Tech Review: Cameras Solutions for every budget.
€350 • £300 • $400
€1,000 • £900 • $1,150
€2,500 • £2,250 • $2,900
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High-Level
Sony HDR CX450 What We Say
A great benefit to this ‘starter’ camera is the replaceable external battery pack. Other cameras within this price range have internal batteries with limited life.
What Sony Says
This camera shoots high definition (1080p) video, but is simple to use. It captures everything from wide open scenes to quick glances.
Canon Legria HF G40 What We Say
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What Canon Says
What Panasonic Says
This is an affordable HD camera with a decent lens.
A versatile, easy-to-use camera with outstanding optics, HD CMOS pro sensor and wide dynamic range.
€4,000 • £3,600 • $4,600
Sony PXW-Z190 Best in Class What We Say
A very professional, yet still affordable 4K camera. Excellent lens, with output to SDI or HDMI at 1080p 25fps. This is the highest quality your Blackmagic Mini Recorder can handle.
What Sony Says
This superb all-rounder has a wide range of 4K and HD single camera shoots with an all-new 1/3-type 3CMOS sensor. A powerful 25x zoom lens with three independent lens rings delivers pinsharp 4K imaging for almost any professional shooting scenario.
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Panasonic HC X-1000 The cheapest 4K camera on the market, plus an amazing lens.
This was the first camcorder to record 4K 60p/50p images to an SD card. It has a Leica Dicomar lens, BSI Sensor and Crystal Engine Pro 4K.
