For people interested in camcorders, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) serves as an indicator of trends as exhibitors use the venue each year to introduce new products. This year's show was no exception, despite the economic slump that has affected demand not just for camcorders, but also for all digital imaging products, including digital cameras. At CES 2009, exhibiting companies introduced a broad array of products with new features, and these products, especially those with new functions, attracted visitors' attention.This year, the shift to high-definition (HD) camcorders is expected to gather momentum in the United States. "In 2009, the ratio of HD will rise to 60 percent in terms of value," said an of-ficial of Canon, Inc. Manufacturers have added HD models as main products, and more models are appearing with memory as recording media. Especially noticeable at CES was the expansion of products that employ both internal and external memories, which Canon brought out last year.
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