Has anyone out there had ghosting issues with their HG10?

There’s an interesting conversation over at DV Info forums, which started off with Dan Lewandowski wondering whether to snap up an HG10 (he’s found one for a tasty $625), or hold out for an SR11 at twice the price. One of his main concerns is ghosting – he’s looking to ’shoot large radio controlled model sailing ships on the water’ in both bright and overcast conditions and ‘capturing detail in the moving ships is important’ so he’s keen to avoid anything which might compromise the contrast and quality of the capture as he pans across the ships.

Other HG10 users have been reporting back on their own experiences. Dave Blackhurst reassures him that ‘I’m beginning to suspect that “ghosting” is an editing issue, not necessarily inherent in the AVCHD format… relatively new format, fine tuning, figuring out optimal settings, etc. I think with proper posting, you shouldn’t have a problem.’

Aaron Courtenay admits that ‘I have experienced the ghosting issue with the HG10 and I think it is a combination of 3:2 pulldown problems and excessive movement (as in not using a tripod). I haven’t shot enough 60i material to determine if it’s present in that mode’; Leopold Hamulcyzk has a comforting reply:

Have you found the same? Aaron’s hoping this ’spurs additional discussion’ so head over and jump in.