Toshiba Camileo S20 Full HD 1080p Camcorder UK version - Pink

Ive had camcorders in the past, my last was a mini DVD camcorder but i found the messing around with dvds every 30 minutes annoying, especially when we were on holiday.To be honest this is the only real time i use camcorders so i didnt want to spend a fortune on something which will gather dust alot of the time, so i looked at the £100 mark to see if i could get something half decent.Now i know at this price range you cant expect the world, but i did want something which can cope with putting out decent quality video and isnt trying to do too many things at once, so the Camileo S20 1080P looked ideal, its got a decent feature set and the quality settings are varied enough to record high quality and low without any real sacrifices.The camcorder itself is lightweight and small, i have to say ive fitted the wrist strap as it realy is light and i was worried id drop it. The feel of it is nice, pretty good build quality and it does look realy smart. The main LCD screen is huge for the size of the camcorder, in fact nearly half of the camcorder itself is the screen.The back of the unit has the multi function controls. The record/ok button, zoom/menu scroll, light settings/left and so on aswell as the removable panel which hides the HDMI output (rarely a camcorder has this), standard TV out and USB sockets. The bottom of the unit has the tripod attachment socket. The top has the SD HC slot and the Macro / Landscape function switch. The back of the unit has the Camera/Camcorder function key to switch between Still camera and camcorder.The LCD is bright and realy clear, in fact its pretty top quality and big which is a bonus. You will get the usual blur when its realy bright, but its decent enough. The main menu is layed out well and is easy to navigate aswell as playback menus, nothing complicated.The battery is a rechargable pack which last about an hour so far and im impressed with it. Recording wise, i have a 16GB SDHC Class 7 (Id recommend nothing less than a class 5 for realy good access times). I think 16GB gets around 5-6 hours at 1080P recording (30 fps).The quality of recording is realy good, in fact i have to admit i was suprised, it matched my Canon DVD recorder without a problem and in fact looked better in colour saturation. The sound is good, nothing special, if your recording at 1080p you will notice some lag on fast moving objects, so id knock it down to maybe 720 which handles it much better if your recording anything like sports.At night or in low light conditions there is noise as most camcorders suffer from it, its not bad but it is obvious. In daylight its spot on, no problems and looks sharp.The package contents is great, aside from the camcorder you get a tripod, camera case, usb cable, tv cable, HDMI stock cable, manuals and software aswell as a 4GB memory card from some dealers.Overall this realy is a top performer in the £100-£180 price range and easily out does many others on the market, ideal for those who dont want anything too big to carry but still want quality....

i love this camra really good qulity and for teh prices it does a really good job is as good as teh 699+vat one my brother got no it got a lot more toys which he or i would never use. i really love this came and i think it a great prices to boot and also small light just a brillant littel thing would recommed for any famerly even got a littel trypod ....lol sum up for the prices can ask more or get more.

We got this as a wedding present and we are very very impressed. My hubby is a gadget geek so can be very critical but even he loved it. A nice rich red colour and is easy to work and upload videos. It comes with a cute little tripod which came in very handy when videoing the Bellagio Fountains in Vegas. Wouold definatley recommend this!

good quality product, you will be able to record hd videos which is brilliant, however do take care as the screen can break easily.

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