Best Camcorders - true MPEG Movie Mode, CMOS Image Sensor Type, Hard Drive Recording Format

'Lots of internal recording space - a whopping 220GB. '

'intuitive all-touch screen interface'

'It fits snugly into the hand and is nicely balanced.'

'Special shooting modes for capturing subjects lit by a spotlight or other specific sources can be helpful.'

'unique shooting functions'

'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'

'Good video quality'

'Its battery life is also decent; the Sony Handycam HDR-XR200V's rechargeable battery lasted nearly 2 hours on a single charge (111 minutes in our test), which netted a battery life score of Good.'

'audio visual masterpieces'

'capacious and affordable SDHC flash storage'

'high-quality video'

'Several of the new Sony camcorders will also feature new highlight playback and power-on by LCD.'

'The HDR-XR100 also records audio in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and has a built-in zoom microphone for realistic sound.  '

'Improved low-light performance'

'smart sorting system'

'footage a pleasantly vivid appearance'

'quality is high'

'pretty solid performer'

'pretty solid performer'

'minimalist design'

'decent automatic and manual image control'

'significant camcorder'

'smart sorting system'

'sturdy little camcorder'