The Canon EOS 350D is an exceptionally small and lightweight camera designed for amateur dSLR owners, but it delivers the responsiveness and image quality you'd expect from a semipro model.
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.
There are easily more than a dozen features to consider when shopping for a camcorder, and even more models to pick from. So before you cough up money for a camcorder, take note of the following key features to look out for.
Six-megapixel compacts were all the rage this month -- what other specs are important to our readers? Find out with CNET.com.au's top 10 digital cameras of March.
While we've yet to see that most desired of consumer electronics products -- a terrific still camera that's also a terrific camcorder - -cameras seem to be getting much better at doing double duty.