JVC released what is claimed to be the smallest HDD camcorders on the market, while Sony made a splash with new Full HD camcorders.
| JVC Everio GZ-MG330 |
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 The new JVC Everio camcorders are the smallest HDD camcorders on the market, according to the company, because they use new 1.3-inch hard drives, instead of the older 1.8-inchers. In our hands, we found them to be small, but not tiny, not as small as flash camcorders. Still, the Laser Touch control strip was cool, and the camcorder was very light to hold. The camera also uses microSD for still photos, which gives you a more portable option than just using the hard drive. Release: March 2008. Price: $450.
Pros: Smallest hard disk drive camcorder. Intuitive Laser Touch keeps fingers off screen.
Cons: Not as small as flash, not as much storage possible as with larger HDDs.
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| Sony HDR-SR12 |
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 One of three new camcorders Sony debuted at CES, the HDR-SR12 features full 1920 x 1080 AVCHD for recording video in true high definition, a 10-megapixel photo capture, a 3.2-inch touch panel LCD and image stabilization technology for smooth video recording. While in our fantasy world we'd like to see Sony ditch the Memory Stick format, at least built-in hard drives are slowly rendering that format more and more obsolete. Available in March for $1,400. Release: April 2008. Price: $1400.
Pros: Full 1080 HD recording and in 5.1 Dolby surround sound
Cons: Memory Stick
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Philip Berne, Matthew Ruiz, Edward Distel and Sindre Lia contribute to the CES 2008 coverage.
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