Since the introduction of iMovie HD in 2005, high-definition movie making has come a long way. We take a look at a group of HD camcorders to see what they have to offer the Mac-using movie maker.

Since the introduction of iMovie HD in 2005, high-definition movie making has come a long way. We take a look at a group of HD camcorders to see what they have to offer the Mac-using movie maker.

Since the introduction of iMovie HD in 2005, high-definition movie making has come a long way. We take a look at a group of HD camcorders to see what they have to offer the Mac-using movie maker.

Since the introduction of iMovie HD in 2005, high-definition movie making has come a long way. We take a look at a group of HD camcorders to see what they have to offer the Mac-using movie maker.

Since the introduction of iMovie HD in 2005, high-definition movie making has come a long way. We take a look at a group of HD camcorders to see what they have to offer the Mac-using movie maker.

With the Gigashot A100F you could have a full HD camcorder in the palm of your hand

Fast and responsive, colours display a close degree of realism, nice full sound to audio

Plastic feel, footage not as sharp as Sony's TG3, compatibility issues with older Macs and versions of iMovie due to use of AVCHD compression format

In our group test of high-definition digital camcorders (May 2008), we noted a couple of things. Not only were the devices getting smaller and lighter as footage is increasingly stored via integral hard disk, they were also utilising a new compression ...

While a little clumsy to handle, the Canon HF10 shoots stellar HD video.

Shoots stellar HD video, works smoothly with the Mac, includes microphone jack and accessory shoe

A bit clumsy to handle, battery life is unimpressive, still-image colours look eerie

Canon's HF10, a high-definition camcorder that uses a 16GB internal flash drive and an SD card for storage, is one of the few tapeless camcorder we've found that works seamlessly with the Mac. In our testing, the HF10 shot impressive, brilliant video. ...

JVC's latest camcorder combines 3-CCD technology, hard drive storage and high definition video recording. Discover what we think of this high-tech camcorder.

60GB hard drive ; microSD slot for additional storage capacity

Difficult to transfer video to Mac ; mediocre video image quality ; short battery life

JVC's Everio GZ-HD5 is a digital camcorder that uses three charge-coupled devices (CCDs) to record high-definition video to its built-in 60GB hard drive. The quality of the video captured on the GZ-HD5 was decent (though we've seen better), and the ...

Whether you're in the market for a new camcorder for that trip of a lifetime or are a newcomer thinking of getting into video blogging, there's plenty of choice when it comes to how (and in which format) you record your home movies.

Small yet well constructed, fast in operation, storage capacity expandable via larger SDHC media

Storage via SD media only, picture and sound not as impressive as competing larger-build models

While it seems like a good mid-range option, performance in low light is not as good as the others, with overall picture quality not as sharp. Auto white balance performance is also variable, and its audio is not quite as 'full' sounding as we'd like. ...

Whether you're in the market for a new camcorder for that trip of a lifetime or are a newcomer thinking of getting into video blogging, there's plenty of choice when it comes to how (and in which format) you record your home movies.

Generous 40GB hard disk storage is more than enough, viewfinder is handy when LCD visibility suffers in sunlight, robust build and reliable performer

Too large to be pocketed, awkward positioning of some controls, stills committed to removable card only (which costs extra), auto focus sometimes hunts

More positively, you can further enhance the look of your footage by selecting the built-in cinema mode, which, combined with its 25fps (frames per second) progressive frame rate, lends your digital images a film-like feel. Footage displays ...