Hi Scott,
first of all the HVX 200 has a 1/3 inch chip and a built in optical lens. Si If you compare this with let’s say the pana 2100 or 3000 – you can’t. But the camera goes with a reasonable prize. For that prize the cam is a bargain. Technically it does a full HD (1080). If you use a wideangle adapter (there are two, 0.6 and 0.75) you loose sharpness. On a total shot you’ll see it, if you know how a picture shot with a proper wideangle and 2/3 inch chip looks like. It depends, what you are up to. But you still get technically speaking a 1080HD.
Rainer