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How are you preparing for Thanksgiving? Are you the designated cook in the family, basting the turkey days in advance to have the most delectable turkey of the season, maybe you’re even handpicking the cranberries for the sauce yourself? Maybe you’re the organizer, making sure everyone has a place at the table and Great Aunt Mindie has someone to pick her up at the nursing home. But as I suspect, you are probably the techno-elite of the family, and you’re in charge of capturing for posterity the Thanksgiving festivities. You need to hone your camcorder steadiness and photoshop skills to get all the food stains off niece Betty’s Thanksgiving formal wear in record time–but wait, don’t have a camcorder just yet? Then stop right there! You need to get that first.

There are plenty of camcorders on the market, but you want to make sure you get exactly what you need. Not too much memory, not too much bulk or fanfare. Here are some real affordable products that you won’t feel bad getting some mashed potatoes on:

Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10BK Camcorder - 720p - 10.0 MP - 5 x optical zoom: $169.95

PURE Digital Flip Mino F360 Camcorder - 0.31 MP: $99.00

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For the budding filmmaker in all of us, the Kodak Zi6 Pocket HD Camcorder ($138.99) is a great way to capture life as it happens…in HD.  With no dials or lenses to adjust, just hit record, say “action” and watch your masterpiece act itself out on the 2.4-Inch LCD screen.

Might be something to think about for Mother’s Day too (coming THIS Sunday… 4 days from now… *nudge* *nudge*), seeing as part of the basic “mom responsibilities” is to record and keep the family memories.   And with the included video editing software, she can add pictures and music, grab still images from video frames, and post online to share Jimmy’s birthday party with even the most distant of relatives.

Or, for the adventurous, mount the Zi6 on your helmet or bike… then you’ll know how the little dog riding in the basket feels.

Poor wittle, guy.  Not a fwend in the world.

Kodak Zi6 Pocket HD Camcorder specs:

• HD quality video (720p at 60 fps with 16:9 aspect ratio);
• record hours of video with the expandable SD/SDHC card slot that can hold up to 32 GB;
• 2.4-inch LCD screen;
• slow motion playback;
• HD at 60 fps, HD at 30 fps, or VGA (Video Graphics Array)

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Don’t let those memories disappear forever.

Whether you’re a new parent wanting to capture those first baby steps or you’re into making home movies, camcorders are a best way to keep reliving those great memories of the past.

And Smarter can help you save when you’re shopping on a new Sony DCR-SR220D 120 Handycam Camcorder. This digital video recorder has an 180x optical zoom, a 2.7″ LCD display so you can easily view what you’re recording and a built-in zoom microphone.

Originally priced at $999.99 at Sony.com, the price has been slashed down to $899.99 and with our $50 coupon, you save a total of $150!

Enter in this Sony coupon during checkout: SR22SAVE50

This discount expires July 19th.

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