Reviewed on January 31, 2011It's speedy, feature-packed, and an excellent ILC for shooting video, but to consistently get really good photos out of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 requires shooting raw.TAGS:Panasonic Lumix, Panasonic, AVCHD, JPEG, lens, noise, camcorder, video, photograph, camera
Reviewed on May 14, 2009If you're willing to pay a premium to be on the cutting edge of digital photography and video, and as long as you don't shoot sports or in dark venues, then you'll likely love the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1. But if you're simply attracted by the not-to-be-underestimated flexibility of interchangeable lenses with autofocus and depth-of-field control for video, wait for the price to fall a few hundred bucks.TAGS:Panasonic Lumix, AVCHD, Panasonic, lens, SLR, movie, camera, camcorder, setting, video, photograph
Reviewed on June 6, 2010Though they're an excellent trio of camcorders, the Vixia HF S21, HF S20, and HF S200 are significantly more expensive than their respective competitors, especially since the S20 and S200 lack electronic viewfinders. If you can forgo some of the subtleties of the manual controls, you can probably get what you need with a cheaper camcorder.TAGS:Canon Vixia, Canon Inc., AVCHD, CMOS, camcorder, touch screen, video
Reviewed on January 31, 2011It's speedy, feature-packed, and an excellent ILC for shooting video, but to consistently get really good photos out of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 requires shooting raw.TAGS:Panasonic Lumix, Panasonic, AVCHD, JPEG, lens, noise, camcorder, video, photograph, camera
Reviewed on August 16, 2010If you're looking to shoot great HD video on the cheap, keep looking; the Canon Vixia HF R series delivers decent video at best, even for its modest price. But for a low-priced model with mic and headphone jacks, the HF R100 is a pretty good deal.TAGS:Canon Vixia, Canon Inc., AVCHD, pixel, resolution, camcorder, CMOS, touch screen, video
Reviewed on August 16, 2010If you're looking to shoot great HD video on the cheap, keep looking; the Canon Vixia HF R series delivers decent video at best, even for its modest price. But for a low-priced model with mic and headphone jacks, the HF R100 is a pretty good deal.TAGS:Canon Vixia, Canon Inc., AVCHD, pixel, camcorder, resolution, CMOS, touch screen, video
Reviewed on April 15, 2008One of a pair of Canon's first flash-based camcorders, the Canon Vixia HF100, delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package.TAGS:Canon Vixia, lens, Canon Inc., AVCHD, joystick, camcorder, design, LCD, video