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Panasonic NV-GS300 review

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3.0 stars out of 5

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4.5000 stars out of 5

Panasonic NV-GS300 review

The primary appeal of Panasonic's NV-GS300 camera is its trio of CCD chips, which allow it to capture richer colour and sharper images than single-CCD cameras. The sharp video and the addition of a widescreen LCD will appeal to HDTV owners looking for good image quality at a price less than that of a true HD camcorder Read more

£530

2 May 2006 by Denny Atkin

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Sony DCR-PC55 review

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2.5 stars out of 5

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4.0000 stars out of 5

Sony DCR-PC55 review

A stylish shooting companion that's small and light enough to fit in your trouser pocket, the DCR-PC55 also provides most of the capabilities of larger counterparts. Unfortunately, it compromises on video quality Read more

£426

21 June 2005 by Denny Atkin

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Sony Handycam DCR-HC96 review

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3.5 stars out of 5

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4.0000 stars out of 5

Sony Handycam DCR-HC96 review

At the top of Sony's MiniDV camcorder line, the compact Handycam DCR-HC96 earns its place with excellent video quality, a full suite of manual and automatic functions and above-average photo quality. Points are deducted for a small, fiddly LCD, but overall an excellent choice Read more

£473

25 April 2006 by Denny Atkin

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JVC Everio GZ-MG77EK review

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2.5 stars out of 5

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3.5000 stars out of 5

JVC Everio GZ-MG77EK review

The JVC Everio GZ-MG77EK records its video on an internal 30GB hard disk, which allows you to save as much as 7 hours of video at the highest quality or a staggering 37 hours of footage at the lowest-quality. It's extremely lightweight and compact, but the video quality simply doesn't stack up against that of most MiniDV or DVD camcorders Read more

£550

19 May 2006 by Denny Atkin

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Canon MVX30i review

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3.0 stars out of 5

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3.5000 stars out of 5

Canon MVX30i review

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£650

23 March 2005 by Denny Atkin

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Editors' choice Sony Handycam HDR-HC3 review

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3.5 stars out of 5

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3.0000 stars out of 5

Sony Handycam HDR-HC3 review

The Sony Handycam HDR-HC3's smaller size and lower cost make it a more reasonable HD video option for many. It's still not an impulse buy, but with excellent HD/SD video quality, a good mix of automatic and manual features and passable still-photo capabilities it is definitely worth the investment Read more

£845

24 May 2006 by Denny Atkin

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Samsung DuoCam VP-D6040i review

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2.5 stars out of 5

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2.5000 stars out of 5

Samsung DuoCam VP-D6040i review

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£530

19 April 2005 by Denny Atkin

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Samsung DuoCam VP-D6550 review

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Samsung DuoCam VP-D6550 review

Samsung's latest entry in the DuoCam series is another attempt at providing a single imaging solution -- it's a camcorder with a separate digital camera included. Such solutions inevitably involve compromise and here the downsides are a sluggish camera and poor low-light video quality Read more

£370

24 August 2005 by Denny Atkin

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Canon MVX350i review

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Canon MVX350i review

With good video quality, thanks to its megapixel CCD, a 20x optical zoom, loads of special effects and usable-in-a-pinch still-photo capabilities, the MVX350i is full featured for a MiniDV camera in its price range Read more

£460

7 June 2005 by Denny Atkin

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JVC GR-D650 review

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JVC GR-D650 review

The high-end entry in JVC's line of D-series compact camcorders, the GR-D650 offers low-light performance that's better than you'd expect in a budget-priced camcorder. With its 1.3-megapixel CCD and an f/1.2, 15x zoom lens, this MiniDV camcorder turns in better video quality than JVC's more expensive hard disk-based Everio line Read more

£335

29 June 2006 by Denny Atkin

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