Canon Vixia HF S200 has a big LCD and the virtual buttons too are relatively bigger. The interface is quite user friendly and we think this is the best one we have ever come across in a camcorder. The screen can be easily viewed even in direct sunlight but you will have to fiddle with the angle for a bit to find the sweet spot. The interface falls short only in the menu system because it is quite frustrating to use. The scroll area is located on the inside edge and hence your hand will block the screen when you scroll. We also had a few complaints about the multi touch scroll operations which make it quite hard to move through a single entry at a time accurately. In our tests, we often scrolled past the one we wanted and finally ended up selecting the wrong entry. You will certainly need some time to get used to it but it might drive you crazy too. We recommend you to test  [...]

If you are looking at buying a camcorder to cherish sweet memories for a longer period of time, it is important that you make an intelligent decision, lest you would realize that somewhere down the lane you have chosen the wrong machine. The new Cannon HF20 comes from a highly praised Award winning pedigree.  It is hard to imagine that something so small can pack in a good amount of technology. There are many camcorders heading in the same direction, however there are very few of them which are as impressive as Cannon HF20. It's the perfect lightweight consumer shooter for those looking to make impressive video and shoot HD. It is being marketed as a less expensive alternative to the Canon HF11 which was the winner of numerous accolades, and also known as the 2008 camcorder of the year. In order to make a cheaper model Canon also had to make significant  [...]