Canon rolls out new camcorders

Canon introduced a total of 11 new consumer camcorders at CES this week.

Shooting the holidaysIn this edition of Macworld Video, Chris Breen shows you the most basic pitfalls one can encounter when handling a digital camera and camcorder.
Black Friday will be big despite lousy economy, survey saysConsumer Reports expects spending on Black Friday—the day after Thanksgiving—to be strong.

Review: Flip MinoHD mini camcorder The latest Flip Mino shoots in 720p HD. It's a sleek and easy to operate camcorder, but it doesn't measure up to Kodak's Zi6.
Review: Kodak Zi6 HD mini camcorder The mini camcorder market is heating up. Kodak's new HD-capable device is an impressive offering and is a definite contender amongst camcorders such as Pure Digital's Flip Ultra and Flip Mino.
Review: Sanyo Xacti HD1010 The Sanyo Xacti HD1010 is a charming little device. Its HD video comes close to the quality produced by full-sized consumer HD camcorders, and its still photos are good enough to replace a no-frills point-and-shoot digital still camera.
Review: JVC Everio GZ-HD5 HD camcorder JVC’s Everio GZ-HD5 is a digital camcorder that uses three charge-coupled devices (CCDs) to record high-definition video to its built-in 60GB hard drive. The quality of the video captured on the GZ-HD5 was decent (though we’ve seen better), and the quirky methods necessary to transfer the video to your Mac are far from elegant.
Review: Flip Mino portable camcorder Although the video quality produced by the Flip Mino is anything but pristine, this affordable and useful camera—with its go-anywhere, shirt-pocket convenience and simple operation—could turn out to be one of your favorite gadgets.

Customizing the Flip Mino Looking for a completely unique and functional gift? A customized Flip Mino pocket camcorder may be for you.

The book of MacBook After a week with Apple's newest MacBook, Dan Moren has compiled a long list of observations, thoughts, and general meandering on the consumer portable.
Tapeless camcorders are not a Mac's best friend The majority of the tapeless camcorders tested by Macworld Lab did not work properly on a Mac. Associate Editor Brian Chen reports on the details.
Welcome to the Macworld Lab Associate Editor Brian Chen welcomes you to Macworld's newest blog, From the Lab.