Vacations & Travel

If you’re going on a trip, you’re going to need a camcorder with plenty of internal memory and high quality video. You need something that’s especially good at shooting outdoors—a wide angle lens, color accuracy, and wind cut aren’t bad features to help with that. This is also where we suggest some tough cams: waterproof or water resistant models that can take a beating at the beach or on the slopes.
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£764.951Panasonic HDC-TM700
As the update to Panasonic's 300-series, the expectations for the Panasonic HDC-TM700 are high.. Read full 16-part review
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Sony HDR-CX550VE
Sony's flagship 2010 model, the HDR-CX550V, is a larger camcorder than its predecessor, but it is loaded with a wide angle lens, new manual controls, and stronger performance. . Read full 16-part review
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JVC Everio GZ-HM1
Other than a new silver paint job, JVC's newest flagship model, the Everio GZ-HM1, looks exactly like its predecessor, the GZ-HM400. JVC's biggest alteration comes in the form of a back-illuminated CMOS sensor that did wonders in improving the low light performance of this new model. Read full 16-part review
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Canon Legria HF M31
The HF M31 is a new mid-range HD camcorder from Canon that is essentially last year's Canon HF20 with a few minor tweaks and updates—including a new touch-screen interface and a slick menu redesign. Read full 16-part review
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Panasonic HDC-HS60
The HDC-HS60 is part of Panasonic's new crop of mid-range camcorders for 2010. It boasts a 1/4. Read full 16-part review
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Sony Handycam HDR-XR520VE
The Sony HDR-XR520VE (£1,199) is a rather compact consumer camcorder with big features: a retractable viewfinder, a manual control dial, a 240GB hard drive, and a built-in GPS. In addition the XR520 has excellent noise levels and the motion is clear and smooth. Read full 17-part review
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£966.507Canon Legria HF S21
Canon's new flagship model, the HF S21, has a lot of exciting new features and controls. Its 64GB of internal flash memory, two SD/SDHC memory card slots, and the touchscreen LCD make the HF S21 one of the most appealing camcorders of 2010. Read full 17-part review
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Features
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Video Editing Software For Your Camcorder
We take an in-depth look at the most common video editing software packages, including the basic programs that come packaged with your camcorder. Read More...
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Camcorderinfo.co.uk Select Awards 2009
It’s time once again for our annual CamcorderInfo select awards. Each year, we honor the camcorders that really rise above the rest during our review process. The camcorders you’ll read about below have all survived a battery of tests—tests that are designed to give every camcorder fair and equal treatment. These models have also been carefully compared to the competition. Read More...