Digital Trends

Canon Vixia HF200
Review date: 05/06/2009
"For $750, the HF200 is probably the best HD camcorder you can buy in this price range."

Canon Vixia HF S10
Review date: 04/21/2009
"As far as we're concerned, this is the video quality standard bearer for consumer camcorders circa 2009."

Canon Optura 600
Review date: 10/24/2005
"As of this date, this is the best iteration of combination camcorder/digital still camera I have tested."

Sony HDR-TG5V
Review date: 06/29/2009
"Sleek, svelte, and a snap to use, the only serious problem with the HDR-TG5V is its price."

Sony HDR-SR11
Review date: 02/17/2009
"The Sony Handycam HDR-SR11 is a slightly mixed bag with the ledger heavily weighted to the positive."

Canon Vixia HG21
Review date: 09/30/2008
"Simply put: this baby is in the top ranks of 2008 consumer camcorders."

Sony HDR-SR12
Review date: 05/22/2008
"The Sony Handycam HDR-SR12 is a slightly mixed bag with the ledger heavily weighted to the positive."

JVC Everio GZ-HD6
Review date: 03/25/2008
"Quality is very impressive, menus are easy to navigate and adjust, the ergonomics are just dandy."

Sony HDR-CX7
Review date: 08/13/2007
"Sony has introduced a high-quality HD camcorder that records to flash memory—and it's a winner for all my nitpicking."

Canon HV20
Review date: 06/04/2007
"It seems Canon took the complaints about the HV10 to heart and solved most of them."

Canon Powershot TX1
Review date: 04/10/2007
"I found myself absolutely brimming with excitement over the Canon Powershot TX1."

Panasonic HDC-SD1
Review date: 02/07/2007
"I'm not given to hyperbole but the HDC-SD1 is at the top of the pack for consumer camcorders circa early 2007."

Panasonic VDR-D300
Review date: 05/04/2006
"This is the best DVD camcorder I have tested to date."

Sony DCR-DVD203
Review date: 10/03/2005
"Convenience with a touch of 21st Century home entertainment technology is the message here."

JVC Everio GZ-HM400
Review date: 09/10/2009
"The JVC Everio GZ-HM400 isn't a perfect two-in-one device, but it's a very good camcorder with just a few limitations."

Samsung HMX-H106
Review date: 07/08/2009
"We found the menus—Quick and otherwise--to be nicely designed and coupled with the touchscreen, drop-dead easy to use."

Sony HDR-XR500V
Review date: 05/12/2009
"This is heavy-duty firepower geared for someone very serious about home videos."

Panasonic HDC-HS300
Review date: 04/10/2009
"Panasonic has made the sensors in the HDC-HS300 work overtime — color quality and resolution are exceptional."

Sony HDR-CX100
Review date: 03/31/2009
"Sony's CX100 remains the best option for full HD on a budget."

Canon Vixia HF10
Review date: 04/04/2008
"Good, not great is the bottom line for this one."

Sony HDR-HC7
Review date: 06/24/2007
"Like the Canon HV20, I have no problems recommending this camcorder even though it's tape based."

Panasonic PV-GS300
Review date: 01/03/2007
"Think of this review as a farewell gift to the SD Mini DV shoppers out there."

Canon HV10
Review date: 12/04/2006
"If you want to save holiday memories, definitely think high-def"

Sony DCR-SR100
Review date: 09/07/2006
"Video results in easy mode were good - not great - although much better than the Everio GZ-MG505."

Sony DCR-HC96
Review date: 05/01/2006
"The quality of the clips was good without the digital noise found on many DVD camcorders."

JVC Everio G GZ-MG670 HDD
Review date: 02/24/2009
"Is it worth the extra cash compared to Flip Mino or a similar-type camcorder?"

Flip Video MinoHD Camcorder
Review date: 02/19/2009
"The MinoHD remains the kind of camcorder you will only likely use for short clips..."

JVC Everio GZ-HD40
Review date: 09/23/2008
"A solid but not outstanding high-def camcorder but you have to love that 120GB HDD."

JVC EVERIO GZ-HD3
Review date: 09/30/2007
"...you'll love the five hours of storage, nice ergonomics and pretty HD video."

Panasonic HDC-SX5
Review date: 09/16/2007
"I don't care how Panasonic achieves its 1920 x 1080I spec using three 520K pixel CCDs—the results were top notch."

JVC GZ-MG505
Review date: 07/20/2006
"You may be a tape purist but nothing beats the playlists that instantly appear when you put a HDD camcorder in playback mode."

JVC Everio X GZ-X900
Review date: 06/30/2009
"JVC has added some strange features (high-speed recording) while cutting far more useful scene modes for video."

JVC Everio S GZ-MS100
Review date: 06/16/2008
"There are many other less expensive gadgets that let you post to YouTube but quality is pretty weak."

JVC Everio GZ-HD7
Review date: 06/10/2007
"The Everio HD7 is a hefty camcorder but has a nice solid feel, balancing well in the palm of your hand."

Toshiba Gigashot GSC-R30
Review date: 06/05/2006
"The Toshiba gigashot GSC-R30 is clearly Version 1.0 and you should look elsewhere to satisfy your HDD jones."

JVC GZ-MG70U
Review date: 11/02/2005
"JVC did not hit a home run with the GZ-MG70U, more like a double."

Sharp VL-Z7U
Review date: 08/05/2003
"With adequate lighting, colors were rendered accurately and with very good contrast."

Flip MinoHD 2nd Generation (120 Min)
Review date: 10/20/2009
"Lay the Mino HD side-by-side with its competitors, and style-conscious YouTubeographers will pick it up first every time."

Panasonic HDC-SD100
Review date: 10/22/2008
"You're much better off spending the extra cash and buying the Canon HG21, Sony HDR-SR12/SR11, JVC GZ-HD40/HD30."

Flip Mino
Review date: 06/12/2008
"...if you're buying it for yourself as your primary camera, spend a little more and get something different."

Panasonic HDC-HS9
Review date: 05/27/2008
"Panasonic's quality doesn't compare to the other models out there."

Hitachi DZ-HS300A
Review date: 04/16/2007
"Even with all the flaws, I have to give Hitachi some praise for designing this hybrid."

Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2
Review date: 06/14/2007
"The search for a really good two-in-one imaging device continues."

Hitachi DZ-GX20A
Review date: 08/28/2005
"Overall, the DZ-GX20A is rather button-free and is not intimidating."

Samsung SC-DC564
Review date: 04/10/2007
"The SC-DC564 is a very unfair and misleading example of the great technology products Samsung is able to produce."