Key improvements over the SD5 make this a still more enticing pocket HD camcorder prospect

A dinky AVCHD camcorder, with respectable video performance and a reasonable price.

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

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

A great next-generation camcorder, but it lacks editing support for the recording format

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

Great image quality and plenty of enthusiast features for a very reasonable price

Support for latest video formats and a batch-media encoder, but supporting apps have seen little upgrading.

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

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

Impressive optical quality and storage space, though a touch expensive

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