Though photography remains my favorite medium, I have renewed my interest in videography. I bought an inexpensive SD card based video camera and Sony's Vegas Video Studio software. I used Vegas in the past for video editing and decided to try the lighter weight Studio package for laptop use.
So far I'm really happy with Vegas Video Studio but not so happy with the JVC Everio camcorder. It's too small and light. These seemed like good things when shopping but video isn't photography and I'm longing for something more substantial to help insure steady shots, smoother panning, etc.