Best Camcorders - SP Recording Speed, 1 to 1.5 CCD Quantity, 0 to 2 Hours Battery Life

'the main zoom is large and the record button comfortably placed for the more traditional HandyCam posture.'

'nice, large zoom rocker switch'

'The new GZ-HM1 HD Everio offers a full slate of technologies to optimize picture quality and an array of manual controls for creative flexibility. '

'full menu system'

'Light.'

'by its unconventional tri-tone color scheme, complete with a lustrous sparkle paint coat.'

'Great colour reproduction. 120GB storage.'

'JVC GZ-HD320 is smooth and clean'

'Video cameras using a memory card format are able to achieve an ultracompact design.'

'Samsung’s camcorders have been increasingly impressive over the last couple of years, with the VP-HMX20 showcasing the company’s new-found abilities.'

'It can also take 800x600 still photos, which are then interpolated to 1600x1200 (1.9 megapixels), making it a convenient photo taker, if necessary. '

'“The SMX-C14 and SMX-C10 are truly unique camcorders, starting with their eye-catching ToC design,” said Reid Sullivan, senior vice president of Audio/Video and Digital Imaging Marketing at Samsung Electronics America. '

'low-priced camcorder revolution'

'Uses replaceable batteries.'

'Better video quality than Flip or Vado.'

'The ultra-compact design of the DCR-IP55 includes a new swing-down handgrip that makes it even easier and more comfortable to take video and high quality 1.0 megapixel still images.'

'Sony's innovative new DCR-IP55 camcorder is amazingly small, and its swing-down handle, reminiscent of old-school 8mm movie cameras, is way retro-cool—you can easily imagine James Bond using it to film Dr.'

'It has a 34x optical zoom which is pretty good for this price range.'

'Compared to other consumer camcorders on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $270..'

'compelling video'

'extremely sharp pictures'

'Nice basic camcorder'

'the graphical menus are very easy to navigate and comprehend.'

'Super SteadyShot® image stabilization capture sharp, clear, detailed video'

'1.2 megapixel effective sensor resolution'