Interested in buying camcorder Samsung DX205I, Sony XR500E, Canon HF200

[Lankesh]

I want to buy the camcorder for giving the gift. I have searched the market for it and finalized these three camcorders Samsung - VP-DX205I, Sony - HDR-XR500E, and Canon - LEGRIA HF200. I want to which will the better camcorder for giving the gift. I know there is a difference between the prices of these camcorders but I want to know the functionality of these camcorders. I do not want to make the fool out of myself so I want to gift best camcorder.

[Owen]

I will suggest you to buy the Samsung - VP-DX205I, because it is cheap and has all the functionality which should be there in a camcorder. The media type of this camcorder is DVD. The sensor resolution of this Samsung - VP-DX205I camcorder is 800k with the optical sensor of 1/6 in which of the type CCD. The type of video format is MPEG-2. The lens aperture is f/1.6-4.3 with optical zoom of 34 X which is the highest compared to the other two. The minimum focal length supported by this camcorder is 1.6 mm and the maximum focal length is 4.3 mm. The maximum shutter speed is 1/10000 which is the maximum compared to the other two.

[Daley]

I am great fan of Sony products so if you ask me, I will suggest you to buy Sony - HDR-XR500E camcorder. The media type is hard disk and the sensor resolution is 12 megapixel with the optical sensor size 1/2.9 inch. The type of optical sensor this camcorder use is CMOS and the type of video format have is MPEG-2. Optical zoom of this camcorder is 12x and the digital zoom is 150x. The minimum focal length is 5.5mm and the maximum focal length is 60mm. The maximum shutter speed of this camcorder is 1/800. This camcorder use program and automatic type of exposure. I think you must go for Sony - HDR-XR500E camcorder.

[Orson]

If you are giving the gift then you must give the best gift and the Canon - LEGRIA HF200 is the camcorder you need. The price of this camcorder is high but you get the maximum and the best functionality. The media type used by this camcorder is flash memory . The sensor resolution of this camcorder is 3.89 with optical sensor size 1/4 inch. The type of video format this camcorder have is the latest MPEG-4. The optical zoom of this camcorder is 15X and the digital zoom of this camcorder is 300X. The minimum focal length this camcorder has is 4.1 and maximum focal length is 61.5. The maximum shutter speed of this camcorder is 1/2000. The type of exposure this camcorder gives are programmed, Automatic, Manual, Aperture-priority, and Shutter-priority.

[Venator]

I will give the approximate price of all the three camcorder that will help you to decide which is best camcorder. You must know the value for money of all the three camcorders.
1. Samsung - VP-DX205I camcorder comes at the approximate price of Rs 18,900
2. Sony - HDR-XR500E camcorder comes at the approximate price or Rs 49,990
3. Canon - LEGRIA HF200 camcorder comes at the approximate price of Rs 55,995
According to me Canon - LEGRIA HF200 camcorder is the best but the price is too high if we compare the price to the functionality we are getting. If compare the price and functionality with price the only name come in front is Samsung - VP-DX205I camcorder. Now it is up to you to decide.