Whether you’re a budding movie-maker, or whether you just want to capture all of the precious moments in your life, a camcorder will make doing so a lot easier! More specific than the basic recording function in a digital camera, the camcorder is of course going to be a lot better at capturing video footage and the great news is, these days they’re pretty titchy. They come in sizes as small as a mobile phone, though that’s not to say the sturdier camcorders aren’t still out there, significantly improved versions of those enormous monstrosities from the nineties. Now they’re pretty flashy little gadgets and are very useful to have around because you know you’re going to kick yourself at a moment when you think ‘wish I’d had a camera for that!’ You know you’ve thought it at least once in your life.

You can search by brand, optical zoom, format, display size, features and even connections, but take into consideration that camcorder accessories can bump up the overall cost quite considerably.