Pocket-sized digital camcorders are becoming more capable all the time. We round up ten of the best

A good price coupled with outstanding image quality – a good budget alternative to the Panasonic HDC-HS9

Impressive optical quality and storage space, though a touch expensive

High resolution stills and laudable quality for the money, but image stabilisation isn’t the best

The smallest, cheapest camera on test, but unsurprisingly, it also has the poorest image quality

It may not be a looker, but in all other respects this Panasonic is a stunning camera

Good quality optics and lots of storage, but not the most portable of camcorders

An above-average all-rounder that adds 720p recording to an already attractive mix

Huge storage for the money, but quality can’t match the more expensive models in this group

Cheaper than the HF10, although you need to factor in the cost of storage cards