Best Camcorders - SDHC Card Memory Card Type, true MPEG Movie Mode, CMOS Image Sensor Type, H.264 Recording Format

Camcorders Memory Card Type: SDHC Card MPEG Movie Mode: true Image Sensor Type: CMOS Recording Format: H.264

3 Consumer

3 Canon 3 Jvc 3 Panasonic 3 Sony

3 Pocket

4 0.256 to 8 GB 6 8 to 64 GB 5 64 to 500 GB

9 1 to 3 MegaPixels 6 3 to 8 MegaPixels

8 0 to 13 x 3 13 to 24 x

5 0 to 2 Hours 6 2 to 5 Hours 3 5 to 14 Hours

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Panasonic HDC-SD90
What reviews say:

'Comprehensive enthusiast features.'

'Input/output terminals.'

'Images were really smooth with very few jagged edges and no visible pixellation.'

'huge zoom and superb image stabilisation'
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Canon VIXIA HF R21
What reviews say:

Simple to use

Picture and video quality are extremely impressive
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Sony HDR-XR160
What reviews say:

'sub-HD resolution sensor'

Menus are well laid out and easy to navigate

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Large 3-inch touchscreen LCD
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JVC Everio GZ-HM1
What reviews say:

'the main zoom is large and the record button comfortably placed for the more traditional HandyCam posture.'

'nice, large zoom rocker switch'

'We don't like how the text scrolls (it is a bit slow and hard to read), but we're happy to see this helpful information on the menu screen.'

'The new GZ-HM1 HD Everio offers a full slate of technologies to optimize picture quality and an array of manual controls for creative flexibility. '
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JVC Everio GZ-HM450
What reviews say:

Small and light, convenient to carry around

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Frustrating user interface

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Small and light, convenient to carry around.
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Canon VIXIA HF M400
What reviews say:

Nice set of features

Slightly grainy in situations with varying brightness levels (indoors)
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Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5
What reviews say:

'There's also no HDMI output for an easy single-cable connection for audio and video to an HDTV. '

'slim, lightweight design'

'5-megapixel stills'

'Digital zoom isn't available when shooting at 1920x1080 30p and, when available, should be avoided as it not only looks awful, but is jerky to boot too.'
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JVC Everio GZ-HM30
What reviews say:

'Decent image quality.'

Lacks onboard storage - additional memory card purchase required
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Panasonic HDC-TM300
What reviews say:

'Touch screen not responsive enough..'

'Audio capture was decent--more than adequate for casual shooters, but in the middle of the pack among the camcorders we tested.'

'no specific progressive mode'

'Audio capture was decent; more than adequate for casual shooters, but in the middle of the pack among the camcorders we tested.'
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Kodak Zi8
What reviews say:

'best pocket camcorder'

'versatile audio options'

'terrible pocket camcorder'

'Kodak's new Zi8 bucks the leader by addressing many of its predecessor's shortcomings, while systematically outdoing the competition on just about every feature.'

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