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Editors' choice Panasonic HDC-HS700 review

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4.5 stars out of 5

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5.0000 stars out of 5

Panasonic HDC-HS700 review

Panasonic's HDC-HS700 gets top marks in almost every department and comes with all the storage you'll ever need built in. This is a seriously powerful camcorder, so only serious power users need apply. Read more

£840

29 October 2010 by Nik Rawlinson

CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Camcorders

Sony Handycam HDR-SR8 review

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4.5 stars out of 5

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5.0000 stars out of 5

Sony Handycam HDR-SR8 review

Leading Sony's charge on to the high-definition battlefield is the gorgeous Handycam HDR-SR8, a camcorder that boasts a gargantuan 100GB hard drive, a 10x Carl Zeiss zoom lens and Sony's Super SteadyShot and Super NightShot systems Read more

£899

3 July 2007 by Ellis Benton

CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Camcorders

Editors' choice GoPro HD Helmet Hero review

Editors:

4.5 stars out of 5

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4.5000 stars out of 5

GoPro HD Helmet Hero review

The GoPro HD Helmet Hero is a 1080p camcorder that attaches to your helmet, and can also attach to your car, surfboard, bike and so on. Its excellent image quality means it's the device to buy if you want to document your extreme-sports shenanigans. Read more

£270

20 April 2011 by Ian Morris

CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Camcorders

Canon Legria HF S21 review

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4.5 stars out of 5

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Canon Legria HF S21 review

The Canon Legria HF S21 sets new standards for home-video image quality. The camcorder is large, expensive and complicated to use, but if you're after the best, you're unlikely to hold any of these factors against it. Read more

£1,000

28 September 2010 by Nik Rawlinson

CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Camcorders

JVC Everio GZ-MC500 review

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4.5 stars out of 5

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3.0000 stars out of 5

JVC Everio GZ-MC500 review

Because of the MC500's 3CCD system, the picture recorded to the internal Microdrive is better than anything a single-CCD system is capable of. The most convincing reason to consider the MC500 is its size, though. Unlike most camcorders, it will fit in your pocket Read more

£800

22 July 2005 by Chris Stevens

CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Camcorders

Panasonic HDC-SD60 review

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4.5 stars out of 5

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4.0000 stars out of 5

Panasonic HDC-SD60 review

Its average photo quality is a shame, but the Panasonic HDC-SD60 still comes highly recommended -- few entry-level camcorders have impressed us so much in terms of both features and video performance. Read more

£350

31 August 2010 by Nik Rawlinson

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