Digital Video Camera & Camcorder Review

Put the You in YouTube in 2007. We’ve looked through all of our camcorder reviews. Below you’ll find the four we’re highlighting to put you on the fast track to online video on the cheap.

Mini DV camcorders for around $200
Canon ZR500 Camcorder

Samsung SC-D363 MiniDV Camcorder

Memory-based camcorders for around $100
Aiptek MPVR

Pure Digital PSV-351

CamcorderInfo has named the Canon Elura 100 the best camera priced under $400. Gizmodo responded with a simply put WTF.
Camcorder info pointed out its many features for the price:
In addition to a large imager, the Elura 100 sports a microphone input - a must for recording audio to match the quality of your video, and […]

What’s the difference between Sony’s DVD505 and the DVD405? Common sense would tell you that the one with the bigger number–and bigger price tag–is better. In the end, it depends on what is most important to you.
The DVD505 costs about $700. The DVD405 weighs in at about $500.
What’s the extra $200 on the 505 get […]

Not to be confused with the SC-X210L, because the major difference is just a few feet of wire. You can decide whether that’s worth the extra two hundred bones.
For someone wanting to document their extreme sports, the six hundred dollar range is a small price to pay. Quality is quality, right?

Gizmodo has some encouraging words:
The […]

Holy smokes. Just about any camera is good enough quality for online video. But if you’re looking to have your footage look good on a high defintion TV, check out this puppy.
Did I mention it’s only $1,300? For “true HD in your pocket.”
It claims to have state-of-the-art image stabilization, but that would still be my […]

The cheaper cousin to the Hitachi DZ-GX3300A, this is still a darn fine camera.
As with all DVD camcorders, the video is written directly to a DVD. Unlike many other DV cams, there is no option to plug directly into your computer via USB or Firewire. That is a major drawback in this day of online […]

This should be a hit with outdoors enthusiasts and mothers with children who love to swim. Oh, and anyone looking for a durable, affordable camcorder. Find out more about it, or check out the review round-up:
Gizmodo:
“Besides being water-resistant, which is a nice plus if you find that your camera is always getting splashed when taking […]

Like the PV-GS400, the PV-GS180 has three CCDs. In a 1CCD system, all of the incoming light information is processed by the same CCD. The more advanced 3CCD system uses three distinct CCDs for processing, so there is absolutely no light loss. You can see the results in beautifully rendered images with vivid color, fine […]

CamcorderInfo reports on the Sony HDR-SR1:
“At a press event in New York today, along with the unveiling of four other models, Sony announced the first hard drive based high definition camcorder, their new HDR-SR1. The HDR-SR1 uses the new AVCHD format to encode video, at up to 24 Megabits per second, to an internal hard […]

Through July 31, Sony is offering a camcorder trade-up program for any brand of camcorder. From the Sony Trade-Up site:
“Trade-up a qualifying camcorder, Sony or not, and get an e-coupon to spend at sonystyle.com. Start by finding the value of your old technology with our Trade-up estimator, then send it send it right to us […]