My son wants a camcorder for Xmas and I don't know much about them. It has been suggested to me to make sure it's HD, but I'm on a bit of a budget. Would it be better to get a decent SD one than a budget HD one. I plan to spend about £170, no more than £200. Any advice welcome.

Thanks

I spotted a Sanyo Xacti HD camcorder the other day in my local Asda, priced £107.

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Looks OK, judging by the reviews. In fact, I would be considering this myself as a cheap 'upgrade' from my existing MiniDV HD camcorder.

I have the Sanyo Xacti HD Camcorder, had it a few years now and it is excellent

Thanks for responses, will have a look. I don't understand much about the technical side of these things.