10 Best Digital Cameras for Videos
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Out of thousands of reviews for 258 products, over 1,000 people recommended Digital Cameras specifically for Videos. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Canon PowerShot S5 IS
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$355 - $400
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159 People Recommend
"i use it for skate videos and its fast and easy to handle the best camera ever but its hard to find lenses but its great currently i dont have any lenses/flashes or anyother ascesoriys…" - "mr.man camera man" at Wolfcamera.com ""2nd digital camera i have bought - this one is much better - easier to use - great crisp pictures - have a friend who pointed this camera out to me - have seen a video she did with this camera and…" - Bestbuy.com User "video or your still camera.…" - oppknocks08 at Shopping.com |
Canon Ixus 75
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$165 - $350
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96 People Recommend
"isn't as heavy as taking around an slr...however, i have found that the red eye reduction doesn't appear to work as great....but the movies are great and if you have a 2gb card you'll get lots!!!!!!…" - "palamanga" at Bhphotovideo.com "this camera has amazing zoom, smooth movies (with sound), i love it!…" - Al from Richm at Circuitcity.com "this is the first camera i have ever loved!it takes great pix and acceptable video clips.the battery lasts forever!…" - Nancy from Florida at Circuitcity.com |
Canon PowerShot SD870 IS
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$228 - $450
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89 People Recommend
"furthermore, in the video mode, it has produced good clear videos with clear recording sounds.i love this camera!highly recommended!sd870 > sd950…" - Eric from San Diego, California at Circuitcity.com "i don't usually use a point-and-shoot camera to take videos, but i tried the video in this powershow and it is amazing.…" - Amazon.com User "the videos it takes are fab -- took one of daughters dance concert in the dark a few rows back and even with zoom on quality was better than with our video camera.…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS
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$287 - $400
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82 People Recommend
"i can start shooting, also it has a very good quality on movies thanks to it's new standard 30 fps format and very good sound.…" - MTyNLMX from Atlanta, GA. at Circuitcity.com "video is as good as it gets...…" - Newegg.com User "not to mention it has great movies features which allowing you to take high quality video at 30 fps!…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS
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$149 - $280
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70 People Recommend
"and the video camera, too!i really love this camera especially cause it came in pink!!the only bad part is my battery doesn't stay charged for that long..…" - Lena from New Jersey at Circuitcity.com "it is so small and light and has so many great features including the video camera and the macro to take shots really close up.…" - Amazon.com User "after much research, i settled on this little camera for three reasons: (1) it produces surprisingly good videos, (2) it has an optical viewfinder which makes it easy to operate in very bright…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
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$260 - $550
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51 People Recommend
"i have heard that there are battery life issues, but i have yet to encounter a problem with that.it takes great video considering that it isn't a video camera.…" - Drinn from Gladst at Circuitcity.com "(in auto mode many of the pictures were blurry.) this camera is light weight and small enough to fit in my purse.i found the video quality to be very good for both picture and sound.…" - Cameraworld.com User "love this camera does great pictures and video.great price also.…" - Sandi from South County Saint Louis at Circuitcity.com |
Kodak Easyshare Z812-IS Zoom
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$268
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51 People Recommend
"for a newbie but you can learn rather fast.video is superb in high def.i can take 1 hour of video on a 2 gig sd card at 720p zoom on this camera is great also.you cannot go wrong buying this camera.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "good camera at a budget price, i would recommend this camera.....the only fault i found was the battery, i only got 70, shots with it, i didn't use the video.…" - Durango4m@aol.com from Palmerton, Pa at Buy.com "with an 8gig sd card this camera will record for a little over an hour of true hd progressive (not 1080 interlaced) video comparable to a better hd camcorder which cost many times more.…" - J from nyc at Circuitcity.com |
Canon PowerShot G9
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$499 - $569
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39 People Recommend
"good all round camera.the controls are simple and easy to use and the video playback is awesome.my wife and i went on a helicopter trip to the grand canyon and the pictures from this little gem were…" - Jacko from Coseley England at Circuitcity.com "video is as clear as a bell - no need for a video camera now!cons: the camera is new - so no cons yet other than the fact that there is somewhat of a learning curve getting up to speed - even if you…" - Pcnation.com User "200 pictures and a video or two. …" - Amateur from Fullert at Circuitcity.com |
Canon PowerShot A590
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$104 - $238
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37 People Recommend
"as on most cameras, the movie feature is great also.if this camera has all the features that you are looking for i would buy it now.i would also suggest buying a case for it.…" - Gigi from PA at Circuitcity.com "i just got today so far so ggod gr8 pics ,movies are good although media player wont open so used nother program .this cam replaces my other digal cam although nothing wrong with first one .this was…" - jeffro from at Circuitcity.com "i was really impressed with the quality of the video it produced, as i didn't expect very much from a digital camera.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus ยต 1030SW
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$273 - $400
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33 People Recommend
"i really like this camera, i buy the 05-02-08 and i go to water park in 05-03-08 and i take really nice video, pictures.…" - Yohandri from Hialeah, FL at Circuitcity.com "it was great to capture every moment in the bahamas, including a wedding video.…" - halo from maryland at Circuitcity.com "if you have been researching this camera, you know it is waterproof to 33' (with underwater snap shot and video modes), freezeproof to -14 degrees, crush proof up to 220 lbs, and shock proof to 6'.…" - Amazon.com User |
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