Best Camcorders - 2.0 to 3 CCD Quantity, 0 to 13 x Optical Zoom

'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'

'Best-in-class handling and manual control'

'two-channel balanced audio inputs'

'The JVC GY-HM100U is very well designed for pro shooters, balancing functionality and size.'

'Shoots to SDHC card.'

'JVC has today formally introduced its newest ProHD camcorder, a compact shoulder professional series GY-HM700, designed for mainstream production to provide fastest shoot-to-edit workflow with low-cost solid-state media storage made ready. '

'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.'

'adjustable screen brightness'