THERE ARE A FEW GOOD BARGAINS IN THE VIDEO CAMERA MARKET. CHECK THEM OUT.

The mobile phone and the regular camera take the mickey out of camcorders. But they are still no substitute for the gadget that creates the perfect home videos—the video camera. So whether it is a baby’s first step or a seaside holiday, it is the video camera that will best do justice to the occasion. Good ones these days don’t cost a bomb either.