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Video cameras using a memory card format are able to achieve an ultracompact design. Because they record highly compressed video, they're best suited for gadget lovers who want to use their fo... Read more [+]

Video cameras using a memory card format are able to achieve an ultracompact design. Because they record highly compressed video, they're best suited for gadget lovers who want to use their footage mainly on Web sites and in e-mail. Digital camcorders that record MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 to memory cards may be picky about the cards you use since those encoding schemes require the ability to write to the card more quickly than most standard cards can handle.

Best for: Trendsetter.

ADVANTAGES
Allows for very compact camcorders
Easy searching and random access to video segments
Selectable image-quality levels, including high-quality variable-bit-rate recording
Both video and still images are recorded on disc (instead of on a cassette and a memory card)

DISADVANTAGES
Relatively short recording times
Video is highly compressed

Supporting manufacturers: Panasonic; Sony.

Read more in the Digital Camcorder Buying Guide

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JVC Everio GZ-MS130 (black)
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
JVC Everio GZ-MS130 (black) Reviewed on 11/23/2009

The Bottom Line: The JVC Everio GZ-MS130 is a nice little flash-memory-based standard-def camcorder.

Specs: Camcorder, CCD, 35 x, Flash card, 8.6 oz

JVC Everio GZ-MS130 (blue)
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
JVC Everio GZ-MS130 (blue) Reviewed on 11/23/2009

The Bottom Line: The JVC Everio GZ-MS130 is a nice little flash-memory-based standard-def camcorder.

Specs: Camcorder, CCD, 35 x, Flash card, 8.6 oz

Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 (black)
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
  • User rating: 4 stars out of 7 reviews
Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 (black) Reviewed on 11/10/2009

The Bottom Line: Sanyo's dual-camera Xacti VPC-CG10 has the design and features to easily shoot both HD-quality movies and 10-megapixel photos, but slow performance and mediocre photos keep it from being a solid do-it-all device.

Specs: Camcorder, CMOS, 5 x, Flash card, 6 oz

Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 (pink)
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 (pink) Reviewed on 11/10/2009

The Bottom Line: Sanyo's dual-camera Xacti VPC-CG10 has the design and features to easily shoot both HD-quality movies and 10-megapixel photos, but slow performance and mediocre photos keep it from being a solid do-it-all device.

Specs: Camcorder, CMOS, 5 x, Flash card, 6 oz

JVC Picsio GC-FM1 (purple)
  • Editors' rating: 2h stars
      Overall score: 5.8 (2.5 stars)
JVC Picsio GC-FM1 (purple) Reviewed on 10/16/2009

The Bottom Line: The JVC GC-FM1's impractical design and poor software hobble an otherwise competent mini camcorder competitor.

Specs: Camcorder, CMOS, Flash card, 8.0 megapixels, 3.4 oz

JVC Picsio GC-FM1 (blue)
  • Editors' rating: 2h stars
      Overall score: 5.8 (2.5 stars)
JVC Picsio GC-FM1 (blue) Reviewed on 10/16/2009

The Bottom Line: The JVC GC-FM1's impractical design and poor software hobble an otherwise competent mini camcorder competitor.

Specs: Camcorder, CMOS, Flash card, 8.0 megapixels, 3.4 oz

JVC Picsio GC-FM1 (black)
  • Editors' rating: 2h stars
      Overall score: 5.8 (2.5 stars)
JVC Picsio GC-FM1 (black) Reviewed on 10/16/2009

The Bottom Line: The JVC GC-FM1's impractical design and poor software hobble an otherwise competent mini camcorder competitor.

Specs: Camcorder, CMOS, Flash card, 8.0 megapixels, 3.4 oz

Flip Video MinoHD (second generation, silver)
  • Editors' rating: 4 stars
      Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
Flip Video MinoHD (second generation, silver) Reviewed on 10/13/2009

The Bottom Line: Still one of the nicest models available, the second-generation Flip MinoHD offers a slightly improved design, double the memory, and an HDMI output for the same price that the original MinoHD used to cost.

Specs: Camcorder, CMOS, Flash card, 4.1 oz

Flip Video MinoHD (second generation, black)
  • Editors' rating: 4 stars
      Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
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Flip Video MinoHD (second generation, black) Reviewed on 10/13/2009

The Bottom Line: Still one of the nicest models available, the second-generation Flip MinoHD offers a slightly improved design, double the memory, and an HDMI output for the same price that the original MinoHD used to cost.

Specs: Camcorder, CMOS, Flash card, 4.1 oz

Sony DCR-DVD650
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)
Sony DCR-DVD650 Reviewed on 10/13/2009

The Bottom Line: The Sony Handycam DCR-DVD650 offers an all-in-one, on-the-go way to capture standard-def video and burn it to a DVD, but hard-disk-drive and flash-memory models are otherwise a better option.

Specs: Camcorder, Advanced HAD CCD, 60 x, Flash card, DVD-R (8cm), DVD+RW (8cm), DVD-RW (8 cm), DVD+R DL (8cm), 13.8 oz

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