Typical price: £470
What is it: Flash-based camcorder with an external lens that can be mounted on a head, helmet or arm for an intimate look at the action
What we think: Though image quality falls short of an entry-level miniDV camcorder, the unusual first-person perspective on your extreme-sports mishaps more than compensates
Compare the Samsung Miniket VP-X100L
Samsung Miniket VP-X100L compared to other non-standard camcorders
 Samsung Miniket VP-X100L |
 Canon FS100 |
 Panasonic SDR-S10 |
 Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD1 |
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| Review date | 24 Nov 06 | 1 Aug 08 | 7 Jun 07 | 28 Apr 06 |
| Editor's rating |
7.0
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7.4
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7.0
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7.0
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| Price range | £470 |
£350.00 - £350.00
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| Review summary | It's easy to forgive the Miniket for its sub-par image quality when you're watching footage back on the TV at home. Sitting on a sofa with a hot cup of tea, re-living the moment you leapt off a BMX jump and crashed spectacuarly is a joy. We hope that the next iteration of this camcorder brings better image quality. For now, at least, the Miniket is a novelty that will supplement, but not replace your existing sports camcorder Read full review |
Convenient, well-designed camcorders that look pricier than they are, models in the Canon FS series -- FS11, FS10 and FS100 -- nevertheless deliver typical budget video in line with their price tags Read full review |
Forget home movies, the Panasonic S10 is a weather- and drop-proof camcorder that's happier shooting in the surf, halfway up a mountain or in torrential rain. It's small, sexy and simple to use, although you'll need to avoid low light if don't want your movies to descend into a dull, grainy mess Read full review |
If you want the latest in cool toys, the Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD1 certainly has the right gadget quotient. Once you look at the image quality, however, its allure dims quite a bit Read full review |
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