The Canon HG 10 Camcorder is very easy to use as the intuitive Navigation Control Dial provides quick access to key functions allowing you to scroll through your movies and photos effortlessly. The battery allows for over an hour of filming at a time and the excellent memory allows for 15 hours of film to be stored and 3.1 MP photos can be saved to the mini SD card.

Instant AF ensures the picture is always in focus and never blurry making the Canon HG 10 a reliable camcorder to use. The Canon HG 10’s 10x optical zoom lens which is specifically designed for this camcorder, uses Super Range Optical Image Stabilizer to create an unrivalled image. The sound quality is also of excellent quality as noise reduction technologies create noise free video. You can monitor the sound recording using a headphone jack, and various other attachments help to ensure you can create and capture the film you want. To share your images and film you can show them on a TV using HDMI or a PC via USB.

When operating in iA mode (intelligent auto) several functions combine to ensure you get a great picture while you concentrate on recording. Some of these functions include Advanced O.I.S, face detection and intelligent contrast control. There is also Panasonics intelligent scene selector which allows you to select from a number of present settings tailored to shooting in different situations including indoors, outdoors, snow scenes, etc.

The HS25 features a Leica Dicomer lens offering a massive 16x zoom which is larger than many other manufacturers offer. The LCD screen on the HDC-HS25 doubles as a touch screen for quick and easy access to common features and controls.

The HDC-HS20 uses a Leica Dicomar lens with a 16x optical zoom allowing you to get closer to your subjects without actually moving. A 16x zoom is very good for a camcorder of this price range where many similar priced models stop at 10 or 12x.

The LCD screen is touch screen operated making it easy to access common functions while recording. A particular neat feature is the AF tracking which allows you to select a subject on screen while recording with your finger and the HS20 will track them keeping them in focus even as they move.

Other functions on offer include Panasonics image stabilization in the form of Advanced O.I.S, face detection, a clever intelligent auto mode (iA) and a number of present scene modes helping you get the best out of every situation.

The Panasonic HDC-HS300 comes with many outstanding features to ensure you achieve the best footage and professional quality movies. For example the Panasonic 3MOS sensor system which allows the Panasonic HDC-HS300 to capture images with more vibrant colour and in greater detail, which is enhanced by using the Intelligent Contrast Control. The Panasonic HDC-HS300 has Advanced O.I.S which compensates for any shaking, knocks or bumps, for example if filming handheld and face recognition technology creates blur-free sharp footage. The Panasonic HDC-HS300’s Intelligent Scene Selector will automatically determine the shooting conditions and select a scene for professional results.

The Manual Ring gives you sensitive control so you effectively adjust the focus, zoom, iris, shutter speed, and white balance allowing you more creativity when using the Panasonic HDC-HS300. The Panasonic HDC-HS300 generates amazing footage using 3MOS system with 3 full-HD sensors has total pixel count of 9,150,000 pixels (3,050,000-pixel x 3) even allow for superb images in dim light giving you freedom to film whenever you like.

You can easily save the movies you have created using the Panasonic HDC-HS300 either on the SD (or SDHC) Memory Card which can store 12 hours of recoded video clips or the built-in 120GB hard disk drive. You can transfer between the two methods giving you the flexibility you need.

The like the HDCSD200 the HDCHS200 features Panasonic’s unique 3MOS sensor technology. This provides 3 separate colour sensors to process red, green an blue channels separately. What this means for you is clearer, true-to-life colours and more detail, even in low light settings.

The HDC-HS200 is an ideal camcorder for shooting in low light conditions, in fact it can shoot right down to light levels of just 1.6 lux. Other cheaper models of camcorders often produce extremely grainy footage when in low light situations.

The HS200 also gives you the option of shooting still images. These can be stored at up to 10.6 megapixels and even features a flash for lower light settings.

Viewing what you are filming is taken care of by a 2.7” LCD screen which doubles as a screen to review your footage. The LCD screen is also a touch screen provide quick and easy access to functions such as face tracking.

Other features the HDC-HS200 offers include Panasonic’s image stabilisation in the form of Advanced O.I.S, face tracking/detection, a 12x optical zoom (with the possibility of going up to 700x with digital zoom), intelligent auto mode and AF tracking.

Like many of Sony’s newer camcorder models the XR500 has an internal GPS allowing you to geo-tag your recordings and locate them on a map when reviewing your footage.

The Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor is extremely sensitive making the HDR-XR500 a powerful ally when shooting in low light conditions. Where some camcorders struggle with low light recording and produce grainy results the combination of the sensor and BIONZ processor ensure the HDRXR500 produces great results in low light, dim interiors and at dusk.

As you would expect from a camcorder of this caliber, image stabilization and face detection come as standard. The image stabilization is in the form of Sony’s Optical SteadyShot with Active Mode which will keep your footage shake free, even when walking while filming.

The Sony XR500 will record high definition video footage right up to 1920×1080 resolution and can playback footage at full HD 1080i quality.

The display of the Sony HDRXR500 is a 3.2” LCD screen with a touch screen interface. The touch screen allows you to navigate the camcorders menu system with ease and provide quick access to the most common functions when recording.

The Sony HDR-XR520VE has many fantastic features such as Active Mode which allows you to walk around while shooting without getting shaky images. The Optical Steady shot ensures that the images are blur free even when you are shooting at a distance using the Sony HDR-XR520VE’s premium G lens 12x zoom. You also have a lot of flexibility when using the Sony HDR-XR520VE as you can film in low light using the super sensitive Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor.

The Sony HDR-XR520VE gives you the option of taking film or photographs, in fact with Smileshutter your Sony HDR-XR520VE will automatically take pictures whenever your subject smiles, while you are filming! The Sony HDR-XR520VE has many features that help you have superb pictures and films, such as the x.v.Colour and face detection technology so your friends look as great as they do in real life. You should never miss a photo opportunity as the Sony HDR-XR520VE is incredibly quick and easy to start shooting.

The Sony HDR-XR520VE is great for travelling, because of its compact size, but also because you have an inbuilt GPS system, which allows you to keep track of exactly where you have been, so you can show your friends on google maps! The Sony HDR-XR520VE has Highlight Playback which will also automatically edit your footage to create mini-movies, even adding a soundtrack.

With the Sony HDR-XR200VE camcorder it is easy to make superb movies of professional quality, for example the Optical SteadyShot and Active Mode ensures a blur free image even while you walk around shooting by hand, allowing flexible use of the Sony HDR-XR200VE handycam. This technology also ensures steady footage when using the 15x optical zoom, which otherwise would magnify every bump and knock. With face detection technology, the Sony HDR-XR200VE handycam will ensure you capture your friends and family perfectly by adjusting the skin tone and exposure to achieve realistic results.

Furthermore the Sony HDR-XR200VE will capture pictures whenever your friends smile using SmileShutter while you are filming, so you have the benefit of movie and photographs to capture the moment. Face Index makes it easy to find your friends in the hours of footage you have saved as it will identify your friend. You can record up to 50 hours of High Definition film onto your Sony HDR-XR200VE, saved on to 120 GB hard drive or with hybrid recording you can also save onto a memory stick. The Sony HDR-XR200VE automatically edits your movies, including a soundtrack to ensure you enjoy watching your films again and again.

The Sony HDR-XR105E camcorder has many other inbuilt fantastic features so there is no need to carry around lots of additions, such as superb surround sound built into it that captures the audio for a professional quality movie. Face detection technology ensures that your friends and family look just as good in your movie as they do in real life, by automatically adjusting the exposure and tone of their images. Moreover don’t fret that while you are filming you are missing out on great photo opportunities as Smile Shutter simultaneously saves a photograph whenever someone smiles!

The Sony HDR-XR105E is so lightweight you can film with one hand and the camcorder’s technology ensures that you have a crisp steady and realistic footage; technology like the SteadyShoot, face detection technology or the x.v.Colour mode. Lastly the Sony HDR-XR105E handycam comes free with Motion Picture Browser which makes it easy for you to look through your movies on your PC, or burn them on to a DVD, or even e-mail or download them onto a social networking site to conveniently share them with friends.