What Camcorder To Buy | Canon Lineups | Canon Vixia HF | Canon Legria HF | Canon XA | Sony HDR CX

Mentioned cameras :
EMP = Effective Megapixels in sensor, Mbps = Megabits per second maximum recording quality S = Sensor, ~ = Price for new online U.S., ~* = Price for used.
*Prices as of Feb. 25, 2024

• HD Camcorders
•• Canon Vixia HF100. ( 1/3.2" S, 2.07 EMP, 17 Mbps )
•• Canon Vixia HF S100 ( 1/2.6" S, 6.02 EMP, 24 Mbps, ~*$220 )

•• Canon Vixia HF R800 ( 1/4.85" S, 2.07 EMP, 35 Mbps, f/1.8–4.5, f=32.5-1853mm, 43mm, ~$554 )
•• Sony HDR CX-405. ( 1/5.80" S, 2.07 EMP, 35 Mbps, f/1.8–4.0, f=26.8–804 mm, 43mm, ~$229 )
•• Canon Vixia HF G20 ( 1/3" S, 2.07 EMP, 24 Mbps, f/1.8–2.8, f=30.4-304mm, 58mm, ~*$300 )
•• Canon Vixia HF G30 ( 1/2.84" S, 2.91 EMP, 35 Mbps, f/1.8–2.8, f=26.8-576mm, 58mm, ~*$450 )
•• Canon Vixia HF G40 ( 1/2.84" S, 2.91 EMP, 35 Mbps, f/1.8–2.8, f=26.8-576mm, 58mm, ~*$480 )

• 4K Camcorders
•• Canon Vixia HF G50 ( 1/2.3" S, 8.29 EMP, 150 Mbps, f/1.8–2.8, f=32.0-640mm, 58mm, DIGIC DV 6, ~$1099 )
•• Canon Vixia HF G60 ( 1" S )
•• Canon Vixia HF G70 ( 1/2.3" S, 8.29 EMP, 150 Mbps, f/1.8–2.8, f=32.0-640mm, 58mm, DIGIC DV 6, ~$1044 )
•• Canon XA50 ( 1" S, ~*$2,000 )
•• Canon XA55 ( 1" S, ~*$2,000, XA50 + SDI output )
•• Canon XA60 ( 1/2.3" S, ~ $1,100, Similar to G50 and G70 )
•• Canon XA70 ( 1" S, ~ $2,300, Newer model of XA50 )

•• Sony FDR-AX53 ( 1/2.5" S, 8.29 EMP, 100 Mbps, f/2.0-3.8, f=26.8-536mm, 55mm, ~$800 )
•• Sony FDR-AX700 ( 1" S, 14.2 EMP, 100 Mbps, f/2.8-4.5, f=29.0-348mm, 62mm, ~$1300 )

My Channel is not old enough to be able to put website links in the video description, I'll do that in a couple of months.

Corrections :
• When I mentioned Canon HF R800 is not a good camera it was relative to it's current unofficial price available online ( around $500 ) since it's no longer available by the manufacturer, other than that it's latest and best one among the R series, it's great for a HD camcorder with it's sensor size range specially with the price it was originally had when it was released ( around $199 )

• Wanted to add that 5 Axis stabilization mentioned in some cameras offer stabilization similar to gimbals but they don't offer some functions specific to gambles like controlled pan, tilt, roll or POV.

If you live in North America or NTSC ( 60 FPS ) countries PAL ( 50 FPS ) systems are cheaper ( grey market ) but not guaranteed by manufacturer. These camcorders ( PAL ) are valid in for example Europe not in North America.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:28 My First Vixia - Canon Vixia HF100
1:00 My Second Vixia - Canon Vixia HF S100
1:25 Canon Vixia Different Generations
1:55 Canon Vixia R and G Series
2:10 Canon Vixia R Series
3:23 Canon Vixia HF S100 Price Range
3:54 Canon Vixia HF S100 Sample Footages
5:24 Consumer Level Camcorders Available In Market
6:01 Manual Settings In Available Consumer Camcorders
7:52 Canon Vixia HF G Series
9:26 Canon Vixia XA Series
11:20 Canon Camera Stabilization
11:35 Conclusion