Toshiba Camileo S30: Shooting in HD made easy

Whatever your plans are for the summer, capturing them in the full, glorious detail of HD will let you relive your memories for years to come. We take an in-depth look at the key features of the Toshiba Camileo S30 and how to get the best of them this summer.

There was once a time when recording high-quality footage of your summer getaway and actually taking part in it were two mutually exclusive concepts thanks to the bulk and inconvenience of the kit you had to carry with you.

With the latest wave of pocket camcorders like the Camileo S30, however, that's no longer an issue, and aside from its tiny dimensions it's also packed with top features to help you craft your HD home movie masterpiece from your summer adventures. Here's a run-down of its key features:

Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution
It might sound obvious, but your movies will be compromised from the start if you're not shooing in full HD, and towards the lower end of the market this is a compromise you sometimes have to accept. Not on the Camileo S30, however – it's full HD all the way, with 8-megapixel stills capture thrown in for good measure.

Pistol-grip shooting
Pocket camcorders are compact and lightweight, and the Camileo S30 uses that to its advantage with a clever design that flips, swivels and pivots in all kinds of interesting ways. It means you can get the display facing you and the lens facing your subject in nearly any situation imaginable.

Special effects
What's a decent movie without decent effects? OK, we're not talking big-budget Hollywood here, but features like time lapse, motion sension and slow motion recording give you plenty of artistic flexibility at your fingertips all the same.

3-inch touchscreen
You don't want to be sidetracked for minutes jabbing buttons and wading through endless menus when all you want to do is change a simple setting, and with the S30's easy and intuitive 3-inch touchscreen, you won't have to.

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