Best HD Camcorder

TOP 3 HD Consumer Camcorders Test

If you’re a fan of a sharp and crisp picture as ourselves, then Panasonic TM900 is the best choice. It is similar to what you will see from most flagship HD camcorders. Your video will look fantastic on your HD LCD TV.

Canon HF G10 would be your best choice if you constantly record at home or if you like to capture some spectacular night scenery. Dinner with candles using no light will look smooth without noise. Canon outbids the consumer camcorder competition in this round.

Panasonic SDT750 improves its stabilization with Hybrid OIS feature. It reduces shakes by 85%. Over the years Panasonic camcorders have done an excellent job with stabilization, so you can’t go wrong with either one in our test.

The winner in this round – Panasonic TM900 have three types of zoom: Optical 12 x, Advanced 20 x and digital 700 x. You can use manual focus. With the stabilization Panasonic uses and its great zooming capabilities you can record far away objects witout any distortion.

CANON HF G10 records for about 114 minutes. That’s about 10 minutes more than other camcorders in our test.

Panasonic TM900 is the best choice when it comes to price. It is also a winner in our test which makes this camcorder even more attractive. It’s the best time to buy your new camcorder because of lots of sales that take place before Christmas. Right now you can save $320 – Look Here ( amazon site ). Look underneath how much you can save if you buy your new camcorder today.

Panasonic TM900 is the best choice for everyday use. It is also the cheapest camcorder. However if you like to record at night then Canon HF G10 would be your best bet. For 3D fans we would highly recommend the Panasonic SDT750.

There are currently 3 Best HD Camcorders on the market for regular consumers right now and the debate over which one is the best has been going on from day one they showed up in stores. Usually buyers are eager to find out, which camcorder has the best picture quality, which one has the sharpest image or which one records best at night. We will test those 3 aspects, plus more just to make it an easier choice on your next HD Camcorder purchase with our ultimate test.

Take a look at our best 2011 HD Camcorder Test.

TOP 3 CAMCORDERS FOR 2011

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CANON HF S21 – 64 GB internal flash memory, two SD/SDHC memory card slots
PANASONIC TM700 – 32 GB internal flash memory, SDXC memory card compatibility ( however there’s also another model HS700 with a 240 GB internal hard drive here)
SONY CX550V – 64 GB internal flash memory, SD/SDHC and memory stick compatibility

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SO, WHICH ONE IS THE BEST? LET’S REVIEW!

PANASONIC TM700 is the absolute winner in this category. The TM700 delivers the sharpest and the most crispy video quality you can image among a consumer carry around camcorders. The footage shows a fantastic depth and great white balance delivers bright video. Panasonic has the best built in image stabilization which is also one of the main factors to achieve an excellent video quality.

CANON HF S21 took a second place with great video sharpness although not as sharp as the TM700. The HF S21 had the most accurate colors with straight out of the box settings.

SONY CX 550V delivered the softest video, but had the most vivid colors. Wait untill we test this camera during the night filming.

PANASONIC TM700 Although it records a little darker video than Sony , it has better color accuracy and noise levels in dark than most camcorders.

SONY CX 550V slightly worse color accuracy and noise than Panasonic TM 700. Very poor low light sensivity

CANON HF S21 dissapointing result with low light performance. Color accuracy and noise levels was worse then Panasonic or Sony.

SONY CX 550V seems to have the best image stabilization which helps a lot when you record while walking

PANASONIC TM700 with second place barely noticeable difference comparing to Sony CX 550V

CANON HF S21 did not score very well in this category which makes this camera not a good walk around camera

PANASONIC TM700 with the color accuracy test proved to be a camcorder from the upper class scoring twice as much points as the competition.

SONY CX 550V did a little better then Canon HF S21, but the result is not that good

CANON HF S21 did a step back comparing to its earlier model and did not improved in this field

PANASONIC TM700 One of the best Camcorders when it comes to Audio.With the 5.1 surround internal mic, manual audio controls, audio level controls and a nice wind cut feature.

SONY CX 550V has also a 5.1 channel surround sound. It lacks the manual audio levels controls.

CANON HF S21 records only 2-channel digital audio. You need to purchase a seperate 5.1 channel adapter for about $230. It does have manual controls though.

CANON HF S21 Although it does not record in 60p like Panasonic TM 700 does it records with native 24p mode. Canon also has its PF30 and PF24 modes that record at 60i, but create the look of 24p and 30p frame rates.

PANASONIC TM700 records at very high 60p bitrate which produces finest looking video.

SONY CX 550V Records only in 60i mode. No other alternatives

SONY CX 550V average 107 minutes of video. The same amount of minutes as Panasonic TM 700. If you tweak the LCD settings you will get more time – we added a bonus point for that

PANASONIC TM700 average 107 minutes of video.

CANON HF S21 Canon did actually worse with ony about 88 minutes of recording

PANASONIC TM700 winner – 66 x 69 x138mm – shorter and smaller than Sony & Canon. Weighting 440 grams with battery.

SONY CX 550V Second place – 66 x 74 x143mm – weighting 48 grams with battery

CANON HF S21 67 x 72 x 141mm – weighting 485 grams with battery

PANASONIC TM700 $749 – around $200 cheaper than the Sony or Canon right now

CANON HF S21 $1006

SONY CX 550V $1025

Panasonic TM700 may be the best choice for you as it is the best consumer camcorder so far. It delivers the best picture quality and seems to be the best choice for dark scenery, travel or vacation. it is also the cheapest one right now, how about that!? It’s $250 cheaper than other camcorders in test.

Sony CX550V would be the best choice for home videos because of its wide angle lens.

Canon HF S21 would be the best choice if you like to play with video editing software because of many recording formats this camcorder offers.

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