Best Camcorders - 0 to 1 CCD Quantity, 400 to 500 $ Prices, true Digital Still Shot Mode

'Video and stills are sharp and clear.'

'Images were exceptionally sharp in optimum lighting, with plenty of detail remaining in shadowed areas of the picture.'

'Good HD video quality'

'It fits comfortably in the palm of my hand, with the large lens and two built-in mic inputs on the front end and the battery, start/stop record button and video mode/photo mode indicator lamps on the back. '

'best pocket camcorder'

'versatile audio options'

'Kodak's new Zi8 bucks the leader by addressing many of its predecessor's shortcomings, while systematically outdoing the competition on just about every feature.'

'Good video for specs and asking price, plenty of advanced features including external audio, compact size . '

'One of the benefits of flash memory, which Canon puts to good use in the FS200, is its rapid start-up time. '

'solid video quality'

'A Genuine Canon 20x HD Video Lens and Dynamic IS works in combination with our sophisticated Canon HD image processing to deliver the sharp, vivid, lifelike video you want to see on your HDTV. '

'The lens space is only sufficient to provide a 5x optical zoom, which is pretty paltry when most HD camcorders offer at least 10x.'

'The optical image stabilization did a fine job smoothing out shakes from handheld videos. '

'Even if you don’t buy this high-def model, check it out at the local retailer: It’s quite impressive.'

'The usual array of Sony features are present and accounted for, including X.'

'The right side of the Samsung HMX-H105 is quite sleek.'

'It is easy to see that this is who the HMX-H105 has been marketed towards, and we think it's a very good fit.'

'Samsung’s SSD technology is more lightweight and compact, operates silently with very low heat emission, and features no moving parts, which significantly reduces overall power consumption and enhances reliability.'

'The new H-Series full-HD digital camcorders also utilize H.264 compression, which significantly increases recording time. '