Best Camcorders - true Color Viewfinder, true MPEG Movie Mode, 1 to * CCD Quantity, true Digital Still Shot Mode

'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.'

'relatively healthy 12x optical zoom'

'The TM700’s on screen menu is fairly easy to navigate although it does require a bit of scrolling to get at some functions.'

'Good range of manual features.'

'You press and hold the center button to select the dial's operation: manual focus, exposure compensation, aperture or shutter, mic level and automatic gain control limit--which caps the signal boosting in low light to minimize visual noise. '

'The new touchscreen system is intuitive and good for beginners, but we did find it a bit frustrating for navigating the camcorder's long menu system.'

'the display is clear and viewable even in quite bright conditions.'

'The Sony NEX-VG10 is a top-of-the-line 1080p HD camcorder compatible with E-mount and A-mount lenses. '

'Interchangeable lenses.'

'The NEX-VG10 is primed for serious audio capture, thanks to a cluster of four directional microphones on its upper element, as well as a proprietary hot shoe and a standard cold shoe under a door on the camcorder's handle. '

'The NEX-VG10 is primed for serious audio capture, thanks to a cluster of four directional microphones on the top of it, as well as a proprietary hot shoe and standard cold shoe under a door on the camcorder's handle. '

'The CX550V has a nice array of features including manual focus, aperture and shutter control, and multi-channel audio recording. '

'remarkably smooth video'

'The camcorder's large touchscreen has a relatively high resolution and is nice to work with.'

'remarkably smooth video'

'Good range of manual controls. '

'I’ve seen other camcorders that are built more user-friendly than the HDC-HS300, which has some hard-to-press buttons and a main zoom toggle that’s too small to use comfortably.'

'solid all-around performer'

'sharp, high-resolution images'

'The convenient touch panel allows easy access to menus and additional functionality such as spot focus and spot meteringA built-in 120GB hard disk drive can record and store up to 91 hours of video footage in LP mode.'

'The C14 is very compact and lightweight at 5.7 oz with battery.'

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

'new ergonomic design'

'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.'