Camcorders
Today, there are so many types of camcorders to choose from, narrowing down the choices will make your head spin! Whether you’re looking for a DVD-R or DVCAM video camera with sensor resolutions ranging from 1-2 megapixels, 3-4 megapixels or even more than 5 megapixels, we can help you find what ... View more - View less
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- from £194
- Available from 2 retailers
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from £194Sensor resolution: 5Megapixels • Media type: Secure Digital Card, SDHC Memory Card • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Waterproof • Connectivity: USB, Komponent • Optical sensor: CMOS
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- from £47
- Available from 3 retailers
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from £47HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Waterproof • Connectivity: USB • Optical sensor: CMOS • Image stabiliser: Digital
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- from £758
- Available from 2 retailers
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from £758Sensor resolution: 20.4Megapixels • Media type: Secure Digital Card, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: USB, HDMI • Optical zoom: 12x • Optical sensor: CMOS • Image stabiliser: Optical Steady Shot
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- from £699
- Available from 3 retailers
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from £699Media type: Secure Digital Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: A/V, USB, HDMI • Optical zoom: 12x • Optical sensor: 3MOS • Image stabiliser: With stabiliser
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- from £1,268
- Available from 2 retailers
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from £1,268Sensor resolution: 4.2Megapixels • Media type: Multimedia Card • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: HDMI • Optical sensor: CMOS
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- from £107
- Available from 2 retailers
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from £107Sensor resolution: 12Megapixels • Media type: SDHC Memory Card, MicroSD • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: USB 2.0, Wifi
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- from £298
- Available from 4 retailers
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from £298Sensor resolution: 12Megapixels • Media type: MicroSD • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: USB
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- from £209
- Available from 3 retailers
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from £209Sensor resolution: 11Megapixels • Media type: MicroSD • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: USB, HDMI
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- from £151
- Available from 1 retailers
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from £151Sensor resolution: 8Megapixels • Media type: MicroSD • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Waterproof • Connectivity: A/V, USB, HDMI • Optical sensor: CMOS
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- from £31
- Available from 3 retailers
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from £31Media type: Multimedia Card • HD Recording: Without HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera
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- from £26
- Available from 2 retailers
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from £26HD Recording: Without HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: A/V, USB • Optical sensor: CMOS • Image stabiliser: Without stabiliser • Hard drive size: 5GB
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- from £49
- Available from 2 retailers
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from £49Sensor resolution: 8.17Megapixels • Media type: Multimedia Card • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: USB, HDMI • Optical zoom: 1x • Optical sensor: CMOS • Image stabiliser: Digital
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- from £146
- Available from 3 retailers
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from £146Sensor resolution: 11Megapixels • Media type: Secure Digital Card • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: USB, HDMI • Optical sensor: CMOS
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- from £1,098
- Available from 2 retailers
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from £1,098Sensor resolution: 24.1Megapixels • Media type: Secure Digital Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: USB, HDMI • Optical zoom: 10x • Optical sensor: CMOS • Image stabiliser: Optical Steady Shot
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- from £137
- Available from 1 retailers
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from £137Sensor resolution: 5Megapixels • Media type: SDHC Memory Card • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: USB, HDMI • Optical sensor: CMOS
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- from £147
- Available from 2 retailers
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from £147Media type: MicroSD • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: USB • Optical sensor: CMOS • Image stabiliser: Without stabiliser
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- from £224
- Available from 3 retailers
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from £224Sensor resolution: 14Megapixels • Media type: MicroSDHC • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: USB, HDMI • Optical sensor: CMOS • Image stabiliser: With stabiliser
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- from £78
- Available from 2 retailers
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from £78Sensor resolution: 12Megapixels • Media type: MicroSD • HD Recording: Without HD Recording • Type: Waterproof • Connectivity: USB • Optical sensor: CMOS
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- from £315
- Available from 3 retailers
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from £315Sensor resolution: 5Megapixels • Media type: MicroSD, MicroSDHC • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: USB, HDMI • Optical sensor: CMOS
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- from £120
- Available from 3 retailers
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from £120Media type: MicroSD • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: A/V, USB, HDMI • Optical sensor: CMOS
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- from £1,249
- Available from 1 retailers
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from £1,249Sensor resolution: 2.2Megapixels • Media type: DV, HDV • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: A/V, S-Video, HDMI, Composite / Component (RGB) • Optical zoom: 10x • Optical sensor: CMOS • Image stabiliser: Digital
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- from £79
- Available from 2 retailers
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from £79Sensor resolution: 8Megapixels • Media type: SDHC Memory Card • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: USB 2.0, HDMI • Optical zoom: 0x • Optical sensor: CMOS • Image stabiliser: Digital
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- from £40
- Available from 2 retailers
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from £40Media type: Multimedia Card • HD Recording: Without HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: FireWire
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- from £209
- Available from 1 retailers
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from £209Sensor resolution: 1.5Megapixels • Media type: Secure Digital Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC • HD Recording: With HD Recording • Type: Digital Video Camera • Connectivity: USB, HDMI • Optical zoom: 38x • Optical sensor: CMOS • Image stabiliser: Optical
Buying Guide - Digital Camcorders
How they work
In many ways a digital camcorder is very similar to a digital still camera. In fact the two are interchangeable to a certain degree, with most digital still cameras able to shoot video, and the majority of digital camcorders able to shoot photos. The same underlying technology drives both devices. A lens focuses an image onto a digital sensor, which then captures said image and writes it to a digital storage medium. In most cases the digital sensor is a CCD, but CMOS sensors are also employed. There's no real advantage or disadvantage to each sensor type, although manufacturers tend to favour one or the other.
Early digital camcorders used cassettes for storage, but unlike older analogue video cameras they recorded digital data rather than raw video. These days digital camcorders write to many different kinds of digital media including DVD discs, hard disks and memory cards. Recording your movies digitally also makes it far easier to edit and show your handy-work off once you've shot it. There's no need for the expensive and complex video capture equipment that was necessary with analogue video cameras, since the digital data can be copied directly to a computer without conversion.
Features
There are a lot of features to consider with a digital camcorder, but the best place to start is resolution. A Full HD digital camcorder will clearly command a premium, but they're not as expensive as you might think. Standard definition digital camcorders are still available, and are also comparatively cheap, but you'll be losing out on the image quality. Another important factor is the lens, with many manufacturers partnering themselves with experts in the field to reap the benefits.
Most Panasonic camcorders sport Leica lenses, while Sony models often come equipped with Carl Zeiss lenses, and of course Canon camcorders benefit from the company's own legendary lens technology. The focal length is another feature worth considering, with many camcorders boasting incredibly long zoom ranges. However, it's always worth remembering that it's only optical zoom that matters, digital zoom numbers should always be ignored. Also, the longer the focal length, the more important image stabilisation is. If you want a steady picture at 35x zoom, you'll need optical image stabilisation. Then there's 3D to consider. Coinciding with the latest trend of 3DTVs, 3D camcorders are hitting the market, but expect to pay a high price for that 3D functionality.