Best Camcorders - 0 to 13 x Optical Zoom, High Definition Recording Format, 200 to 700 x Digital Zoom, 2 to 3 in. LCD Panel Size, 3 to 5 in. Depth

'The JVC GZ-HM550 is sharply styled, with a silver-accented black body.'

'The HM550 has other great new features being showcased by JVC's newly announced flagship camcorder, the GZ-HM1.'

'smooth, fluid image'

'Picture quality and sound are impressively clear, with no background hiss or operational buzz, while colours have just the right amount of saturation to ensure that skin tones look healthy without appearing unnaturally so.'

'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. '

'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. '