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The Toshiba Camileo S20 is a pocket camcorder capable of recording full High Definition video. In fact, pocket camcorders are a relatively new phenomenon that are characterised by their somewhat limited feature set - for their size and sheer portabili...

The S20 is one of many in the mini-budget camcorder market, but it does have a few features that make it stand out, especially its (very) slim body, and (very) light weight. Another advantage it has over competition like the Flip cameras is the form fa...
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Product Code: PX1546E-1CAM It may be thin and light - even for a pocket camcorder - but the ultraslim Toshiba Camileo S20 packs tonnes of features into its tiny frame. Along with 1080p high-definition video, digital stabilisation, and a macro/landsc...

For sheer bang for the buck, look no further than the fun-filled, 1080p-shooting Toshiba Camileo S20. It's unsurpassed in features, but we've seen better usability and build quality. Tim Moynihan, pcworld.com...
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Camera: Screen: Video Recording: Video Format: Still image quality:Connections: Battery: Toshiba's Camileo S20 compact camcorder certainly looks the part. Available in 8 different colours including off white, blue, brown, orange, pink, red, silver, a...
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Toshiba’s Camileo S20 is aimed at a very demanding consumer. The type of consumer who wants a highly portable pocket camcorder with HD recording, and yet, has a budget of just £120. So, the Camileo S20 seems to offer it all – price, performance and por...

When you consider what you get for your dosh, the Camileo S20 offers very good value for money. It’s compact, includes HD video, has loads of useful accessories and offers a pretty good performance. Non-Windows users would be wise to check thoroughl...
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The first portable video cameras were so big they needed two people to carry them around. But camcorders have been getting smaller every year, and Toshiba is claiming yet another record with the Camileo S20. At just 17mm thick, this is the thinnest Full H...

Thinnest HD camcorder on market, Reasonably priced...

Lacks manual controls, Image stabilisation not available in Full HD mode, Substandard image quality...

The Toshiba Camileo S20 is certainly a great-looking camcorder, and you're likely to receive admiring glances after pulling it out of your pocket (unless you chose the pink version…). At around £150, it's very reasonably priced, too, and this includes som...
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The Toshiba Camileo S20 is one of the more compact HD camcorders on the market, lying squarely with models like the Flip Ultra HD and Kodak Zi8, rather than larger "fully-fledged" camcorders. As such, it comes in with a price of £119. But what do you...

Plenty of shooting options, kit includes everything you need (excluding an SD card)...

Poor low light performance, headline Full HD video doesn't quite offer the quality you expect, build quality questionable...

With Full HD creeping into compact and DSLR cameras, pocket camcorders are facing a much tougher time of things and the offering made by the Toshiba Camileo S20 doesn't really make it stand out from the crowdKey specsLi-ion battery, SD, SDHC...
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The Toshiba Camileo S20 is one of the more compact HD camcorders on the market, lying squarely with models like the Flip Ultra HD and Kodak Zi8, rather than larger "fully-fledged" camcorders. As such, it comes in with a price of£119. But what do you...
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about.com Updated: 2011-10-04 11:48:06
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Toshiba's Camileo S20 is a high definition camcorder that records 1920 x 1080p video in the H.264 format. It features an ultra-slim design, 4x digital zoom lens, digital image stabilization, a 3-inch LCD and retails for $179. Official specs can be foun...
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The sleek design and added extras make the S20 appealing, but the video quality and awkward menu navigation detract from an otherwise terrific value. With CES just around the corner, manufacturers are readying new devices to replace the current cro...

The sleek design and added extras make the S20 appealing, but the video quality and awkward menu navigation detract from an otherwise terrific value.
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When Toshiba announced this year that it would sell camcorders, it wasn’t the first time the company was late to enter a market. After all, it was one of the last major PC manufacturers to jump on the netbook bandwagon. But as we saw with the mini NB20...

Large, swiveling LCD displayImpressive optical zoomVery lightweightHDMI cable and tripod included...

Difficult to hold one-handedLacks 60 fps frame rate at high-def resolutionsLimited zooming at 1080p resolutionSoftware not Mac-compatible...

This ultralight camcorder’s optical zoom and HDMI cable/tripod bundle make it a good value.
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pcworld.com_techhive.com Updated: 2011-10-04 11:48:26
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It may be thin and light--even for a pocket camcorder--but the ultraslim Toshiba Camileo S20 ($180 as of 5/7/2010) packs more features into its frame than any high-definition pocket camcorder we've tested to date...

Timelapse mode, white balance presets, fun extras, LED lamp for lowlight shooting, Very slim and light...

Menu navigation and zoom can be frustrating, No builtin USB connector, Plastic, cheapfeeling build...

For sheer bang for the buck, look no further than the fun-filled, 1080p-shooting Toshiba Camileo S20. It's unsurpassed in features, but we've seen better usability and build quality...
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Say what you will, but Toshiba has managed to time the Camelio S20 just right -- it was the very same day that our Flip Slide HD frustrations were reaching epic levels, that the $179.99 pocket camcorder showed up on our doorstep. The thin cam, which can s...

Sleek and thin pocketable designSolid 720p video quality Captures decent 5-megapixel stills...

Confusing software interface Cluttered controlsNo zoom in 1080p setting...

Indeed, we have our complaints about the S20's confusing interface and cluttered controls, but when you think about all the features (and accessories!) you get for $150 (on the street, anyway), it's hard to totally pooh-pooh it. Obviously if you are looki...
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