Reviewed on March 4, 2010The Samsung HMX-R10's plentiful shooting features and fine-quality HD video for its class--at least in good lighting--make it a very good compact HD camcorder. However, its design definitely isn't for everyone.TAGS:camcorder, positioning, lens, Samsung Electronics, touch screen, control, video, LCD, photograph
Reviewed on August 24, 2009An interesting design doesn't offset the so-so video quality and performance, especially for the higher priced HMX-H106, H105, and H104. If you're set on this series, though, the no-memory-included Samsung HMX-H100 is probably the best deal of the bunch.TAGS:rotation, CMOS, touch screen, degree, camcorder, Samsung Electronics, LCD, photograph, hard drive
Reviewed on March 4, 2010The Samsung HMX-R10's plentiful shooting features and fine-quality HD video for its class--at least in good lighting--make it a very good compact HD camcorder. However, its design definitely isn't for everyone.TAGS:camcorder, positioning, Samsung Electronics, lens, touch screen, control, LCD, video, photograph
Reviewed on March 22, 2010The Panasonic SDR-S50 standard-definition camcorder is worth considering for its manual controls and powerful zoom lens in a very compact body--not video quality.TAGS:lens, Panasonic, camcorder, SDHC, joystick, SD card, battery, video, photograph
Reviewed on June 22, 2010Panasonic's quartet of entry-level HD camcorders--the HDC-HS60, TM60, TM55, and SD60--delivers a nice manual feature set and good performance, as well as solid video quality for their class. As long as you don't pay list price, the SD60 is a great value, and if possible, avoid paying the unnecessary price premium for the hard drive in the HS60.TAGS:Panasonic, camcorder, connector, switch, design, LCD, hard drive, video, photograph
Reviewed on August 24, 2009An interesting design doesn't offset the so-so video quality and performance, especially for the higher priced HMX-H106, H105, and H104. If you're set on this series, though, the no-memory-included Samsung HMX-H100 is probably the best deal of the bunch.TAGS:CMOS, rotation, touch screen, Samsung Electronics, degree, camcorder, LCD, photograph, hard drive
Reviewed on July 1, 2009Though their geotagging capabilities are mostly novelty and their interfaces could use a complete overhaul, the top-notch video quality, performance, and consumer-friendly feature sets of the Sony Handycam HDR-XR500V and HDR-XR520V make them worthy camcorder options. Both are overpriced, but since 14 hours of recording time is plenty--especially if supplemented with flash media--the HDR-XR500V is the better deal of the two.TAGS:Sony Handycam, touch screen, Sony Corp., CMOS, GPS, hard drive, camcorder, photograph, video