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Apparently, there are still people out there who want to record videos of their late night partying for something other than social networking on Facebook. Why else would anyone need an 80GB hard drive?

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Genius G-Shot
HD520
A compact pocket-size camcorder with a 5MP digital video camera and a panel that rotates 270-degrees. It also lets you listen to music, read e-books, voice record, and it can be a portable media player to view clips or even still images. Good value for money.
$150

Muvi Micro
DV CAM
Nostalgists and perverts will appreciate this DV recorder, which measures barely two inches but still manages to record 640 x 480 videos for three hours per charge. All of the footage is saved to your own MicroSD card and can be transferred while the camera recharges over USB.
$130

Panasonic
H90
For those of you who love dramatic close-ups, the H90 features a 70x optical zoom, and optical image stabilisation of up to 4,000 times per second. The camcorder is also being sold off as a “hybrid”, which means you can record either on its 80GB built-in hard disk drive or a memory card.
$450

Samsung HMX
H106
This is the world’s first – or so Samsung claims – camcorder with a built-in 64GB SSD, which gives an enormous amount of durable internal memory. Its sleek design, light weight and compact feel mean it’ll be difficult to put down. It operates silently and has low heat emission, with no moving parts.
$900