What Are the Best Camcorder Brands in the US - October 2019
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 Canon. Canon camcorders have received an average review score of 95% based on 1,892 reviews.
The 2nd best brand is Sony with an average review score of 94% (5,688 reviews) and the 3rd best brand is GoPro with an average review score of 88% (2,447 reviews).
| #1 |
Japan
|
95% |
95%
1,892 reviews
|
| #2 |
Japan
|
94% |
94%
5,688 reviews
|
| #3 |
GoPro
|
88% |
88%
2,447 reviews
|
| #4 |
Japan
|
87% |
87%
167 reviews
|
| #5 |
Zoom
|
82% |
82%
117 reviews
|
| #6 |
Ricoh
|
80% |
80%
439 reviews
|
| #7 |
Japan
|
79% |
79%
31 reviews
|
| #8 |
Vivitar
|
78% |
78%
80 reviews
|
| #9 |
Polaroid
|
76% |
76%
414 reviews
|
| #10 |
Nikon
Japan
|
76% |
76%
43 reviews
|
| #11 |
Blackmagic Design
|
75% |
75%
52 reviews
|
| #12 |
Kodak
|
72% |
72%
75 reviews
|
| #13 |
Garmin
|
71% |
71%
7 reviews
|
| #14 |
Veho
|
71% |
71%
415 reviews
|
| #15 |
South Korea
|
70% |
70%
93 reviews
|
| #16 |
Midland
|
69% |
69%
2 reviews
|
| #17 | 68% |
68%
14 reviews
|
|
| #18 |
DJI
|
68% |
68%
438 reviews
|
| #19 |
Xiaomi
|
66% |
66%
98 reviews
|
| #20 |
HTC
|
65% |
65%
159 reviews
|
| #21 |
360fly
|
65% |
65%
67 reviews
|
| #22 |
Toshiba
Japan
|
63% |
63%
321 reviews
|
| #23 |
HP
United States
|
62% |
62%
6 reviews
|
| #24 |
ACTIVEON
|
61% |
61%
6 reviews
|
| #25 |
VTech
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #26 |
Naxa
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #27 |
Memorex
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #28 |
Motorola
|
54% |
54%
0 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
|
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80%
6 reviews
|
73%
5 reviews
|
|
71%
14 reviews
|
68%
10 reviews
|
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|
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69%
14 reviews
|
83%
2 reviews
|
100%
4 reviews
|
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50%
3 reviews
|
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80%
3 reviews
|
76%
16 reviews
|
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85%
8 reviews
|
68%
5 reviews
|
87%
3 reviews
|
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67%
3 reviews
|
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83%
4 reviews
|
84%
9 reviews
|
75%
2 reviews
|
60%
1 review
|
|
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58%
5 reviews
|
77%
3 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
60%
2 reviews
|
70%
2 reviews
|
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88%
5 reviews
|
84%
5 reviews
|
|
90%
2 reviews
|
80%
1 review
|
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85%
8 reviews
|
70%
4 reviews
|
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100%
4 reviews
|
100%
3 reviews
|
95%
4 reviews
|
80%
1 review
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85%
2 reviews
|
86%
5 reviews
|
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85%
2 reviews
|
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73%
2 reviews
|
78%
2 reviews
|
70%
2 reviews
|
75%
1 review
|
70%
2 reviews
|
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80%
4 reviews
|
80%
3 reviews
|
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80%
1 review
|
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85%
2 reviews
|
70%
1 review
|
87%
3 reviews
|
60%
2 reviews
|
|
|
90%
1 review
|
80%
1 review
|
87%
3 reviews
|
70%
2 reviews
|
|
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85%
2 reviews
|
86%
2 reviews
|
85%
2 reviews
|
53%
1 review
|
|
|
83%
4 reviews
|
|
85%
2 reviews
|
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60%
1 review
|
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60%
1 review
|
80%
1 review
|
75%
2 reviews
|
40%
1 review
|
70%
1 review
|
|
|
71%
4 reviews
|
|
84%
1 review
|
72%
1 review
|
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86%
1 review
|
84%
3 reviews
|
85%
1 review
|
|
91%
1 review
|
| Other Expert Sites |
71%
97 reviews
|
69%
60 reviews
|
80%
65 reviews
|
73%
53 reviews
|
76%
35 reviews
|
| Average |
79%
198 reviews
|
78%
148 reviews
|
84%
100 reviews
|
70%
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 |
|
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3
|
2
|
3
|
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2
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5
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2
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4
|
1
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1
|
5
|
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2
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2
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2
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3
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2
|
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1
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2
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2
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4
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1
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2
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3
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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
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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| Other Expert Sites |
10
|
5
|
11
|
6
|
3
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| Total |
40
|
33
|
22
|
7
|
7
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What Are the Best Camcorder Brands in the US - October 2019 |
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Which Are the Best Camcorder Brands? |
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Which Camcorder Brands Do Experts Rate Highest? |
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Which Camcorder Brands Have Recieved the Most Industry Awards? |