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Sony's HDR-HC3 HD camcorder leaked

We were so into the HDR-HC1, Sony's portable consumer HD camcorder, that we included it in our 2005 Holiday Gift Guide, and now it seems that Sony is on the verge of releasing another HD cam, the HDR-HC3, that appears to complement the HDR-HC1 as opposed to forcing its ouster. The main differences between the two models seem to be a lower gross pixel count on the the HC3, but higher resolution stills on the new model, along with a higher-res LCD and multi-functional control ring. All of this info is based on a leaked document that is supposedly the user's guide for this supposed-product, so keep that in mind when evaluating the validity of all this.