Reviewed on September 9, 2009The Nikon D300s is a great camera, especially if you need the burst speed or slightly improved low-light focus, but if you don't care about video you might consider looking for a really good deal on a D300 and using what you save to splurge on a good lens.TAGS:Nikon Corp., dot, CMOS, cycle, coverage, kit, shot, lens, JPEG, camera
Reviewed on October 2, 2009An excellent flash-based prosumer HD camcorder, the Canon Vixia HF S11 has the advantage of an excellent image stabilizer but it disappointingly lacks an eye-level viewfinder.TAGS:Canon Vixia, camcorder, Canon Inc., lens, CMOS, touch screen, video
Reviewed on October 6, 2006An excellent HD video camcorder with some annoying quirks, the Canon HV10 delivers almost everything a technophile wants for making home videos.TAGS:Canon Inc., CMOS, camcorder, video
Reviewed on July 2, 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., GPS, CMOS, hard drive, camcorder, photograph, video
Reviewed on August 25, 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 August 3, 2005Attractive and compact, the Sony Handycam DCR-PC1000 MiniDV camera offers excellent image quality for its class and brings CMOS technology to the world of camcorders. But its overly clever user interface doesn't do its feature set justice.TAGS:CMOS, Sony Corp., camcorder, video
Reviewed on September 9, 2009The Nikon D300s is a great camera, especially if you need the burst speed or slightly improved low-light focus, but if you don't care about video you might consider looking for a really good deal on a D300 and using what you save to splurge on a good lens.TAGS:Nikon Corp., dot, CMOS, cycle, lens, coverage, JPEG, shot, kit, camera
Reviewed on July 2, 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, CMOS, Sony Corp., GPS, camcorder, hard drive, photograph, video
Reviewed on May 28, 2008Pentax's 14MP K20D is a great choice for a midlevel SLR and offers a lot of bang for the buck.TAGS:Pentax, SLR, flash, shot, CMOS, camera, battery, photograph
Reviewed on August 25, 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, camcorder, degree, LCD, photograph, hard drive
Reviewed on August 25, 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 August 12, 2009While the Sony Alpha DSLR-A380 is a solid inexpensive dSLR with a few nice features that will probably satisfy many shooters, it doesn't deliver quite enough on any front to outshine competitors.TAGS:lens, dot, Sony Corp., CMOS, SLR
Reviewed on June 26, 2007Sigma and Foveon fans, who have been waiting eagerly for this camera, might be interested in the SD14, but consumers can easily find more bang for their buck from other SLRs on the market.TAGS:Sigma, dial, sensor, camera, filter, CCD, SLR, CMOS, menu, digital camera, photograph
Reviewed on May 28, 2008Pentax's 14MP K20D is a great choice for a midlevel SLR and offers a lot of bang for the buck.TAGS:Pentax, SLR, flash, shot, CMOS, camera, photograph
Reviewed on August 25, 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 August 12, 2009While the Sony Alpha DSLR-A380 is a solid inexpensive dSLR with a few nice features that will probably satisfy many shooters, it doesn't deliver quite enough on any front to outshine competitors.TAGS:dot, lens, Sony Corp., CMOS, SLR