1. Sony Bloggie Touch

£219, www.sony.co.uk

Love: Sleek, handset-sized proportions. Huge screen. 360 degree video recording (albeit a bit of a gimmick). Solid build quality
Hate: Tiny poor quality lens. Slender proportions mean very little to grip to avoid camera shake

MORE Sony Bloggie Touch review

2. Toshiba Camileo SX900

£200, www.toshiba.co.uk

Performance: Records 1080p video at up to 60fps and includes stereo sound. There’s a 9x optical zoom and the option of taking eight-megapixel stills. You can add up to 64GB storage via the SD slot
Love: Optical zoom. Good full-HD video. HDMI cable and carry pouch included
Hate: Bulky design. No built-in storage

MORE Toshiba Camileo SX900

3. Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000

£340, uk.sanyo.com
Performance: Truly a top-notch camcorder, this shoots full-HD footage at 60fps and takes very fine, eight-meg stills
Love: Quick-shooting and user-friendly. Impressive still shots. Full-HD video
Hate: Too big for pockets yet too small for easy grip in an average bloke’s hand

4. Flip Video Ultra HD

£129, www.theflip.com

Performance: The Flip’s simple, one-touch recording process churns out 1280x720 resolution video at 30fps, with a 2x digital zoom and 8GB internal storage
Love: Simple to use pocket-cam with exceptional HD results
Hate: Chunkier and dowdier than the Mino

MORE Flip Video Ultra HD review

5. Sony HDR-TG7

£480, www.sony.co.uk

Performance: The world’s sexiest 1080i camcorder features geotagging and Highlight Playback, which claims to edit your footage for you… and sort of works
Love: Sleek design, slick touchscreen
Hate: Some of the non-core features are decidedly gimmicky. Expensive, too…

MORE Sony HDR-TG7 video: hands-on review