Reviewed on June 7, 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 Inc., Canon Vixia, AVCHD, CMOS, camcorder, touch screen, video
Reviewed on August 5, 2010At its best, the Canon Vixia HF M3x series--composed of the M300, M30, M31, and M32--delivers a very good blend of video quality, features, and performance for the money, but some people may find the touch-screen interface extremely frustrating to use and the battery life painfully short. Plus, you really need to bump up to the highest bit rate quality. Of the series, the HF M300 is the best deal.TAGS:Canon Inc., Canon Vixia, camcorder, CMOS, LCD, touch screen, battery, button, photograph, video
Reviewed on June 7, 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 August 17, 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., pixel, AVCHD, camcorder, resolution, CMOS, touch screen, video
Reviewed on August 5, 2010At its best, the Canon Vixia HF M3x series--composed of the M300, M30, M31, and M32--delivers a very good blend of video quality, features, and performance for the money, but some people may find the touch-screen interface extremely frustrating to use and the battery life painfully short. Plus, you really need to bump up to the highest bit rate quality. Of the series, the HF M300 is the best deal.TAGS:Canon Inc., Canon Vixia, SDHC, camcorder, CMOS, touch screen, LCD, battery, button, photograph, video
Reviewed on October 6, 2010As long as image softness doesn't bother you, the fast-shooting Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9 is a quite capable camera for taking photos under a variety of conditions without much effort from the user.TAGS:Sony Cyber-Shot, camera, Sony Corp., CMOS, touch screen, MPEG-4, battery, LCD, 3D, movie
Reviewed on August 17, 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 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, cycle, CMOS, lens, coverage, shot, kit, JPEG, camera
Reviewed on August 5, 2010At its best, the Canon Vixia HF M3x series--composed of the M300, M30, M31, and M32--delivers a very good blend of video quality, features, and performance for the money, but some people may find the touch-screen interface extremely frustrating to use and the battery life painfully short. Plus, you really need to bump up to the highest bit rate quality. Of the series, the HF M300 is the best deal.TAGS:Canon Vixia, Canon Inc., camcorder, CMOS, LCD, touch screen, battery, button, photograph, video
Reviewed on March 11, 2010A fast, inexpensive dSLR with better-than-average low-light quality, the Pentax K-x nevertheless has some flaws, such as unreliable image stabilization, to watch out for.TAGS:Pentax, dot, segment, lens, coverage, JPEG, SLR, CCD, CMOS, photograph, camera
Reviewed on June 7, 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:SDHC, Canon Vixia, Canon Inc., AVCHD, CMOS, camcorder, touch screen, video