Best Camcorders - 3 to 5 CCD Quantity, 2 to 5 Hours Battery Life

'Best-in-class handling and manual control'

'adjustable screen brightness'

'The XL2 utilizes its 4:3 chip in a way that is unique among 16:9 modes.'

'anon's new XL2 camcorder offers an evolutionary design and new professional features - including a choice of 60i, 24p or 30p frame rates, 4:3 or high resolution 16:9 aspect ratio, new 680,000 pixel progressive scan CCDs, and a full line of customizable controls for cine-looking results'

'Exmor CMOS image sensors with Exmor derived technology capture sharp, detailed images even in lower-light (1.5 LUX) situations. '

'extensive picture customization options'

'The P2 slots are hot-swappable for continuous recording and are capable of loop record, pre-record, interval, and one-shot recording.'

'The SX5 can copy from the SD card to a DVD with a single button press, and the SD5's firmware now allows it to communicate directly with a standalone DVD burner'

'Built-in stabilization'

'A high-end Leica lens provides excellent detail and color, and the flash that sits behind the lens can swivel into place when needed'

'The mini wired remote, with its own record, zoom, and photo buttons, is a welcome bonus for lefties.'

'compact Panasonic PVGS65 digital camcorder'

'In theory, this top-end DVD cam with an MSRP of $999 should marry the best of Panasonic's MiniDV 3 chip performance with the ease and convenience of the DVD format.'

'This is the best DVD camcorder I have tested to date.'

'this feature-packed camcorder captures video with strong, accurate colors'