How good is the audio quality on Flip camcorders?

Low cost camcorders that are good quality?

• I need a camcorder to record my little sisters this Christmas. I was looking online and found some under $500 bucks, but I was worried about picture quality. Can you find a good one in the $500 and under range? If so can you state which one you own. Thanks!

• Answer:

  I recommend Canon FS100 Flash Memory Camcorder, this camera to take quick videos of the kids and the places we visit while on vacation and at school events. In the two weeks we have taken about 4 videos and all of them came out just great. The snapshot feature is ok, if you have nothing else, but I prefer a digital camera for my shots. This model is very small. I bought a case for it that fits on my belt and I can carry it right next to my digital camera if I want. My wife likes the camera because it has an EASY mode and she feels very comfortable with that feature. If you are looking for an inexpensive camcorder that gives great SD quality and does not use tapes then this model should be on your short list. For awhile I thought that my digital camera movie mode was pretty good until I tried to zoom in on a play at school and it just could not get the shot. Camcorders are made for movies and it shows. I also bought a 16GB sdhc card from Amazon and it has worked perfectly. Canon FS100 Flash Memory Camcorder with 48x Advanced Zoom Capture video to SDHC cards 48x Advanced Zoom; image stabilizer Widescreen HR recording 2.7-inch widescreen LCD USB 2.0 compatible for fast file transfer records high-quality MPEG-2 video to SD and SDHC memory cards * FPO 8GB holds approximately: 1 hour 50 minutes at XP setting, 2 hours 45 minutes at SP setting, 5 hours 10 minutes at LP setting * 1.07-megapixel image sensor (710,000 effective pixels in 16:9) * Dolby® Digital 2-channel audio * variable-speed 37X Canon optical zoom lens (advanced zoom to 55X, digital zoom to 2000X) List Price: $399.99 Amazon sell Price: $284.95 & FREE Shipping. You Save: $115.04 reference: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-FS100-Memory-Camcorder-Advanced/dp/B00114LG7U/ref=sr_1_7?tag=commentglitte-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325 Hope that help.