Camcorders

Creative Vado Pocket Video Cam

Creative has done a nice job with its first entry into the straight-to-Web mini camcorder market. With its small form factor and a rechargeable battery, this camcorder has an extremely low price tag to keep you sweet and away from point-and-shoot cameras

Editor's rating 6.8

Flip Video Ultra

The Flip Video Ultra is a mini camcorder that's downright easy to use. Everything about the design is simple and the controls are placed for fast-and-loose handheld shooting. It's perfect for taking a video of your friends and quickly uploading it straight to the Internet

Editor's rating 6.5

Panasonic SDR-S7

Good things can come in small packages, and Panasonic's SDR-S7 camcorder certainly proves this point. This standard definition shooter uses flash-based memory to keep things tiny but still sports a huge LCD screen. With great portability and an affordable price tag, what's not to love?

Editor's rating 6.6

Aiptek AHD200

High-definition filming couldn't be simpler with the Aiptek AHD200 camcorder. Plug in a memory card, open the screen and away you go. It's a perfectly decent camcorder for anyone on a budget who's looking to take a compact shooter on holiday or someone ready to start an HD career

Editor's rating 6.0

Toshiba Camileo Pro

The Toshiba Camileo Pro is a lightweight, easy-to-use budget camcorder with a 7-megapixel sensor. It's incredibly versatile, offering eight different functions -- video capture, taking stills, webcam, voice recording, MP3 player, file storing, motion detection and ebook display

Editor's rating 6.3

Sony NSC-GC1

Closed, the NSC-GC1 net sharing cam looks more than a little like the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Sony have jumped on the YouTube bandwagon with this pocket camera/camcorder. It's specifically tailored for video sharing, and don't worry -- you'll be in complete control

Editor's rating 6.0

Panasonic NV-GS80

The Panasonic NV-GS80 is a MiniDV camcorder available at the appeallingly low price of around £200. It produces excellent video, which is mostly clean and free of grain, and comes with a useful 32x optical zoom lens and optical image stabilisation

Editor's rating 7.4

Genius G-Shot DV1210

The Genius G-Shot DV1210 is a dinky camcorder that's pleasingly straightforward. It's light and easy to use, and at this price is perfect for the younger, or clumsier, user. If you're looking to get creative, this may be too simple, but it's perfect for Internet video

Editor's rating 5.6

Canon MV890

The Canon MV890's is not as sparse as its price suggests. The MiniDV camcorder is a surprisingly well-appointed model, which shares impressive core specs -- including a widescreen LCD and plenty of manual controls -- with Canon's more expensive models, the MV930 and its pricier MV960

User rating 8.0

Editor's rating 6.6