| Budget must factor high when buying a High | | | | Built-in Electronic Lens Cover which opens and closes |
| Definition Camcorder, so this is a Buyers Guide and | | | | automatically. |
| Review for the Best Low Budget Pocket Cam under | | | | With all of these high-end features, you would |
| $200, the Best Mid-Range Consumer/Family Cam | | | | expect to shell out big bucks, but if you are quick, |
| under $500 and the Best Upper-Budget Pro | | | | catch a huge 20% discount off the regular price of |
| Consumer Cam for under $1000. | | | | $500, making the Canon VIXIA HF R100 Dual Flash |
| Flip UltraHD Camcorder | | | | Memory Camcorder 2010 the bargain of the year for |
| The Flip UltraHD Camcorder is an easy to use | | | | about $400. AMAZING VALUE!!! |
| pocket-sized HD camcorder featuring one-touch | | | | Panasonic HDC-TM700K Hi-Def Camcorder 2010 |
| recording and digital zoom, recording 120 minutes of | | | | Here it is a last, the Flagship HD Camcorder from |
| HD 1280 x 720 resolution of progressive 16:9 | | | | Panasonic which everyone has been excited about, |
| widescreen video as MP4 files onto 8 GB of built-in | | | | yet was slow to sell at first. Maybe it was disbelief at |
| memory at 30 frames per second (fps) progressive | | | | the amazing features on offer. Now that it's starting |
| scan. | | | | to sell, it's flying off the shelves as the 5 star written |
| Having an in-built memory means there are no | | | | and video reviews start pouring in. |
| moving mechanisms, allowing the batteries to give | | | | But, as with every camcorder, the HDC-TM700 is not |
| you a longer recording time, and there are no | | | | without it's faults, so let's cut to the chase and deal |
| memory cards to carry around with you. | | | | with the shortcomings first, of which there are only |
| The Flip UltraHD Camcorder is priced at about $150 | | | | two, those being the audio noise from the cooling |
| right now in black or white casings, with special | | | | fan, and the second one is the inability to edit in full |
| offers and product promotions available right now | | | | 1920x1080p mode, but can this really be called a fault |
| such as: | | | | in the TM700? I think not! |
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| *Save $20 on the combined purchase of select Flip | | | | Great in low light thanks to the fast F1.5-F2.8 Leica |
| UltraHD camcorders and a Flip underwater camera | | | | Dicomar High-performance Lens with a 46mm |
| case. | | | | diameter filter. |
| *Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping. | | | | 3x CMOS Optical Sensors of ¼ inch each. |
| Canon VIXIA HF R100 Dual Flash Memory Camcorder | | | | Optical Image stability excellent in Active Mode for |
| 2010 | | | | hand held shots. |
| The Canon VIXIA HF R100 is one of the latest HD | | | | 60 Progressive Recording Produce All-New |
| Camcorders released by Canon in 2010. It has no | | | | Color-Bright Image Quality. |
| moving mechanical parts other than the lens zoom | | | | Capture Crisp, Clear Images Even in Dim Lighting. |
| mechanism, as it records directly to high capacity SD | | | | Built-in Memory/SD Card Twin Memory Full-HD |
| HC memory cards, therefore allowing the battery to | | | | Camcorder |
| last longer between charges, and allows the HF R100 | | | | High-density, ultra-smooth images |
| camcorder to be ultra-sleek, compact at 2.4 x 2.5 x | | | | 1080/60p Recording (Full-HD 1920 x 1080, 60 |
| 4.9 inches and lightweight at just 9.5 ounces for easy | | | | Progressive Recording) |
| portability. | | | | 35mm Wide-Angle Lens, especially handy when you |
| Having no moving parts also lets the Canon VIXIA HF | | | | want to take a group photo in a small room. |
| R100 start recording video faster and allows quicker | | | | 12x optical zoom and 18x Intelligent Zoom. |
| access to your recordings. Recording to only a | | | | Digital photo mode. |
| memory card allows the camcorder to be more | | | | Memory Cards: SD, SDHC, SDXC. |
| shock resistant and minimizes the chances of data | | | | Video Output: A/V, mini-HDMI, component. |
| loss if dropped accidentally. | | | | 3inch LCD screen. |
| Terminals | | | | 5-1 surround sound microphone. |
| Microphone terminal with manual audio level control. | | | | Microphone and headphones jacks. |
| VIXIA HF R100 HDMI Terminal. | | | | Accessories shoe. |
| Headphone terminal. | | | | There are many more features to commend in the |
| Additional Features | | | | Panasonic HDC-TM700 HD Camcorder, so read some |
| 2.7" Widescreen LCD | | | | more and I'm sure you will be convinced that this is |
| Quick Start | | | | the future of high end consumer cams. There is no |
| Pre-Record | | | | such thing as the perfect camcorder to my mind, and |
| DVD Burner Compatible | | | | never will be, so grab the Best HD Camcorder |
| Bundled Pixela ImageMixer 3SE Video Editing | | | | available right now for about 800 bucks before the |
| Software. | | | | price rises, as it surely must. |