Top 5-10 digital camcorders???

Question

I'm having a difficult time looking for this, so if you can find one that is good and not really expensive (at least $150), you get the best answer!

Answer 1

Greetings,

The best camcorder for the cheapest price in the world is the Canon ZR-900.  It's running about $215 USD.  It even includes a Mic input!  (Mini DV, standard def.)

The best consumer camcorder in general, I believe would be the HV30 (or HV20, slightly older).  (Mini DV, High Def, true mpeg2 recording.)  It's running around $800.

Also, worth looking at also would be the Sanyo Xacti HD1000.  This interesting tiny camcorder is HD in the H.264 format (AVCHD) and records to a SD card!  The price is around $680.  

There are tons of other camcorders.  There really is not one answer to your question - that is why you asked about the top five or ten.  These are my top three.  

My favorite professional camcorder right now is the Sony HVR-Z7U.  It costs big bucks but if money was no object...  See the review link.

Hope that helps...

Jeff

Seattle, WA