Reviews for the Handycam CamcorderHDR-TG5V

Best for Trendsette

Pros: Allows for very compact camcorders Easy searching and random access to video segments Selectable image-quality levels, including high-quality variable-bit-rate recording Both video and still images are recorded on disc

Cons: Relatively short recording times Video is highly compressed

Summary: Video cameras using a memory card format are able to achieve an ultracompact design. Because they record highly compressed video, they're best suited for gadget lovers who want to use their footage mainly on Web sites and in e-mail. Digital camcorders that record MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 to memory cards may be picky about the cards you use since those encoding schemes require the ability to write to the card more quickly than most standard cards can handle.