Although the whole marketing frenzy built around the Full HD concept has managed to boost up sales of high-definition camcorders, the truth of the matter is that there are plenty of standard-definition versions around, targeting either those people who've not yet made the move to a 1,080p LCD or plasma TV set (and trust us, there are still plenty in this situation) or customers who want a small and ultra-portable device for quickly recording videos and then uploading them to one of the many online video-sharing services, such as YouTube.

Of course, as far as the latter category is concerned, “classic” SD camcorders are starting to get some pretty stiff competition from their YouTube dedicated counterparts, which sport a much lighter and more portable form factor. Given this situation, Canon, one of the world's best-known camcorder manufacturers, has decided to make one of its latest SD digital camcorders as small and lightweight as possible, in order to better compete on this ever more crowded market.

The device in question (and the subject of our review) is the Canon FS307 standard-definition camcorder that was officially announced in early 2010 and that can be easily described as the thinnest, most portable and versatile product in this category coming from Canon, as it sports a very light and portable body, combined with a couple of very interesting video recording capabilities.

As some of you will certainly remember, a while back, we had the chance to test Canon's Legria FS22 SD camcorder, a predecessor to the FS307. Of course, back then, we expressed our hopes that Canon would improve at least a couple of features, and sure enough, they did, as you'll be able to see later on in our review.


Additionally, we'll also have to mention an interesting detail. Similar to the Canon Ixus 130 digital camera, the Canon FS 307 camcorder was one very important piece of gear in our CeBIT 2010 equipment, which helped us record a lot of interesting videos of the latest gadgets and technologies presented in Hanover, Germany.