Let's just put it out on the table: the Flip-inspired HM-TA1 ($169, pictured) and the ultra traditional (though delightfully mini) HDC-SDX1 ($499) are very different cameras. But are they $340 different? You be the judge. The 1080p-shooting TA1 is nothing surprising if you've seen any recent portrait-style pocket camcorders from Flip or Kodak, though it has a quality build and friendly interface. It also records to Apple's 960 x 540 iFrame format, and can double as a USB webcam. As an added bonus, it's rather small for its category, a distinction shared by the flip-out-LCD ultra zoom HDC-SDX1, which Panasonic calls the world's lightest full
