The Canon FS31 is the top-line camcorder for the FS series that will lead the company’s entry-level Standard Definition (SD) camcorders for 2010. This camcorder looks sleek and elegant in its silver package. The series includes the Canon FS300 camcorder. This Dual Flash memory camcorder offers user-friendly features and stunning video capability at a competitive price. It runs on Canon’s DIGIC DV II Image Processor.

The Sony DCR-SR100 runs on by a 1/3-inch Advanced HAD CCD sensor with an effective resolution of 2.05 megapixels when recording videos in normal mode (4:3 aspect ratio). The camcorder can also record in widescreen mode (16:9 aspect ratio) at about 2.05 megapixels. The DVD405 and the DCR-HC96, Sony’s top MiniDV camcorders, used the same imaging sensor.

The Sony DCR-DVD 505 camcorder, released in early 2006 replaces the DCR-DVD 405. It runs on a single Advanced HAD 1/3 inch ClearVid CMOS imaging sensor that has an effective resolution of 2.1 megapixels in both video and still photography modes. It records digital video in MPEG-2 format using DVD disk media. It is compatible recording thru DVD-R, DVD+RW and DVD-RW disks – all in 8cm sizes.

The Sony DCR-DVD 105 is an upgrade of Sony’s previous DVD camcorder model, the DCR-DVD 92. Like most DVD camcorders, it records in MPEG 2 format for video recording. It also offers three quality modes when recording with its HQ, SP and LP settings. It is compatible recording in DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW 8cm disks.

Sony has opted for the hybrid approach; that’s why it didn’t choose to build any flash-memory-only standard definition camcorders. This gave birth to the SR65 and the SR85, except that the latter has a larger HDD capacity.

The Sony DCR-SR42 is Sony’s entry level Hard Disk Drive (HDD) camcorder released last March of 2007. A 1/6 inch Advanced HAD CCD imaging sensor capable of recording videos in MPEG2 format powers this standard definition camcorder. Like many Sony camcorders, the DCR-SR42 has three video quality settings with its high quality setting (recording at 9Mbps), medium quality (recording at 6Mbps) and low quality (recording at 3Mbps).

The Sony DCR-SX60 palm-sized camcorder offers easy touch screen navigation, great auto mode and a highly developed videography structure. Its simple, well-organized design has a nice layout with easy-to-navigate buttons. The DCR-SX60’s Easy Mode makes basic recording simple, even for users new to the Sony architecture.

The Sony DCR-SR200, released March, 2007, is an upgrade of the Sony DCR-SR100 that gave Sony great reviews from its customers. The DCR-SR200 has a 1/3 inch ClearVid CMOS sensor that replaces the 1/3 inch CCD sensor used by the older DCR-SR100.

The Sony DCR-DVD 508 is Sony’s replacement for the DCR-DVD505 camcorder. The DCR-505 received many great reviews from consumers when it came out in 2006 and Sony produced the DCR-DVD 508 to follow in its success. The new DCR-DVD 508 is equipped with a more powerful CMOS imaging sensor and a better optical image stabilization system.