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Top 10 best Camcorders
There are a lot of choices when it comes to camcorders these days,but how to find a high quality, efficient and very user friendly camcorders at a affordable prices can be pretty difficult. Here are our collections of the best digital camcorders around different price. Hope this can help those who are just planning to pick a camcorder.
Top 1 - Sony Handycam HDR-CX700V
Sony's newest high-end camcorder—the Handycam HDR-CX700V—offers Full HD 60p and 24p recording, as well as a traditional 60i record mode. These new frame rate options, along with the camcorder's 96GB of internal flash memory, make it one of the best camcorder to hit the shelves in 2011.
Top 2 - Panasonic HDC-HS300
The Panasonic HDC-HS300 has just about everything you could want in a high-end consumer camcorder. It features a wide range of manual controls and a special set of automated controls that are designed to work with Panasonic's new touchscreen LCD system. With a 120GB internal hard drive and excellent HD video performance,This is undoubtedly a first-class camcorder.
Top 3 - Panasonic HDC-TM900
The Panasonic HDC-TM900 is the successor to the lauded HDC-TM700. The TM900 offers the same fantastic video performance as its predecessor, particularly with its widely-praised 1080/60p mode, but Panasonic didn't improve on much else. It has a slightly larger LCD and a few extra touch screen features, that's about it.
Top 4 - Panasonic HDC-TM700
One of the least expensive and most compact camcorders available with a full manual feature set and electronic viewfinder, plus a 1080/60p recording mode, the Panasonic HDC-TM700 presents an attractive option for users dissatisfied by the quality and lack of controls of midrange HD camcorders but wary of paying $1,000 this could be a good inexpensive camera.
Top 5 - Panasonic HDC-TM300
The Panasonic HDC-TM300 is the flash memory equivalent of the HDC-HS300.Without the bulky hard drive, the TM300 has a slimmer profile that's more comfortable to hold and easier on the eyes. The TM300 records excellent video in all lighting conditions, captures surprisingly good still photos, and has just about every feature you could want in a consumer camcorder.
Top 6 - Canon HF S21
The Vixia HF S21 is the new-and-improved flagship camcorder from Canon. With 64GB of internal flash memory, two SD/SDHC memory card slots, and a brand new touchscreen LCD, Canon appears to have put in quite an effort in revamping last year's HF S11. The HF S21 is part of the HF S series from Canon, which also features the HF S20 and HF S200.
Top 7 - Canon Vixia HF S10
The Vixia HF S10 is one of three "flagship" camcorders released by Canon this year. It doesn't have the updated stabilization or the increased capacity of the recently released HF S11. However, this camcorder offers the same excellent performance, while giving consumers more convenience than the card-only HF S100.
Top 8 - Canon HF S11
The Canon HF S11 is a flagship camcorder from Canon.What you get is 64GB of internal flash memory (twice that of its predecessor), an extra level of image stabilization, and compatibility with Canon's RA-V1 LANC adapter (see Connectivity section). These are certainly useful features, but they might not warrant a race to the stores for the HF S11.
Top 9 - Canon Vixia HF S100
The Canon Vixia HF S100 represent the top of the line from the manufacturer's camcorders. The 8.59-megapixel sensor, large lens and excellent new custom control dial are just some of the features. Canon has also improved the overall video performance, although some low light performance was sacrificed in order to achieve incredibly high sharpness.
Top 10 - Sony HDR-CX500V
The HDR-CX500V (MSRP $1099) from Sony is a high-end HD camcorder that records to 32GB of internal memory or Memory Stick cards. Its compact design is certainly striking and If you want even more internal memory, Sony sells an HDR-CX520V that contains 64GB of internal memory for $1299. Other than memory, it has the same internal specs as the HDR-CX500V.
Hope the above two lists can be helpful for you. There are also many other aspects you should take into account before making the final decision. For example, you can also learn more about the difference between SD and HD camcorders or the comparison between a camcorder and camera.


