Pop Awards 2008: Our Favorite Gear

Canon VIXIA HF11
Canon's top flash-memory-based high-def camcorder ($1,200, street) puts a 3.3MP CMOS sensor, for full 1920x1080-pixel HD footage, in a body that fits comfortably in your hand. A 12X optical zoom lens brings you far into a scene, while Canon's SuperRange optical image stabilization keeps your video steady. There's 32GB of built-in memory for up to 3 hours of highest-quality (24 MB/sec) video, and an SDHC card slot to shoot and store even more. (www.usa.canon.com)