Best Camcorders - 0.525 to 1.15 lb. Weight, XP Recording Speed, High Definition Recording Format, 2 to 3 in. LCD Panel Size

'streamlined user interface'

'The camera includes 32GB of built-in flash memory and supports SDHC cards, and it encodes the video as AVCHD files with data rates up to 24 mbps, the format's maximum capability. '

'The camcorder earned an audio score of Good, with noticeably better clarity and volume than rival camcorders offered. '

'impressively deep and professional manual controls'

'traditional candy bar-style design'

'The creamy white and black incarnation of the latest high definition Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 model remains desirably attractive and portable too at a weight of 188g with rechargeable lithium-ion battery and card inserted.'

'Images remained impressively sharp throughout testing, with detailed objects — such as overlapping leaves — exhibiting little digital smearing.'

'Fashionable and comfortable.the JVC GZ-HD500 has Full HD HDD/microSD camcorder with 80GB HDD for up to 33 hours of AVCHD recording featuring Advanced Image Stabilizer and unique shooting functions.'

'Great colour reproduction. 120GB storage.'

'JVC GZ-HD320 is smooth and clean'

'Great colour reproduction. 120GB storage.'

'JVC GZ-HD320 is smooth and clean'

'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'

'easy video downloading'

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

'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'