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Camcorder Ratings
2005 - 2006 Specs
Rank
Camcorder
Overall
Rating
CCD
Size
Optical
Zoom
Low
Price
1.
Canon HV20
296.08
1/2.7
10.0
$717.00
2.
Sony HDR-HC3
274.94
1/3
10.0
$927.00
3.
Sony HDR-SR1
270.17
1/3
10.0
$999.00
4.
Sony HDR-UX1
269.51
1/3
10.0
$639.00
5.
Sony HDR-HC7
268.31
1/2.9
10.0
$927.00
6.
Canon HV10
262.35
1/2.7
10.0
$599.95
7.
Panasonic PV-GS500
246.69
1/4.7
12.0
$610.89
8.
Panasonic PV-GS300
232.59
1/6
10.0
$539.99
9.
Canon Optura 600
232.08
1/2.8
10.0
10.
Sony DCR-SR100
228.15
1/3
10.0
$899.00
11.
Sony DCR-HC96
228.07
1/3
10.0
$478.00
12.
JVC GR-X5
224.73
1/4.5
10.0
$949.00
13.
Panasonic PV-GS180
224.15
1/6
10.0
$379.95
14.
JVC GZ-MC500
221.52
1/4.5
10.0
$679.00
15.
Canon Elura 100
218.29
1/5
20.0
$289.99
16.
Canon Optura 60
216.75
1/3.4
14.0
$649.95
17.
JVC GZ-MG505
216.51
1/4.5
10.0
$829.95
18.
Sony DCR-DVD505
215.73
1/3
10.0
$999.95
19.
Canon Optura 50
215.38
1/3.4
10.0
$699.00
20.
Sony DCR-DVD403
215.03
1/3
12.0
$799.00
21.
Panasonic VDR-D300
214.88
1/6
10.0
$299.99
22.
Sanyo VPC-HD1
214.04
1/2.5
10.0
$384.99
23.
Panasonic HDC-SD1
213.44
1/4
12.0
$799.95
24.
Panasonic HDC-DX1
208.78
1/4
12.0
$477.99
25.
Sony DCR-DVD405
207.59
1/6
10.0
$468.86
26.
Panasonic PV-GS39
206.48
1/6
30.0
$187.95
27.
JVC GR-D395
205.12
1/6
32.0
$269.00
28.
Panasonic SDR-S150
204.18
1/6
10.0
$569.99
29.
Canon ZR-400
203.72
1/4.5
14.0
$399.99
30.
Panasonic PV-GS250
202.84
1/6
14.0
31.
HItachi DZ-GX3300A
202.82
1/3
10.0
$418.88
32.
Canon ZR700
198.80
1/6
25.0
$276.00
33.
Panasonic SDR-S100
197.94
1/6
10.0
34.
JVC GR-DF450
197.39
1/6
15.0
$239.95
35.
Panasonic PV-GS150
193.89
1/6
10.0
36.
Sony DCR-DVD203
193.89
1/5.5
12.0
$587.65
37.
JVC GR-D350
189.31
1/6
32.0
$199.99
38.
Sony DCR-PC1000
188.88
1/6 CMOS
10.0
39.
Canon ZR500
188.57
1/6
25.0
$214.95
40.
JVC GZ-MG70
188.00
1/3.6
10.0
41.
Canon DC10
187.78
1/4
10.0
$412.95
42.
Panasonic PV-GS19
185.10
1/6
24.0
$244.74
43.
Sony DCR-HC46
182.65
1/5.5
12.0
44.
Panasonic PV-GS35
182.57
1/6
30.0
$249.95
45.
Canon Elura 90
182.43
1/4.5
20.0
$579.99
46.
Canon Elura 80
181.96
1/4.5
18.0
$285.00
47.
Canon Elura 85
181.85
1/4.5
18.0
48.
Panasonic VDR-D100
178.42
1/6
30.0
$339.88
49.
Sony DCR-HC90
178.07
1/3
10.0
$629.00
50.
Panasonic PV-GS65
177.54
1/6
10.0
$435.95
51.
Hitachi DZMV780
175.25
1/4.5
10.0
$424.95
52.
JVC GR-D270
175.18
1/6
25.0
$259.99
53.
Sony DCR-HC36
175.17
1/6
20.0
54.
Samsung SC-D6550
172.51
1/6
3.0
$299.99
55.
JVC GR-DF550
171.70
1/4.5
15.0
56.
Canon ZR850
171.57
1/6
35.0
$242.00
57.
Panasonic VDR-M53
169.93
1/6
18.0
$329.99
58.
Sony DCR-HC26
169.72
1/6
20.0
$269.00
59.
Canon DC100
168.87
1/6
25.0
$205.99
60.
Canon ZR200
168.51
1/6
20.0
$278.00
61.
Sony DCR-DVD105
167.90
1/6
20.0
$378.00
62.
JVC GZ-MG37
166.67
1/6
32.0
$323.96
63.
Sony DCR-HC42
165.49
1/5.5
12.0
$399.95
64.
Canon ZR300
164.78
1/6 inch
22.0
$249.95
65.
Samsung SC-DC164
163.12
1/4.5
33.0
$229.95
66.
Canon ZR100
160.09
1/6
20.0
$270.80
67.
Sony DCR-HC32
160.06
1/6
20.0
$239.79
68.
JVC GR-D250
159.48
1/6
25.0
69.
Hitachi DZ-MV730A
159.48
1/6
16.0
$249.99
70.
Canon ZR830
157.84
1/6
35.0
$206.72
71.
Panasonic VDR-M75
154.37
1/4.5
10.0
$399.88
72.
JVC GZ-MG30
153.07
1/6
25.0
$319.95
73.
Sony DCR-PC55
151.97
1/6
10.0
$436.99
74.
Sony DCR-HC21
151.78
1/6
20.0
$399.95
75.
Sony DCR-DVD92
148.05
1/6
20.0
$299.00
76.
Sony DCR-DVD7
145.77
1/6
10.0
77.
Sony DCR-TRV480
143.67
1/6
20.0
$294.99
78.
Sony DCR-TRV280
141.69
1/6
20.0
$155.00
79.
Samsung SC-X210L
141.01
1/6
10.0
80.
Samsung SC-X105L
118.17
1/6
10.0
$349.95
2004 Specs
Rank
Camcorder
Overall
Rating
CCD
Size
Optical
Zoom
Low
Price
1.
Panasonic PV-GS400
134.50
1/4.7
10.0
$959.99
2.
Panasonic PV-GS200
126.07
1/6
10.0
$779.99
3.
Sony DCR-PC350
108.88
1/3
10.0
$899.00
4.
Canon Optura 40
108.55
1/3.4
14.0
$499.95
5.
Panasonic PV-GS120
108.35
1/6
10.0
$479.00
6.
Canon Optura 30
105.12
1/3.4
12.0
$595.88
7.
Panasonic PV-GS14
102.70
1/6
22.0
$449.99
8.
Canon Optura 400
101.72
1/3.4
10.0
$999.00
9.
Canon Optura 500
101.70
1/3.4
10.0
$579.00
10.
Sony DCR-HC65
101.22
1/5
10.0
$579.00
11.
Canon Elura 70
100.22
1/4.5
18.0
$394.88
12.
Canon Elura 65
99.85
1/4.5
16.0
$399.95
13.
Panasonic PV-GS15
99.50
1/6
24.0
$459.00
14.
JVC GR-DX77
98.82
1/6
12.0
$319.95
15.
JVC GR-DX97
98.18
1/6
12.0
$799.00
16.
Sony DCR-HC40
95.85
1/5
10.0
$469.00
17.
Canon Elura 60
95.80
1/4.5
14.0
$309.99
18.
Panasonic PV-GS55
95.65
1/6
10.0
$454.00
19.
JVC GR-DX307
95.35
1/4.5
10.0
$449.95
20.
JVC GR-D230
95.28
1/4
10.0
$339.95
21.
Sony DCR-HC30
94.70
1/6
10.0
$413.00
22.
JVC GR-D72
94.28
1/6
16.0
$290.88
23.
Sony DCR-PC109
94.10
1/5
10.0
$599.99
24.
Panasonic PV-GS12
93.68
1/6
20.0
$279.95
25.
Sony DCR-HC20
93.05
1/6
10.0
$301.99
26.
JVC GR-D93
92.22
1/4
10.0
$479.00
27.
JVC GR-D33
92.03
1/6
16.0
$239.95
28.
Hitachi DZ-MV550A
91.85
1/4
18.0
$416.22
29.
Panasonic VDR-M50
90.25
1/6
18.0
$562.00
30.
Panasonic VDR-M70
90.05
1/4
10.0
$499.95
31.
Sony DCR-DVD201
89.28
1/5
10.0
$518.50
32.
Panasonic PV-GS9
88.55
1/6
20.0
$200.11
33.
Panasonic PV-GS2
87.18
1/6
22.0
$269.00
34.
Canon ZR90
86.95
1/6
22.0
$284.99
35.
Sony DCR-TRV260
85.12
1/6
20.0
$331.87
36.
Canon ZR85
84.97
1/6
20.0
$321.95
37.
Sony DCR-DVD101
84.38
1/6
10.0
$469.00
38.
Canon ZR80
84.10
1/6
18.0
$230.72
39.
Sony DCR-TRV460
81.35
1/6
0.0
$327.00
40.
Samsung SCD903
75.07
1/4
12.0
$301.99
41.
Samsung SCD-6040
75.03
1/6
10.0
$699.00
42.
Samsung SCD107
73.89
1/6
20.0
$239.99
43.
Samsung SCD303
71.91
1/6
20.0
$247.95
44.
Samsung SCD103
70.91
1/6
20.0
$194.95
45.
Fisher FVD-C1
68.47
1/2.7
5.8
$579.00