Why Aren’t Camcorders More Popular?

Camcorders have been around for decades, but have been largely overshadowed by mirrorless and DSLR options. But I think high end camcorders might actually be kind of amazing.

They’ve got similar prices and many similar features to their mirrorless counterparts, but camcorders are designed specifically for video, so why aren’t choices like this more popular for applications like YouTube? Maybe it’s time to take a look through modern eyes at how camcorders have been modernized.

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⏱ Chapter Markers:
0:00 - Part One: Modernized with Modern Eyes
0:32 - A Quick History of Analog & Early Digital Camcorders
2:53 - Why I Stopped Using Camcorders
3:20 - What’s Interesting About Modern Camcorders?
5:54 - How Do Camcorders Compare to Mirrorless Cameras?
9:11 - The Camcorder’s Biggest Strength
11:59 - Part Two: Is It Any Good?
13:43 - Camcorder Low Light Performance
16:22 - Depth of Field (or lack thereof…)
17:31 - So What Are The Advantages of a Camcorder?
18:20 - Part Three: But Seriously, Is It Good?

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Episode 333: Are camcorders good now?