Sony camcorders: HDR-SR10, HDR-UX10, HDR-UX20 and more

Of course, we can't forget good old standard definition just yet. First into the SD breach is the 60GB hard drive SR220, which delivers continuous recording in long-play mode of up to 41 hours. It sports a 15x zoom and Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar optics, interpolated 4-megapixel digital still capture, and a 2.3-megapixel ClearVid CMOS sensor.

The SR220 will arrive in March for $850 (£425).