Compare Panasonic HDC-SD1 Flash Media Camcorder to Toshiba Camileo S20 High Definition Flash Media Camcorder

The HDC-SD1 high definition video camera from Panasonic is designed to spearhead a digital video revolution in that it enables recording of high definition video clips to a high capacity SD card (SDHC Class 2) of 4GB (Gigabytes) and higher. What's more, it uses the relatively new AVCHD recording system to achieve very high quality images when displayed on large high definition LCD and Plasma television sets. AVCHD is a format that has been developed jointly by Panasonic and Sony in partnership with several other leading companies (see here for info on AVCHD) and uses a MPEG4-AVC/H.264 compression system to effectively squeeze a lot of very high quality data into a small space. For this reason, it is being tipped to succeed the more common MPEG2-based devices such as standard definition DVD. However, despite the major advantages it brings in terms of quality and efficient use of storage space, the use of the AVCHD format isn't without its negative points - more of which later. Less

Are you looking for a way to record your favorite memories but don't want to carry heavy equipment? At 2/3-inch thin and 3.5 oz, this tiny video camera is about the same size as a Smartphone and can go wherever you do. Don't sacrifice size for power! The Camileo S20 sports a video stabilized 1920x1080p Full High Definition Video and video stabilization in 720p mode. The S20 also doubles as a 5 MegaPixel still digital camera. Zoom in and get the perfect shot with 4x digital zoom. The S20 even has 4 different settings: Macro mode for close up shots, motion detection mode for surveillance, slow motion for sports and time elapse mode. Less