Should You Buy an ION Camcorder?

ION is one of the most popular camcorder brands as well as being well known for it's .

If you are thinking about buying an ION camcorder then our handy guide provides you with all the key info at a glance. Our objective, impartial comparison of camcorder brands is compiled by analysing over 28,000 user and expert reviews and 180+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on 790+ camcorders.

ION are recognised for their wide selection of mid-range and moderately popular camcorders and start at $100 for the The Game ActION which has an optical zoom of 1x, a sensor size of 5MP and is a camcorder that has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) and go up to $180 for the Air Pro Lite ActION which has an optical zoom of 1x, a sensor size of 5MP and is a camcorder that has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 (Full HD). The average price of a new ION camcorder is $140.

Is ION the Best Camcorder Brand?

So are ION camcorders any good? We give every camcorder a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all camcorders we are able to impartially rank all the camcorder brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that ION is the 20th best camcorder brand out there.

Let's look at how ION camcorders compare to the other camcorder brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

There's a smaller selection of ION camcorders available compared to other camcorder brands, with only 2 ION camcorders currently on the market in the United States. ION camcorders also tend to be cheaper than most other camcorder brands however they are still a less popular choice with consumers.

ION have worse reviews than the typical camcorder brand, with the average rating of a ION camcorder being 60%.

What Do the ION Camcorder Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every ION camcorder to work out the average distribution of reviews for ION and then compared this to the other camcorder brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		2
4 stars		9
3 stars		2
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		17
4 stars		18
3 stars		6
2 stars		5
1 star		7

Over 85% of expert reviews and 66% of user reviews for ION camcorders are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 85% and 85% respectively across all Camcorder brands.

Looking at just the expert reviews, in the table below we compare the average review score given to ION camcorders by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other camcorder brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Sony	Canon	GoPro	Cisco	Ricoh	ION
	77% 19 reviews	73% 12 reviews	85% 6 reviews	80% 6 reviews	73% 5 reviews
	69% 14 reviews	83% 2 reviews	100% 7 reviews		50% 3 reviews
	71% 14 reviews	68% 10 reviews
	85% 8 reviews	68% 5 reviews	93% 3 reviews		67% 3 reviews
	80% 3 reviews	76% 16 reviews
	83% 4 reviews	84% 9 reviews	70% 1 review	60% 1 review
	58% 5 reviews	77% 3 reviews	80% 2 reviews	60% 2 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	88% 5 reviews	84% 5 reviews		90% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	85% 8 reviews	70% 4 reviews
	100% 4 reviews	100% 3 reviews	100% 3 reviews	80% 1 review
	85% 2 reviews	70% 1 review	90% 2 reviews	60% 2 reviews		80% 2 reviews
	73% 2 reviews	78% 2 reviews	70% 1 review	75% 1 review	70% 2 reviews
	80% 4 reviews	80% 3 reviews		80% 1 review
	85% 2 reviews	86% 2 reviews	85% 2 reviews	53% 1 review
	60% 1 review	80% 1 review	75% 2 reviews	40% 1 review	75% 2 reviews
		85% 2 reviews	86% 3 reviews		85% 2 reviews
	80% 1 review		80% 1 review		80% 3 reviews	60% 1 review
	90% 1 review	80% 1 review	90% 2 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	95% 1 review	87% 5 reviews
	77% 3 reviews	70% 1 review		78% 2 reviews
Other Expert Sites	71% 96 reviews	69% 60 reviews	81% 53 reviews	73% 52 reviews	76% 38 reviews	70% 10 reviews
Average	80% 197 reviews	78% 147 reviews	85% 88 reviews	69% 74 reviews	73% 61 reviews	70% 13 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have ION Camcorders Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 2 industry awards for ION camcorders. The table below compares the number of awards given to ION to other popular camcorder brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning camcorders

Number of Awards	Sony	Canon	GoPro	Cisco	Ricoh	ION
	3	2	6
	1	6
	2	5
	2	4	1
	3	2		1
	2		1		2
	4
			1		2
	2		1
		1	1		1
	3
	1	1
	1	1
		2
	1		1
	1	1
	1	1
		2
	1	1
	2
Other Expert Sites	10	5	11	6	3	2
Total	40	34	23	7	8	2

How Reliable Are ION Camcorders?

We checked over 28,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of ION camcorders. 100% of reviews that mention reliability were positive. Therefore the vast majority of ION camcorder owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that ION camcorders are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for ION camcorders that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

It is durable