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Best budget camcorders

A budget camcorder is not without its compromises, but these three camcorders should satisfy most casual videographers out there.

Flip MinoHD

Although ultimate image quality and features are sacrificed on the altar of price and pocketability, the MinoHD should be on casual videographers shortlists.

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  • Flip MinoHD

    Although ultimate image quality and features are sacrificed on the altar of price and pocketability, the MinoHD should be on casual videographers shortlists.

  • JVC Everio GZ-HD5

    The HD5 features a 60GB hard disk, high-def 1920x1080 recording and a 10x optical zoom lens. Unfortunately, it records in JVC's MPEG2-TS format, rather than the more popular AVCHD format.

  • JVC Everio GZ-HM200B

    There's no built-in memory or hard disk capacity with the HM200, just two SD/SDHC card slots. You do get a 20x optical zoom lens and AVCHD recording, though.

  • JVC Everio GZ-MG630

    Recording on to a 60GB hard disk, the standard-def MG630 features a 35x optical zoom lens.

  • JVC Everio GZ-MG680

    A standard-def hard disk-based camcorder, the MG680 features 120GB of storage and a 35x optical zoom lens.

  • Canon Legria HF21

    Sporting 64GB of on-board flash memory, the HF21 should have plentiful space for its 24Mbps high-def footage. It also features headphone and microphone jacks, as well as 15x optical zoom lens.

  • Canon Legria HFS11

    With its 64GB of built-in flash memory, the HF S11 has plenty of space for recording 24Mbps 1920x1080 high-def footage. It also features a 10x zoom lens, microphone and headphone jacks, and stereo sound recording.

  • Kodak Zx1

    Kodak's rugged portable video camera will appeal to outdoor shooters, once they get over the unit's strange controls.

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  • iRiver's Wave Home

    There's been a little bit of buzz at CES here about the iRiver Wave Home, which marries a networked multimedia device with a communications hub to form a kitchen/home office-friendly gadget.

  • VTech enters the home-audio market with music-streaming device

    In an interesting move, VTech, the makers of wireless home phones, has entered the home-audio fray with the IS9181, a Wi-Fi-enabled internet radio receiver.

  • Samsung's 'world's first' camcorder not exactly a breakthrough

    Samsung is always good for at least one "world's first" product at CES, but we have to say the recent camcorder announcement is a bit of a "meh".

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DIYs and How-to

  • DIY home surveillance with a webcam

    Too cheap to buy a real home security system? A webcam gets you part of the way there. We examine a few inexpensive ways to do it with an old computer and some home security software.

  • How to take video in total darkness

    All sorts of interesting things happen in the dark, but how do you take a video of them? These tips will help you shoot video in even the darkest places.

  • Print, save and organise your digital photos

    Learn how to organise your images so that they're easy to find, safely backed up, optimised for printing and much more. Once your digital photographs are transferred to your PC, learn how to "process" them for the best possible results.

  • Scanning photo basics

    Learn the best methods for scanning a photo into your PC. This guide will get you up and running with your scanner and show you how to get the best-quality results for scanning and sharing your photos online.

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