Best pocket-sized full HD camcorders

The waterproof, shockproof, rugged 1080p pocket camcorder gives a high definition recording capability in your palm. It produces good videos, has handy features including a pause button and a solid editing and editing software. Might be the looks is not attractive, but you are getting a good rugged camcorder with impressive features in a small amount of money.

The thin cam that can capture still with its five-megapixel sensor and full 1080p became available to the US market earlier this month. The great looking camcorder includes some worthy accessories in the box such as the tripod and HDMI cable. S20 is one of the most compact cameras available in the market with a measurement of 106 x 59 x 17mm that slips easily into your pocket.

This mini-camcorder can shoot the video as well as display them on the nearest blank walls, thanks to the built-in pico projector. It has a 1080p recording, 3.5-inch touch panel and a HDMI output. The camera with simple controls looks like a digital camera rather than a video camera. It is very easy to use and can capture five megapixel stills. There are no real individual settings for shutter speed or any other function but it has 10 shooting modes to cover most of the situations encountered by a user.

The built-in projector of the camera allows you to share your videos anywhere, anytime and is able to produce a screen size of 50-inch. A small wheel on the top right of the device adjusts the focus of the projector. To record the videos, it gives you 100X digital zoom but there is no option for optical zoom. It comes with an 800mAh Li-ion battery inside and a SDHC memory card slot for extra storage.

The sale of the camera is currently restricted to Hong Kong and there are no release dates for US market.

The camera looks good with full HD recording capability, ultra thin design and zoom lens. Billed as the thinnest, lightest and smallest camera, it can also capture stills. Ladies can be seduced with the stylish design and sleek shape. In fact, it is perfect to be carried every time in your handbag, especially on holidays. The camera uses MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 as the native format that makes the drag and drop easy and is compatible with apps like Windows Live Movie Maker.

In the camera box, there are many useful accessories like USB cable, TV/AV cable, battery pack and charger, lens cap, user guide, software CD and wrist wrap. The CMOS sensor is 1/5 inch and of 3.4 megapixels. It supports SDHC memory card up to 32G B, SDXC up to 64 GB and has an internal memory of 50 MB. The shutter speed of the camera for Photo is 1/2-1/1000 sec, Sequential: 1/15-1/1000 sec and Video: 1/30-1/10000 sec.

This is an impressive ultra compact mini camera that sports many appealing features and the most grabbing from them is built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. It gives great image quality, and you can easily browse and upload the pictures to any social networking website. The 14.2 mp camera with a 3.0-inch LCD also allows you to share your pictures via Wi-Fi connectivity. Weighing only 4.3 ounces and measuring 2.2 by 3.6 by 0.7 inches (HWD), it easily slips in to your pocket. However, you cannot expect everything from it; sometimes the image quality in little low lights is very poor and it lacks stabilization mode.