[Magic Man]

The HF100 is regarded very well but I like the look of the full 1080p recording of the Sanyo VPC-FH1

Anyone have the latter and could comment on the lack of optical stabilisation?

This would be my first digital camcorder, let alone HD, coming from an old Sony TR315 Hi-8 - not sure if that had any form of image stabilisation to compare against?

Whatever I choose it will initially only be output to standard definition DVD anyway (but will be archived in native format for the future).

Any definite recommendations not to go for the Sanyo?