Best Camcorders - HG Recording Speed, AVCHD Recording Format, 3 to 5 in. Depth

'Comprehensive enthusiast features.'

'Input/output terminals.'

'Images were really smooth with very few jagged edges and no visible pixellation.'

'huge zoom and superb image stabilisation'

'Manual features.'

'Manual features.'

'ample resolution'

'Given the low, low prices, the small, low-resolution LCD screen is understandable. '

'True, it doesn’t exude charisma in the looks and design department but it’s well put together and does what it says on the tin – and does it pretty darn well.'

'You'll look at your existing camcorder (providing you own one, that is) and wonder how Panasonic has squeezed so much technology into such a small and lightweight gadget. '

'Other notable features include an intuitive 2.7-inch wide touch-screen interface, SDHC/SD memory card recording, and Advanced O.'

' - One-Touch Copy of Videos to DVD and Easy Playback with the BN1 DVD Burner – To avoid the two-step process previously required to save Full-HD videos from an SDHC/SD Memory Card or built-in memory onto a DVD for playback, the HDC-SD10 and HDC-TM10 feature a one-touch function that makes this process easier. '

'nice, bright f/1.8 aperture'

'high-quality video shooting'

'I.S image stabilization is built-in as well, designed to suppress the effects of hand-shake while recording on-the-go.'