The camcorder on the left is from 2000; the one on the right is brand new. The old one weighs 2.5 pounds, has a 25x optical zoom, and records an hour of digital old-style video onto a 1.5 ounce tape. The new one weighs 10 ounces, has a 40x optical zoom, and records 2.5 hours of high-definition video onto a 1.5 gram memory card. And is waterproof to 16 feet.
