Top 5 Camcorders for Dad

PRWeb discusses the top 5 HD camcorders you could buy for your dad on father's day, these would be the Canon VIXIA HF200, Sanyo Xacti VPC-FH1, Flip Video Ultra HD, Sony HDR-CX12 and the Canon VIXIA HV40.

"It's hard to imagine a better Father's Day gift for dad than preserving family memories with a cool new gadget. A new high definition video camera is the perfect complement to the HDTV and Blu-ray player that mysteriously showed up in the living room last year. This year's digital camcorders offer ultimate portability, full high definition recording (1080p), face tracking, and automatic smile detection. Choosing the best camcorder can be difficult, and June 21st is just around the corner, so to simplify your decision here are 5 of the best camcorders for dads."

Buy Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 15x Optical Zoom
Buy Canon VIXIA HV40 HD HDV Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom
Buy Sanyo VPC-FH1 HD 1080p Flash Memory Camcorder w/ 16x advance zoom (Black)
Buy Sony HDR-CX12 High Definition Memory Stick PRO Duo Handycam Camcorder With 12x Optical Zoom

Via PRWeb

Canon Vixia HV40 info

So we have the Canon Vixia HV40, one of the HD camcorders in the 2009 lineup from Canon. This model will record your dog doing tricks in HD to HDV format (Consumer High-Definition Digital Video) onto a MiniDV cassette and is planned to release in April 2009.

Check out the Vixia HV40 official page at Canon USA for full specs, but the main features are:

• HD Video (true 1080 at 16:9 to MiniDV tape, optional Standard Definition)
  
• Canon 10x HD Video Lens
• Canon Exclusive: Canon 2.96 Megapixel Full HD CMOS Image Sensor
• Canon Exclusive: DIGIC DV II Image Processor
• Canon Exclusive: SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization
• Canon Exclusive: Instant AF (Auto Focus)
• Native 24p Mode
• 24p Cinema Mode
• 30p Progessive Mode
• Built-in 3.1 Megapixel Digital Camera
• Custom Key
• Canon Exclusive: 2.7" Multi-Angle Vivid Widescreen LCD
• Advanced Accessory Shoe Terminal
• HDMI Terminal
• Brilliant Video
• Edit and Share Your Video (DV streaming, IEEE 1394)
  
• Share Your Photos (Print/Share button, miniSD card slot)
  
• Additional Features (Built-in Electronic Lens Cover, Playback of 60i/30p/24p Video, USB 2.0, AD Converter, Wireless Remote Control)