Should You Buy an ION Camcorder?

ION is one of the most popular camcorder brands as well as being well known for its .

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 22,000 user and expert reviews and 150+ 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 $50 for the DashCam which has an optical zoom of 1x, a sensor size of 3MP and is a camcorder that has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) and go up to $316 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 $161.

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 10th 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.

At an average purchase price of $161, ION camcorders tend to be cheaper than most other camcorder brands. ION also have better reviews than the typical camcorder brand, with the average rating of a ION camcorder being 63%.

There's a smaller selection of ION camcorders available compared to other camcorder brands, with only 4 ION camcorders currently on the market in the US.

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.

Over 73% of user reviews for ION camcorders are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 84% across all camcorder brands.

How Many Industry Awards Have ION Camcorders Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we couldn't find any industry awards for ION camcorders. The table below shows the number of awards received by the most 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	Cisco	Ricoh	Panasonic
	2	4			4
	3	2	1		3
	1	6			1
	2	4			2
	3	2
	3				1
	3				1
	2			2
		2			1
	1	1			1
					2
		2
	1				1
	1	1
				2
	1	1
	1	1
	2
	2
		1			1
Other Expert Sites	10	5	6	3	1
Total	38	32	7	7	19