Best Budget Camcorders - true MPEG Movie Mode, 0 to 13 x Optical Zoom, 2 to 3 in. LCD Panel Size

'Excellent HD Camera'

'colours are warm and well saturated – reds particularly eye popping and skin tones bright and healthy looking – with detail and sound impressively clear when viewed back on a flat panel telly.'

'remarkably smooth video'

'smooth performance'

'The CS1 is small enough to fit in a pocket, but has Full HD capability and a 10x optical zoom lens—two specs that aren't found on any of the Flip camcorders.'

'very reasonable price'

'brushed titanium casing is cool and smooth'

'Record brilliant'

'traditional cheap designs'

'It is capable of 5x optical and 20x digital zoom as well as stereo audio recording.'

'low-priced camcorder revolution'

'Uses replaceable batteries.'

'Better video quality than Flip or Vado.'

'comparatively high resolution'

'Everything is awesome'

'For a “budget HD” camcorder, this is perhaps the best we've seen.'

'With the 8GB flash drive, you'll have built-in memory that prepares you to capture the unexpected.'