HD camcorders for less than $600 - CNET Reviews: "as shrinking margins have driven the manufacturers to use cheaper sensors with native video resolutions of less than the 2.07 megapixels which defines 1,920x1,080-pixel-resolution HD video. In fact, many of the sensors aren't even up to the 1.5-megapixel faux HD resolution of 1,440x1,080 pixels; they seem more suited to shooting 720p (921,000 pixels) or iMovie-friendly 960x540 (518,400 pixels) quarter HD-size video."
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