Best Camcorders - 0.525 to 1.15 lb. Weight, HQ Recording Speed, 500 to 600 $ Prices

'Even if you don’t buy this high-def model, check it out at the local retailer: It’s quite impressive.'

'The usual array of Sony features are present and accounted for, including X.'

'Supports manual focus, which helps intermediate users to tape in hard-to-focus situations. '

'The VPC-WH1 offers a 30x optical zoom, 2-megapixel still photo capture, and Sanyo's new noise reduction technology. '

'high-end standard-definition DVD camcorder'