Beautiful memory with Toshiba Camileo X100 Camcorder

The Camileo X100 stands apart from the majority of solid-state HD cameras. With its 3in touchscreen and 10x zoom lens, it's a step up from basic HD cameras such as the Flip UltraHD. However, it's considerably less expensive than AVCHD cameras from Canon, Panasonic and Sony.

The design is a little clunky compared to its more expensive counterparts but the conventional shape fits snugly in the hand. The 3in LCD isn't widescreen so video previews and playback appear the same size as on 2.7in widescreen LCDs. However, the extra space above and below means on-screen buttons don't obscure the picture.

The touchscreen-based controls are sparse, with a choice of resolutions but no other picture quality settings. These resolution options include 1080i and 1080p, but as there's no European version of this camera, it uses the US and Japan's standard 30fps frame rate. That's not a problem for the web – YouTube happily accepts any frame rate – but it could pose problems for DVD and Blu-ray authoring.

Video is recorded in AVC format with an AAC soundtrack and wrapped up in an AVI file. These aren't unusual specifications, but for some reason Sony Vegas refused to import the footage. Premiere Elements was fine with it, though. Video is encoded at 8Mbit/s, which keeps file sizes down but resulted in artefacts in complex and fast-moving scenes. We would have liked the option to increase the bit rate for those most of cherished moments.

Features:

Full HD (1920x1080i) 6ofps video recording
10 optical zoom
10MP CMOS Sensor
3-inch touch-sensitive display
YouTube direct button
Stereo microphone (no extra sound inputs though)
4GB built-in storage, with SD/SDHC slot for expansion (up to 32GB)
Shoots to AVI (H.264) and JPEG
Built-in light/flash
Weight: 9.4 ounces

Pros + It's very easy to use
+ Sound is good
+ Picture is good
+ Great low level lighting shots
+ Lots of internal memory
+ Great battery life

Cons - Slow load time
- Can not automatically go back to record/picture mode from the viewing menu

Helpful reading:

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