JVC GZ-E200

Zitat: If you´re looking for a low-cost HD camcorder with awesome zoom, it´s hard to beat JVC´s Everio GZ-E200. But disappointing image quality, short battery life, and cumbersome navigation all limit its appeal. You could bring battery life up to par with a higher-powered battery pack, but that increases your total cost. At that price, you should take a hard look at Sony´s Handycam HDR-CX160, which is an all-around solid budget model that comes with Full HD 60p video (the Everio shoots only interlaced) as well as 3MP still shots, a larger and more pixel-rich CMOS sensor, and plenty of onboard memory.

Zitat: Pros: + Very low price + Excellent zoom Cons: - Disappointing video and still-shot quality - Very short battery life - No internal memory - Clunky menu navigation If you’re looking for a low-cost HD camcorder with awesome zoom, it´s hard to beat JVC’s $279 Everio GZ-E200. But disappointing image quality, short battery life, and cumbersome navigation all limit its appeal. You could bring battery life up to par with a higher-powered battery pack, but that brings your total cost to $343. At that price, you should take a hard look at Sony’s $360 Handycam HDR-CX160 , which is an all-around solid budget model that comes with Full HD 60p video (the Everio shoots only interlaced) as well as 3MP still shots, a larger and more pixel-rich CMOS sensor, and plenty of onboard memory.