Best Camcorders - Multimedia Card (MMC) Memory Card Type, SP Recording Speed, 0 to 1 MegaPixels Memory Still Resolution, 24 to 38 x Optical Zoom

'poor low-light performance'

'had difficulty finding and maintaining sharp focus at 35x, even in bright light.'

'poor low-light performance'

'poor low-light performance'

'Unfortunately, the camcorder could not hold a sharp focus in Easy Recording mode, even in bright light, at its maximum optical zoom of 35x.'

'Colors appeared dark, and the overall exposure wasn't great.'

'Colors were dark, and the overall exposure wasn't great.'

'severely dark picture and overwhelming noise'

'Samsung SC-D365 Video PerformanceThe Samsung SC-D365 has a 1/6” CCD with 680k gross pixels.'

'At 60 lux, the GR-D395's image with the AGC on is not great.'

'The small CCD simply could not gather enough light for decent performance.'

'Specs:.'

'The automatic controls on the SC-DC164 were poor, either jarring in their adjustments, or as in the case of focus sometimes unable to make a proper adjustment at all.'

'Every other major manufacturer ??? Sony, Canon, and Panasonic ??? offer DVD camcorders that are significantly better in some, if not all, regards.'

'poor low-light performance'

'The port cover didn't fit and never closed completely and had a tendency to open and jam up fingers of the right hand in a rather annoying manner'

'Poor viewfinder design'

'the lack of an accessory shoe is disappointing'

'It scored poorly in our tests, in both normal and low-light conditions: video colors lacked bite, and fine details got lost in haze.'

'Low quality still images.'

'Photo quality is extremely poor, with shots lacking detail and with noise and artifacts evident in indoor and outdoor photos alike.'

'The user must rely on the built-in microphone as no mic port is available.'