Has all the specifications you have asked for.
I have recorded my Grandchildren for 8 years now - with this camera since March. You do not need a fast AF as most AFs will keep up with childrens' movement. The camera has 50x intelligent zoom, slow motion and a decent low light performance, I use mine indoors much of the time.
Please can someone help me with selecting a handycam ..need it for shooting my children...it should have the following..
-has low-light capability as I'll mostly use it indoors
-has fast AF
-has long zoom (this will be helpful as I plan to use it in their school events when they grow-up)
-slow motion (not sure if I really need this but if its there would be nice)
budget is max 1000 usd
many thanks for your time

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