Best Camcorders - 38 to 70 x Optical Zoom, High Definition Recording Format

Delivers very good image quality

Good image quality

Excellent Hybrid Optical Image Stabilisation system

Excellent value for money

Lots of manual controls for a budget camcorder.

Sophisticated optical image stabilisation

Full HD camcorder has a decent battery life and integrated memory

Good image quality, Keen price

Very low price

Impressive 40x optical zoom

Has low price, but many shortcomings

Auto record feature begins recording when movement occurs and ends when movement stops.

Good hand grip with 78x enhanced optical zoom.

Good image quality

Good low light performance

Good value compared with similarly featured competitors

Good value compared with similarly featured competitors