The Sony DMC-HX5V is recently discontinued and very cheap at $189 on Amazon. It offers full 1080 recording in AVCHD, and MP4 in reduced 1080 and lower resolutions.
Novice looking for good point and shoot camera that will also take good videos. These videos will be loaded on to macbook for editing. Would like to spend less than 200 to 300. Any suggestions on best mfg and model.
Thank-you

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