I can vouch for the FS100

C'mon guys, this ain't no review, Ten of the Best ?, List of the latest more like,

I bought the Canon FS100 in April,

I wanted a simple Camcorder that recorded to memory card, no moving parts etc.

Its SD, not HD, but it outshines some of the cheap HD cams I've used,

after all it's got real Canon optics.

Battery life is great,

software isn't too bad,

beyond 20x optical zoom hello, mr pixelface, below 20x, clear and sharp, good colour balance

I get hours on an 8Gb SD card.

Top requirement for me, an external microphone socket, this makes ALL the difference.

Overall a fantastic camera, I probably wouldn't have bought it if I simply looked at the spec sheets, I'm glad I applied more thought