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).

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	83% 7 reviews	80% 6 reviews	73% 5 reviews
	71% 14 reviews	68% 10 reviews
	69% 14 reviews	83% 2 reviews	100% 4 reviews		50% 3 reviews
	85% 8 reviews	68% 5 reviews	90% 4 reviews		67% 3 reviews
	80% 3 reviews	76% 16 reviews
	83% 4 reviews	84% 9 reviews	75% 2 reviews	60% 1 review
	88% 5 reviews	84% 5 reviews		90% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	85% 8 reviews	70% 4 reviews	80% 1 review
	58% 5 reviews	77% 3 reviews	80% 1 review	60% 2 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	73% 2 reviews	78% 2 reviews	73% 4 reviews	75% 1 review	70% 2 reviews
	100% 4 reviews	100% 3 reviews	90% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
		85% 2 reviews	86% 4 reviews		85% 2 reviews
	80% 4 reviews	80% 3 reviews		80% 1 review
	90% 1 review	80% 1 review	88% 4 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	85% 2 reviews	86% 2 reviews	93% 2 reviews	53% 1 review
	86% 1 review	84% 3 reviews	83% 2 reviews		91% 1 review
	85% 2 reviews	70% 1 review	85% 2 reviews	60% 2 reviews
	86% 4 reviews	74% 1 review	77% 1 review
	83% 4 reviews		90% 1 review		60% 1 review
	77% 3 reviews	70% 1 review		78% 2 reviews
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

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
	3	2	3
	2		3		2
	2	5
	1	5
	3	2		1
	2	4
	4
			1		2
	2		1
	3
	1		2
	1		1
	1	1
		2
	1	1
	1	1
			1		1
		2
	1	1
	2
Other Expert Sites	10	7	8	6	2
Total	40	33	20	7	7