Best Camcorders - 0.525 to 1.15 lb. Weight, HG Recording Speed, true MPEG Movie Mode

'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'

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

'intuitive all-touch screen interface'

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

'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.'

'The clever bit with the SDT750 is a bolt-on attachment for the lens.'

'The 35-420mm range is a good one and more than enough for all-around use. '

'bizarre and eye-catching appearance'

'This protruding front-end lends the HDC-SDT750 a bizarre and eye-catching appearance. '

'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.'

'decent video quality'

'new interface'

'user-friendly interface'

'The HDC-SD20 can capture full HD 1920x1080 video directly to SD/SDHC cards, features advanced optical image stabilization to reduce blurry images at long zoom ranges and can operate in light down to 9 LUX with its built-in video light. '

'Audio capture was decent--more than adequate for casual shooters, but in the middle of the pack among the camcorders we tested.'

'Audio capture was decent; more than adequate for casual shooters, but in the middle of the pack among the camcorders we tested.'

'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'

'For starters, it captures full 1080p video, not 720p like the higher-end pocket camcorders capture, and at a whopping 60 frames per second. '

'responsive wide-angle-to-telephoto rocker zoom'