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Canon DC40
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Canon Vixia HF100
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Canon Vixia HF100

Price $453.42 $440.25 $411.95 to $618.20 $595.00 to $899.99 $301.84 to $456.43
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Release date March 30, 2006 January 24, 2008 April 08, 2008 January 24, 2008
The Bottom Line The Canon DC40 definitely deserves a spot on your short list of DVD camcorders. Combining the simplicity of SD recording, a roomy 30GB hard drive, a long zoom, and pleasing image quality, the SDR-H18 is a good choice for a standard-definition, hard-drive camcorder. Convenient, well-designed camcorders that look pricier than they are, models in the Canon FS series--FS11, FS10, and FS100--nevertheless deliver typical budget video in line with their budget price tags. One of a pair of Canon's first flash-based camcorders, the Canon Vixia HF100, delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package. Convenient, well-designed camcorders that look pricier than they are, models in the Canon FS series--FS11, FS10, and FS100--nevertheless deliver typical budget video in line with their budget price tags.
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Features
Lens aperture F/1.8-3.0
F/1.8-3.7
F/2.0-5.2
F/1.8-3.0
F/2.0-5.2
Flash type Built-in flash
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Media type DVD-RW (8 cm)
DVD-R (8cm)
Hard disk drive
Flash card
Flash card
Flash card
Optical zoom 10 x
32 x
37 x
12 x
37 x
Optical sensor type CCD
CCD
CCD
CMOS
CCD
Video input type Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Digital zoom 200 x
1000 x
2000 x
200 x
2000 x
Min illumination 0.6 lux
2 lux
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Weight 16.9 oz
15.2 oz
9.2 oz
13.4 oz
9.2 oz
Image stabilizer Electronic
Optical
Electronic
Optical (SuperRange)
Electronic
Optical sensor size 1/2.8 in
1/6 in
1/6 in
1/3.2 in
1/6 in
Service & support type 1 year limited warranty
Info unavailable 1 year warranty
1 year warranty
1 year warranty
Manual focus Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
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