panasonic altogether because of a horrible past experience, the JVC was my only option, and boy is it one amazing option. The first thing that will shock you is the size and design. No matter how small and sleek you think this camcorder is, when you finally get your hands on it, it will be smaller and sleeker then you ever imagined. The design is just beautiful, putting anything sony and panasonic have to shame. Now let's get to the "real" issues. This camcorder has manual everything, from focus to white balance, the latter being one of the greatest features you'll ever use. The video quality is superb; the colors are very true to their subjects. The digital stills it takes are really great, of course nowhere near a dedicated digital camera, but definitely good enough to print a 4x6 or 5x7. You even get a 16mb media card, rather then the standard 8mb card.
Now the bad, I have to be honest there are a few things that did annoy me. First the battery is short, but that is the case with every battery included with every camcorder, it's just short. The second problem I have is that a few of the controls, and ports for firewire and usb are located under the lcd, which means you have to open the lcd to access them, thus draining your already low battery more. The last problem I have is the manner in which you charge the battery. There is no external charger included, and to make matters worse you can't use the camcorder as it's charging the battery.
My suggestions are: Buy a bigger battery and an external charger and you are set. The good far outweighs the bad in this situation ten times over. Believe me for the price, design, size, and manual features, you can't go wrong, you can't!!!! Wow I should work for JVC:)
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