It’s amazing how small a HD camcorder can be. Just take a look at the Toshiba Camileo S20 and you will say, “Zoinks.”
What you see in the Camileo S20 HD camcorder, as well as others, is a move to push to consolidate all these devices into one. I think we will see convergence into the smartphone. Of course, we are seeing this to varying degress, but it’s only a matter of time when the quality is on par to these standalone devices. But that’s another post. Back to the S20.
The first thing you notice is that it is a measly 2/3 inch wide and weighs 3.5 ounces. If you are old enough, do you remember how huge video devices used to be? Amazing. It supports full HD video (1920x1080p) and 5MP stills. It has four modes: motion activated, slow motion, time elapse, and macro. It also features a very nice 3 inch LCD viewer. The biggest draw back is that image stabilization and zoom aren’t available in the 1080p mode.
At around $150 it’s just an unreal bargain for what it is!