Best Camcorders - SDHC Card Memory Card Type, SP Recording Speed, CMOS Image Sensor Type, AVCHD Recording Format

'sizable 3.5-inch screen'

'high quality recording'

'excellent high-end camcorder'

'It excels in low-light environments and it's also ideal for macro shooting.'

'The quality is quite good, particularly indoors, there was little jarring noise.'

'the main zoom is large and the record button comfortably placed for the more traditional HandyCam posture.'

'nice, large zoom rocker switch'

'The new GZ-HM1 HD Everio offers a full slate of technologies to optimize picture quality and an array of manual controls for creative flexibility. '

'solid video performance'

'Compact size.'

'32GB built-in flash memory'

'Canon's Zoom toggle is wide and shifts smoothly—it's definitely preferable to JVC's tiny toggles.'

'superb performance'

'Exmor CMOS image sensors with Exmor derived technology capture sharp, detailed images even in lower-light (1.5 LUX) situations. '

'easy video downloading'

'The camcorder managed to register nearly all the colors in our test chart very accurately. '