News and reviews of camcorders, including HD camcorders

Full-sized HD camcorders buying guide

Christopher Breen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:07:00 -0800

How to choose the right HD camcorder? We’ve got some shopping tips if you’re in the market for one this holiday season. And we’ve got a few camcorder recommendations based on what we’ve reviewed over the past year.

Pocket HD camcorders buying guide

Christopher Breen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:07:00 -0800

The pocket camcorder may be the hottest holiday gift this year. To help you make a decision, here are some of our top-rated pocket camcorders from the products we’ve reviewed.

Slideshow: Camcorders for the holidays

Macworld Staff — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:06:00 -0800

A look at HD camcorders for the holiday shopping season.

Review: Sony Handycam HDR-XR520V HD camcorder

Rob Mead — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:30:00 -0800

Sony’s Handycam HDR-XR520V is a monster when it comes to storage capacity, with a 240GB hard drive.

Review: Sony Handycam HDR-CX520V HD camcorder

Rob Mead — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:30:00 -0800

China has ordered Google to suspend its foreign Web site search service after warning that the company's filtering of pornography was too weak.

Review: Memorex MCC225 MyVideo HD pocket camcorder

Tim Moynihan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800

The MyVideo is purely a budget buy, but a solid one. Its looks and build quality may not be something you can fall in love with, but it shoots good enough video in bright light to make it a decent value for the $130 price.

Review: Panasonic HDC-HS300 HD camcorder

Rob Mead — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0800

Panasonic’s HDC-HS300 is capable of extraordinary video quality and offer a good range of manual options, with manual lens ring controls that are as easy to use as they are capable.

Review: Panasonic HDC-TM300 HD camcorder

Jim Feeley — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:30:00 -0800

Panasonic's HDC-TM300 HD camcorder captures good video and still images, allows deep manual control, and provides useful automated settings.

Review: Sanyo VPC-WH1 HD camcorder

Jim Feeley — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:10:00 -0800

There are only two reasons to buy Sanyo’s Xacti VPC-WH1 HD camcorder, but they’re good reasons: It’s inexpensive, and it’s waterproof.

Review: JVC Everio GZ-HM400

Rob Mead — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:50:00 -0800

Designed to sit at the top of JVC’s Everio camcorder line, the GZ-HM400 should give its rivals a run for their money.

Review: JVC Picsio GC-FM1 pocket HD camcorder

Tim Moynihan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800

On paper, JVC’s Picsio GC-FM1 pocket HD camcorder is loaded. But pocket-camcorder championships aren’t won on paper, they’re won on-screen and in your hands

Restore your old pictures with iPhoto

Derrick Story — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:55:00 -0700

Return your scanned old photos to their former glory with a few easy adjustments in iPhoto.

Review: Canon Vixia HF S10 HD camcorder

Jim Feeley — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:47:00 -0700

The overall image quality, deep manual controls, and decent ease of use make Canon’s Vixia HF S10 an excellent choice for both advanced and casual videographers.

Review: Flip MinoHD (120 minutes)

Christopher Breen — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:14:00 -0700

The first Flip camcorder released under the Cisco brand is a winner.

Review: Sanyo Xacti VPC-FH1 HD camcorder

Jim Feeley — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:47:00 -0700

Sanyo’s Xacti VPC-FH1 is a high-definition (HD) camcorder that delivers good-looking video and stills.

Must-have apps for iPhone photographers

Heather Kelly — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:45:00 -0700

Lo-fi iPhone phone photography is gaining respect as a legitimate art form. Make your shots gallery-worthy with these apps.

Sony develops single-lens 3D camera

Martyn Williams — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:10:00 -0700

Sony has developed a movie camera capable of shooting 3-D images with a single lens and plans to unveil it at next week's Ceatec show in Tokyo.

Make your iPhone video pop

John Brandon — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:30:00 -0700

How to shoot crisp and colorful video on your iPhone without the typical jerky-camera look.

DXG releases all-weather pocket HD camcorder

Roman Loyola — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:01:00 -0700

DXG today released the DXG-125V, a new addition to the company’s affordable camcorder line.

Head to Head: iPod nano vs. pocket camcorders

Tim Moynihan — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:06:00 -0700

How well does the new iPod nano's video camera compare to a standard-definition pocket camcorder? Take a look at samples that PC World shot with a nano, a Flip Mino, an iPhone 3GS, and a Kodak Zi8.

Review roundup: Pocket HD camcorders

Christopher Breen — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:00:00 -0700

In this review roundup, we will look at what defines a pocket HD camcorder and review the features of some of today’s popular models.

Review: Kodak Zi8 pocket HD camcorder

Christopher Breen — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:00:00 -0700

The Kodak Zi8 is notable for shooting 1080p video. Unfortunately, that video isn't terribly good.

Review: Kodak Zx1 HD pocket camcorder

Christopher Breen and Roman Loyola — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:00:00 -0700

The Zx1 is more compact than most pocket HD camcorders, but its video quality leaves much to be desired.