Tags: 30gb, hdd

Lenovo IdeaPad S10

Lenovo's "me, too!" entry in the netbook sweepstakes, the IdeaPad S10, gets the price and features right, but falls behind on battery life.

If you're not interested in being able to record HD footage, you'll find this standard definition camcorder a good bet.

Sony Handycam DCR-SR45

The Sony Handycam DCR-SR45 has a good design and reasonable feature set for its price, but the video quality doesn't measure up to the rest of the package.
Sony Handycam HDR-SR7

If you've got the prerequisite high-def hardware in your lounge room and are in the market for a camcorder, this is the one to get.
Hitachi DZ-HS500

It's got a larger hard disk than the more expensive HS303, but we'd still plump for the older model because of its superior video quality.
Sony Handycam HDR-SR8

Sony breaks through the 100GB barrier with this range-topping high-def camcorder. Like its SR7 twin, it is highly recommended.
Panasonic SDR-H250

The H250 has a lot to offer today — notably a great lens, flexible storage and usable manual features — but it'll soon look as quaint and outmoded as VHS.
LaCie Skwarim

The LaCie Skwarim combines fashionable design and compact portability into a palm-size hard drive you'll want to flaunt.
Sony Handycam HDR-SR1

A very attractive high-end consumer camcorder, this is easy to use out-of-the-box, offering great features even if video quality could be better.
Sony DCR-SR40

Sony's DCR-SR40 is a solid, midlevel, hard-drive-based option, though still-image buffs won't be impressed with this camcorder's submegapixel snapshots.

New Sony camcorder deluge ahead

Thirteen new camcorders have joined Sony's Handycam range, headlined by two HDV and two DVD high-def models.

Sony's 2008 Handycams are flash

Sony's rejigged 2008 camcorder line-up has more cameras than are in attendance for a Paris "oops I've slipped over, how silly of me" Hilton event. We give you a run down of each new model to help you sort the wheat from the chaff.
Hitachi's high-def Blu-ray camcorders here in November

Hitachi's long talked about Blu-ray camcorders have moved from rumour to reality with its announcement of two high-def cameras.
CES 2007: Sony's SD hard-drive camcorders

Sony launches five new camcorders for its standard-def hard-drive range.
JVC camcorders burn directly to DVD from HDD

JVC today added four compact new models to its Everio G series of hard-drive-based camcorders.

Camcorder formats: which one is best?

Prospective camcorder buyers are faced with a choice of four types of camcorder recording media: hard disk, flash memory, MiniDV/HDV tapes, or mini-DVD. We run through the pros and cons of all four formats to make your purchasing journey a little less like a trip through Dante's nine circles of hell.