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Canon DC40 comparison

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Product name	Canon DC40	Canon Vixia HF200	Canon FS200 (silver)	Canon Vixia HF100	Canon HG10
Price	$499.38	$549.00 to $749.99	$257.00 to $429.95	$499.99 to $1,729.00	$525.55 to $699.00
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	4.0 stars	4.0 stars
Release date	March 30, 2006	April 01, 2009	February 01, 2009	April 08, 2008
The Bottom Line	The Canon DC40 definitely deserves a spot on your short list of DVD camcorders.	While it's more expensive than its sub-$600 competitors, the Canon Vixia HF20 and Vixia HF200 deliver a more extensive feature set for the extra money. The HF200, which lacks internal memory, is probably a better buy than the HF20, though the HF20's all-black body is a bit classier looking.	Though its video isn't perfect, the Canon FS200 is one of the better standard-definition consumer camcorders available.	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.	A solid hard-drive based HD camcorder, the Canon HG10 nevertheless has its share of annoying quirks.
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Lens aperture	F/1.8-3.0	F/1.8-3.2	F/2.0-5.2	F/1.8-3.0	F/1.8-3.0
Flash type	Built-in flash	Built-in flash	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Built-in flash
Media type	DVD-R (8cm) DVD-RW (8 cm)	Flash card	Flash card	Flash card	Hard disk drive
Optical zoom	10 x	15 x	37 x	12 x	10 x
Optical sensor type	CCD	CMOS	CCD	CMOS	CMOS
Video input type	Camcorder	Camcorder	Camcorder	Camcorder	Camcorder
Digital zoom	200 x	300 x	2000 x	200 x	200 x
Battery technology	Info unavailable	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Lithium ion
Battery included qty	Info unavailable	1	1	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Min illumination	0.6 lux	0.4 lux	1.3 lux	Info unavailable	0.2 lux
Weight	16.9 oz	12 oz	7.9 oz	13.4 oz	1.1 lbs
Image stabilizer	Electronic	Optical (SuperRange)	Electronic	Optical (SuperRange)	Optical (SuperRange)
Optical sensor size	1/2.8"	1/4"	1/6"	1/3.2"	1/2.7"
Effective sensor resolution	Info unavailable	2.99 megapixels	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	2.07 megapixels
Service & support type	1 year limited warranty	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	1 year warranty
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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