Panasonic HDC-HS300 vs Canon VIXIA HG21 vs Sony HDR-SR12 – Mike Perlman:
We had a blast with the HDC-HS300 out in the field, but when we threw our memories up on the big HDTV screen, we tried to quickly forget them. The Canon HG21 and Sony HDR-SR12 both lapped the Panasonic HDC-HS300 in terms of video quality, but this is not headline news. We've seen Panasonic mashing gears in third place for quite some time now, and perhaps the company needs to scrap the 3 chip configuration in favor of a single mother of a CMOS sensor. The best HD camcorder Panasonic can offer is also a significant chunk of change, so we highly recommend checking out the new Canons and Sonys before a regrettable decision is made.