We live in a world of high definition, being hit by the terms “Full HD” and “1080p” pretty much from all directions. I mean, when you visit a certain electronics store looking for a regular TV set, assistants will start swarming around you, trying to convince you that you have to purchase not only that “latest-gen” LED HDTV, but also a Full HD Blu-ray player and an HD-capable camera to go along. Come on, you know what we mean, you must have gone through something like this at least once in your lifetime.

Anyway, the truth of the matter is that HD is such in high demand nowadays that standard-definition (SD) cameras have already gone out of the spotlight. It doesn't matter that most people don't actually have the means of watching a clip they've recorded with their brand-new, 1080p camcorder (a.k.a. a Full HD TV set), they'll go for such a device anyway, probably believing that this sort of makes them “future-proof” or something of the kind.

After reviewing a couple of Full HD camcorders, it's about time to take our chances with a standard-resolution one, namely the Canon Legria FS22, which was officially announced back in early 2009, and which delivers at least a couple of interesting features for those people who've decided to wait a bit until moving on to HD.

From many points of view, the Legria FS22 is quite an impressive camera, delivering a very high level of portability (very small, and extremely lightweight), but also a higher level of security for the videos stored within, given the fact that it uses flash memory for storage. However, there are also several minuses to point out, some of which, sadly, affect the overall neat impression the device from Canon might leave us with.