As Panasonic's top MiniDV camcorder, and the company's only tape-based standard-definition 3CCD model, you'd be right to expect a lot from the PV-GS320. You'd also most likely be happy with this camcorder, as long as you're not expecting prosumer ...

Though I wouldn't call Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 a trivial upgrade, I expect it will appeal to a rather limited audience. For this version, Adobe focused on two primary areas for enhancement: CSS and Ajax. Both are certainly worthy of attention. CSS is ...

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3's interface will be familiar to users of previous versions ; improved CSS capabilities ; good integration with other CS3 applications ; universal binary for both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs

Dreamweaver CS3's Spry framework features should be tested for compatibility ; browser compatibility check requires an Internet connection ; update is not a groundbreaking move forward ; lack of intuitive design spells woe for Web design newbies

Dreamweaver CS3's universal binary alone could make the upgrade worthwhile for some users, and improved CSS plus new Spry features will be welcome to pros, but that's not a lot of advances for the steep price.

Budget camcorders might not seem flashy, but they play an important part of every camcorder line. They're designed to be no-frills, affordable products that anyone can pick up for only a few hundred dollars. Since their price is their main selling ...

Decent video quality ; native 16:9 wide-screen video

Useless night mode ; still photo function is pointless

The Panasonic PV-GS80 is a serviceable budget camcorder, but better choices are out there.

Sanyo claims its Xacti VPC-HD2 is the smallest high-def camcorder on the market. While I can't quite confirm the superlative, it certainly is a very small, light camcorder that can fit almost an hour of 720p footage into a single 4GB SD memory card. ...

Small and light design ; can shoot stills and video at the same time

Soft, bland video quality ; slow to focus ; irritating control stick

The Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2 fits high-def video and 7-megapixel stills into a very small package, but its image quality disappoints.

When Canon first showed us the HV10, we were surprised that the company chose a vertical form for its first compact HD camcorder. In our review, we found that the vertical design brought with it some irksome ergonomic issues. Canon's follow-up, the ...

The Canon HV20 high-definition camcorder has excellent video quality, nice features, HDMI output, and an accessory shoe

Can't change white balance while shooting ; night mode doesn't help poor low-light performance

Canon's HV20 camcorder is a great choice for HD-happy amateurs, but its low-light performance could have been better.

So you've heard how much better video will look in the xvYCC color space and are set to drop $33,000 on the Sony Bravia KDL-70XBR3 70-inch LCD TV when it ships in May. But what will you play on it? Most likely home movies recorded with the Sony ...

A great HD camcorder for deep-pocketed leisure shooters, as long as you like the Sony Handycam HDR-HC7's touch screen interface.

Perhaps it's the convenience of popping a DVD out of the camcorder and straight into your living room player, or maybe you just don't feel comfortable with a hard-drive-based model, but whatever the reason, you're looking into buying a DVD camcorder. ...

A simple DVD camcorder with decent performance and image quality, the DC220 won't blow you away, but it also will not let you down.

Hitachi DZ-HS300AI'll start with the good news. Hitachi's goal of an inexpensive camcorder, combining the long recording times and stability of a hard disk drive with the easy playback and distribution of a DVD, merits attention. Furthermore, from ...

Canon's ZR830, the middle of the company's three new MiniDV camcorders, is a whole lot like last year's model, the ZR600. In fact, other than a longer 35x optical zoom lens and some minor menu changes on the ZR830, the two products are virtually the ...

Easy to use menu system with joystick control ; impressive color in good lighting ; wide-screen LCD ; built-in lens cover ; low price

No accessory shoe or microphone input ; bottom-loading tape compartment ; low-resolution still photos ; not enough stabilization at maximum zoom ; poor low-light performance

If you don't shoot in low light and don't plan on using it to shoot still images, this feature-rich camcorder is a bargain.

If you don't mind working with tape, a budget-level MiniDV model such as Canon's ZR800 can be one the best deals in the camcorder market. Sure, it doesn't include still image capture or some of the nice extras--such as an accessory shoe--that can be ...

Inexpensive ; easy-to-use joystick control ; 35x optical zoom ; above-average color reproduction ; microphone jack

Poor low-light performance ; bottom-loading tape compartment ; not enough stabilization at maximum zoom ; no still image capture

Canon's latest entry-level MiniDV camcorder is a great choice for anyone looking to create video on a shoestring budget.