The Bottom Line: The Sony Bloggie Live HD lets you wirelessly live stream all your life events with the ease of a shoot-and-share camcorder. But, not without a few caveats.

Specs: Exmor CMOS, 12.8 megapixels, 5.2 oz, 0.8 in, 4.6 in, Lens - 5.3 mm - F/2.8, Sony Bloggie Live HD MHS-TS55 - Camcorder - Pocket - Internal flash memory, 2.4 in

The Bottom Line: The GoPro HD Hero2 is easily the best GoPro camera yet, with the ruggedness and quality that we've come to expect and a new user-friendly interface.

Specs: CMOS, 11.0 megapixels, Lens - F/2.8, GoPro HD HERO2 Outdoor Edition - Camcorder - Wearable - Flash card

The Bottom Line: The GoPro HD Hero2 is easily the best GoPro camera yet, with the ruggedness and quality that we've come to expect and a new user-friendly interface.

Specs: CMOS, 11.0 megapixels, Lens - F/2.8, GoPro HD HERO2 Motorsports Edition - Camcorder - Wearable - Flash card

The Bottom Line: The GoPro HD Hero2 is easily the best GoPro camera yet, with the ruggedness and quality that we've come to expect and a new user-friendly interface.

Specs: CMOS, 11.0 megapixels, Lens - F/2.8, GoPro HD HERO2 Surf Edition - Camcorder - Wearable - Flash card

The Bottom Line: Panasonic's trio of prosumer camcorders, the hard-disk-based HDC-HS900 and flash-based TM900 and SD800, deliver generally excellent video quality and provide the full set of manual controls and features advanced users want. But you have to be willing to baby the white balance a bit. The TM900 is my top pick of the three for its EVF, but if you're on a tight budget the SD800 should suit just fine.

Specs: 3MOS, Built-in flash, 13.9 oz, 5.7 in, 2.8 in, 12 x x Zoom lens - 3.45 mm - 41.4 mm - F/1.5-2.8, Panasonic HDC-TM900 - Camcorder - Consumer - Flash card, 2.6 in

The Bottom Line: Panasonic's trio of prosumer camcorders, the hard-disk-based HDC-HS900 and flash-based TM900 and SD800, deliver generally excellent video quality and provide the full set of manual controls and features advanced users want. But you have to be willing to baby the white balance a bit. The TM900 is my top pick of the three for its EVF, but if you're on a tight budget the SD800 should suit just fine.

Specs: 3MOS, Built-in flash, 11.6 oz, 5.2 in, 2.6 in, 12 x x Zoom lens - 3.45 mm - 41.4 mm - F/1.5-2.8, Panasonic HDC-SD800 - Camcorder - Consumer - Flash card, 2.5 in

The Bottom Line: Panasonic's trio of prosumer camcorders, the hard-disk-based HDC-HS900 and flash-based TM900 and SD800, deliver generally excellent video quality and provide the full set of manual controls and features advanced users want. But you have to be willing to baby the white balance a bit. The TM900 is my top pick of the three for its EVF, but if you're on a tight budget the SD800 should suit just fine.

Specs: 3MOS, Built-in flash, 16 oz, 5.7 in, 2.8 in, 12 x x Zoom lens - 3.45 mm - 41.4 mm - F/1.5-2.8, Panasonic HDC-HS900 - Camcorder - Consumer - Hard disk drive, - Flash card, 2.6 in

The Bottom Line: Panasonic's HDC-TM40, TM41 and SD40 are some of the cheapest camcorders you can buy with a zoom lens and manual controls. If you care about video quality, spend a little more money on another model; if you don't, buy the cheapest one of these you can find, adjusting for the cost of memory for the SD40.

Specs: MOS, 6 oz, 4.3 in, 2.3 in, zoom, 16.8 x x 2.9 mm - 48.7 mm - F/1.8-2.6, Panasonic HDC-SD40 - Camcorder - Consumer - Flash card, 2 in

The Bottom Line: Panasonic's HDC-TM40, TM41 and SD40 are some of the cheapest camcorders you can buy with a zoom lens and manual controls. If you care about video quality, spend a little more money on another model; if you don't, buy the cheapest one of these you can find, adjusting for the cost of memory for the SD40.

Specs: MOS, 6 oz, 4.3 in, 2.3 in, 16.8 x x Zoom lens - 2.9 mm - 48.7 mm - F/1.8-2.6, Panasonic HDC-TM41 - Camcorder - Consumer - Flash card, 2 in

The Bottom Line: Panasonic's HDC-TM40, TM41 and SD40 are some of the cheapest camcorders you can buy with a zoom lens and manual controls. If you care about video quality, spend a little more money on another model; if you don't, buy the cheapest one of these you can find, adjusting for the cost of memory for the SD40.

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