Best Camcorders - 1.15 to 3 lb. Weight, SP Recording Speed, 5 to 14 Hours Battery Life

'sizable 3.5-inch screen'

'high quality recording'

'excellent high-end camcorder'

'It excels in low-light environments and it's also ideal for macro shooting.'

'crisp and clear focus'

'The Canon Vixia HG21 is an excellent HD camcorder that's reasonably easy to operate out of the box and looks good, too.'

'The overall video image quality is very high, and the features and usability are there.'

'great video and image quality'

'translucent black and burnt amber gradient color scheme'

'The Canon Vixia HG21 is an excellent HD camcorder that's reasonably easy to operate out of the box and looks good, too.'

'The overall video image quality is very high, and the features and usability are there.'

'great video and image quality'

'translucent black and burnt amber gradient color scheme'

'Specs:.'

'Specs:.'

'dynamic range control'

'full HD AVCHD video recording'

'high-resolution 10.6-megapixel still photo capture'

'dynamic range control'

'full HD AVCHD video recording'

'high-resolution 10.6-megapixel still photo capture'

'Remembering full well what happened when Sony decided to sell DVD camcorders after Hitachi and Panasonic labored at it for years, I had a feeling of dejà vu all over again (credit goes to baseball-great Yogi Berra for that cool line).'