The new budget hard-drive camcorder from Sony doesn't have the greatest video quality, but it's easy to use and very compact. Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about ...

Its main strengths do not lie in video quality, but rather its user-friendly interface and 40x optical zoom. As budget camcorders go, it's certainly not the worst unit we've seen, but there are plenty ...

Hard drive camcorders have taken on the buzz that high-definition TV had last year, especially among early adopters. Until recently, though, only JVC had hard drive camcorders on the market. When CES ...