What Are the Best Camcorder Brands in the US - August 2019

Which Are the Best Camcorder Brands?

We've checked the reviews, awards, popularity and specs of 180+ camcorders and found that the best camcorder brand is Canon. Canon camcorders have received an average review score of 95% based on 1,890 reviews.

The 2nd best brand is Sony with an average review score of 94% (5,716 reviews) and the 3rd best brand is Panasonic with an average review score of 89% (165 reviews).

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
	77% 19 reviews	73% 12 reviews	85% 6 reviews	80% 6 reviews	73% 5 reviews
	71% 14 reviews	68% 10 reviews
	69% 14 reviews	83% 2 reviews	100% 3 reviews		50% 3 reviews
	80% 3 reviews	76% 16 reviews
	85% 8 reviews	68% 5 reviews	100% 1 review		67% 3 reviews
	83% 4 reviews	84% 9 reviews	80% 2 reviews	60% 1 review
	58% 5 reviews	77% 3 reviews	83% 3 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
	73% 2 reviews	78% 2 reviews	75% 2 reviews	75% 1 review	70% 2 reviews
	80% 4 reviews	80% 3 reviews		80% 1 review
	60% 1 review	80% 1 review	73% 3 reviews	40% 1 review	75% 2 reviews
	85% 2 reviews	86% 2 reviews	87% 3 reviews	53% 1 review
	83% 4 reviews		85% 2 reviews		60% 1 review
		85% 2 reviews	86% 3 reviews		85% 2 reviews
	85% 2 reviews	70% 1 review	90% 2 reviews	60% 2 reviews
	80% 2 reviews	90% 1 review	83% 3 reviews
	80% 1 review	80% 2 reviews	80% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
		71% 4 reviews		84% 1 review	72% 1 review
Other Expert Sites	71% 94 reviews	69% 63 reviews	78% 43 reviews	73% 54 reviews	77% 39 reviews
Average	79% 196 reviews	78% 150 reviews	86% 81 reviews	70% 74 reviews	71% 61 reviews

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
	2	5	1
	3	2	2
	1	6
	2	5
	2		2		2
	3	2		1
	2		2
	4
		2	1
			1		2
		1	1		1
	3
	1	1
		2
	1	1
	1	1
	1	1
	2
	1	1
			1
Other Expert Sites	11	5	10	6	3
Total	40	35	21	7	8