Best Camcorders - XP Recording Speed, Outdoors

'Its shape and rounded corners make it easier to handle.'

'Good video for specs and asking price, plenty of advanced features including external audio, compact size . '

'One of the benefits of flash memory, which Canon puts to good use in the FS200, is its rapid start-up time. '

'lovely large 2.7in display'

'Its main claim to fame is its 70x optical zoom lens, which is considerably more powerful than the average entry-level camcorder (most models offer an optical zoom of between 10x and 40x). '

'Crisp audio.'

'Compared to other home-movie camcorders on the market, it is relatively inexpensive at around $520..'

'new Gigabrid Premium video engine'

'Provides manual focus adjustment'

'Nice feature set.'

'capable and technologically sophisticated DVD camcorders'

'The interface is quite easy to get along and the directional stick worked better that what I found on the Samsung DX310.'

'the onboard memory will be sufficient for over three and a half hours of footage.'

'Great video quality'

'vivid color'

'The record button is less stiff, and the wheel is easier to manipulate as well.'

'CCD image sensor captures clear, vivid, standard-definition footage, even in low-light conditions, a 39x optical zoom reaches out to distant subjects.'

'Optical zoom: 37 x'

'great video and photos'

'lightweight camcorder'