What Are the Best Camcorder Brands in the US - January 2021

Which Are the Best Camcorder Brands?
We've checked the reviews, awards, popularity and specs of 170+ camcorders and found that the best camcorder brand is Sony. Sony camcorders have received an average review score of 95% based on 5,717 reviews.
The 2nd best brand is Canon with an average review score of 93% (1,787 reviews) and the 3rd best brand is GoPro with an average review score of 93% (3,140 reviews).
#1 |
Japan
|
95% |
95%
5,717 reviews
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#2 |
Japan
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93% |
93%
1,787 reviews
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#3 |
GoPro
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93% |
93%
3,140 reviews
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#4 |
Japan
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88% |
88%
159 reviews
|
#5 |
Ricoh
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82% |
82%
439 reviews
|
#6 |
Vivitar
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78% |
78%
80 reviews
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#7 |
Zoom
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78% |
78%
118 reviews
|
#8 |
Blackmagic Design
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75% |
75%
52 reviews
|
#9 | 73% |
73%
11 reviews
|
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#10 |
Nikon
Japan
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73% |
73%
43 reviews
|
#11 |
Japan
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73% |
73%
20 reviews
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#12 |
Kodak
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73% |
73%
75 reviews
|
#13 |
Veho
|
71% |
71%
423 reviews
|
#14 |
Polaroid
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70% |
70%
350 reviews
|
#15 |
Garmin
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69% |
69%
76 reviews
|
#16 |
Cisco
|
69% |
69%
141 reviews
|
#17 |
DJI
|
68% |
68%
438 reviews
|
#18 |
South Korea
|
68% |
68%
103 reviews
|
#19 |
KitVision
|
67% |
67%
97 reviews
|
#20 |
Xiaomi
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66% |
66%
98 reviews
|
#21 |
TomTom
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66% |
66%
98 reviews
|
#22 |
HTC
|
65% |
65%
159 reviews
|
#23 |
HP
United States
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65% |
65%
3 reviews
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#24 |
360fly
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65% |
65%
67 reviews
|
#25 |
Toshiba
Japan
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63% |
63%
277 reviews
|
#26 |
Midland
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62% |
62%
2 reviews
|
#27 |
ACTIVEON
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61% |
61%
6 reviews
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#28 |
Cobra
|
60% |
60%
0 reviews
|
#29 |
Naxa
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60% |
60%
0 reviews
|
#30 |
VTech
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59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
#31 |
Motorola
|
58% |
58%
0 reviews
|
#32 |
DataVideo
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
#33 |
Coby
|
56% |
56%
1 review
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#34 |
Memorex
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
#35 |
Olympus
Japan
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
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#36 |
Praktica
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54% |
54%
0 reviews
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Which Camcorder Brands Do Experts Rate Highest?
Now let's consider only the camcorder reviews given by expert review sites. The table below compares the average review score given to each of the top camcorder brands by each of the expert review sites. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green. We then average this table up to determine the overall best brand according to experts.
Average Review Score | Sony | Canon | GoPro | Cisco | Ricoh |
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77%
19 reviews
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73%
12 reviews
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83%
7 reviews
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80%
6 reviews
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73%
5 reviews
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71%
14 reviews
|
68%
10 reviews
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69%
14 reviews
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83%
2 reviews
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100%
4 reviews
|
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50%
3 reviews
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85%
8 reviews
|
68%
5 reviews
|
90%
4 reviews
|
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67%
3 reviews
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80%
3 reviews
|
76%
16 reviews
|
|
|
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83%
4 reviews
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84%
9 reviews
|
75%
2 reviews
|
60%
1 review
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88%
5 reviews
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84%
5 reviews
|
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90%
2 reviews
|
80%
1 review
|
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85%
8 reviews
|
70%
4 reviews
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80%
1 review
|
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|
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58%
5 reviews
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77%
3 reviews
|
80%
1 review
|
60%
2 reviews
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70%
2 reviews
|
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73%
2 reviews
|
78%
2 reviews
|
73%
4 reviews
|
75%
1 review
|
70%
2 reviews
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100%
4 reviews
|
100%
3 reviews
|
90%
2 reviews
|
80%
1 review
|
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85%
2 reviews
|
86%
4 reviews
|
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85%
2 reviews
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80%
4 reviews
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80%
3 reviews
|
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80%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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80%
1 review
|
88%
4 reviews
|
70%
2 reviews
|
|
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85%
2 reviews
|
86%
2 reviews
|
93%
2 reviews
|
53%
1 review
|
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86%
1 review
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84%
3 reviews
|
83%
2 reviews
|
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91%
1 review
|
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85%
2 reviews
|
70%
1 review
|
85%
2 reviews
|
60%
2 reviews
|
|
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86%
4 reviews
|
74%
1 review
|
77%
1 review
|
|
|
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83%
4 reviews
|
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90%
1 review
|
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60%
1 review
|
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77%
3 reviews
|
70%
1 review
|
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78%
2 reviews
|
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Other Expert Sites |
71%
91 reviews
|
69%
61 reviews
|
80%
69 reviews
|
72%
53 reviews
|
76%
37 reviews
|
Average |
80%
198 reviews
|
78%
146 reviews
|
84%
110 reviews
|
71%
74 reviews
|
72%
57 reviews
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Which Camcorder Brands Have Recieved the Most Industry Awards?
Expert review sites issue industry awards to the very best camcorders. Below we add up the total number of industry awards issued by each review site to each brand.
Number of Awards | Sony | Canon | GoPro | Cisco | Ricoh |
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3
|
2
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3
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2
|
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3
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2
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2
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5
|
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1
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5
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3
|
2
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1
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2
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4
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4
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|
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1
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2
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2
|
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1
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3
|
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
|
1
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1
|
1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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2
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Other Expert Sites |
10
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7
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
Total |
40
|
33
|
20
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7
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7
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