Reviews for Hard Disk Camcorders, Hard Drive Camcorders

"Manual control difficult to use; requires power connection when transferring video to the Mac....In low light and especially in well-lit situations, the HG21’s video is of high quality and the image is remarkably clear for a consumer camcorder...look for progressive scan modes if you want to enjoy good-looking full resolution images on a computer screen...The 24p Cinema Mode is what you would use if you want your video to have a movie theater-like feel, and..." read more »

"High-quality video; solid performance; broad manual feature set....Touch screen not responsive enough...The video quality is quite good, showing none of the artifacts that plagued the older models...Comparing these reviews to 527832 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 93/100 = Excellent...At 2.7 inches, the LCD is a typical size for this class of camcorder; overall, it's fairly good......" read more »

"The GZ-HD320 ($799 MSRP), GZ-HD300 ($699 MSRP), and GZ-HM200 ($579 MSRP) all feature the same 1/4.1-inch 3.05-megapixel CMOS sensor, a new 20x lens, 24Mbps AVCHD recording, a new processor, and face detection...All of JVC's 2009 camcorders announced today, including HD and standard definition models, are encased within the same compact body, which is both an engineering feat and likely a smart financial decision for JVC...Archiving footage is easy when the camcorders are connected to an Everio Share Station DVD burner..." read more »

"Oh, how we love new technology—especially when it comes in the form of a smaller, sleeker, easier-to-use device...The Everio G-Series digital camcorders have hard drive-based storage with capacities of either 60GB or 80GB, but you can also fit plenty of video and photos on a microSD/SDHC card, which offers another 4GB or 8GB of storage..." read more »

"Where the HS300 sports three CMOS sensors, the HS20 has just one...So despite shooting Full HD, the HS20 is unlikely to be in the same league for image quality...There is still an automated cover for the optics, and another thing the HS20 has in common with the HS300 is that it also sports a touchscreen...Apart from the top buttons to enable Intelligent Auto and PRE-REC modes, everything else is configured through the touchscreen..." read more »

"High-quality video; solid performance; electronic viewfinder; full manual feature set....Touch screen not responsive enough....In contrast to the older models, only the optical image stabilizer button lives inside the LCD recess, and most of the controls have been replaced by a hybrid button/touch screen interface...At 2.7 inches, the LCD is a typical size for this class of camcorder...Comparing these reviews to 101482 other Camcorders reviews gives this product..." read more »

"The SDR-H80 is a compact device that’s suited to anyone who isn’t yet ready to make the step up to HD...But even at the highest quality setting, 13.5 hours is a good amount...A travel mode lets you adjust the time easily when you’re on holiday, and an Intelligent Auto mode does a good job of detecting the right settings to use, including automatic face detection...A remarkable feature of the SDR-H80 is the 70x optical zoom, one of the most impressive we’ve seen for a while..." read more »

"Good video quality under bright light...Bad low-light video Expensive for what you get...The GPS-enabled Sony Handycam HDR-XR200V certainly sports innovative features, but it lacks the video quality needed to make it stand out from--or even measure up to--the best small AVCHD camcorders we've seen this year...The HDR-XR200V also includes two unique features, one useful, the other not...the HDR-XR200V earned a standard-lighting video..." read more »

"120GB AVCHD camcorder with built-in GPS; 6MP CMOS imager...Heavy, expensive; weak stills...I just got this camera today, and despite all the reviews saying this camera is great in low light, I am still getting noise on my images...Sony HDR-XR500V Review and User Opinions - Sony - Camcorders Reviews by Digital Trends 2009 09/26...Do you have an opinion on this product......" read more »

"The HD300 cements JVC's move from three-CCD to single-CMOS sensors...Video is recorded to a 60GB hard disk, and as with the HD10 only the AVCHD format is offered, not the quirky MPEG-2 option JVC favoured until the previous generation...Overall, though, the HD300 is meant to be used in automatic mode most of the time..." read more »