Like the HC1, the HC3 records up to 1080i onto standard mini-DV cassettes in HDV format, but it ups the ante with stills up to four megapixels (and even simultaneous widescreen 2.3 and 4:3 1.7 megapixel stills while shooting video), although it has a lower gross pixel count, no manual focus ring, and we've heard grumblings of a "noisier" picture.
If we wish to have our federal government continue to spend 23 percent of the gross domestic product (closer to 40 percent if we count state and local spending), then we and our descendants must eventually be willing to pay roughly 23 percent of our incomes in taxes.