Best Camcorders - SDHC Card Memory Card Type, 0 to 1 CCD Quantity, High Definition Recording Format, 700 to 3500 x Digital Zoom

'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'

'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.'

'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. '

'The playback on the camera is easy enough to use, though I miss the touchscreen on my Handycam.'

'The Sanyo Xacti SH1 boasts a 23x optical zoom, which is above average for a Full HD camcorder; most high-definition cameras come with 15x zooms or lower. '

'Supports Apple-backed iFrame format.'

'Decent SD video quality'

'The bodies are rectangular and extremely compact, and feature a new hand strap design that can be stretched and shifted to become a wrist strap instead.'

'It is best suited to casual users who want something reliable and cheap that’s still impressive enough to screen on an HDTV.'

'large, bright LCD screen'

'Solid array of features. '

'Supports manual focus, which helps intermediate users to tape in hard-to-focus situations. '

'The VPC-WH1 offers a 30x optical zoom, 2-megapixel still photo capture, and Sanyo's new noise reduction technology. '

'unique up-turned lens'

'The files from Samsung camcorders have been usable straight off of the camera — no fuss, no muss.'

'Video cameras using a memory card format are able to achieve an ultracompact design.'

'just the right price'

'Supports manual focus'

'The bodies are rectangular and extremely compact, and feature a new hand strap design that can be stretched and shifted to become a wrist strap instead.'

'40x dynamic zoom magnification'

'new “dual use” strap design'