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Canon HV10 comparison

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Price $1,099.99 $549.00 to $749.99 $499.99 to $1,698.51 $701.09 $1,199.99
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Release date September 01, 2006 April 01, 2009 April 08, 2008 March 01, 2008 January 31, 2007
The Bottom Line An excellent HD video camcorder with some annoying quirks, the Canon HV10 delivers almost everything a technophile wants for making home videos. 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. 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. An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a couple of performance issues. Canon's HV20 camcorder is a great choice for HD-happy amateurs, but its low-light performance could have been better.
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Features
Lens apertureF/1.8-3.0
F/1.8-3.2
F/1.8-3.0
F/1.8-3.0
F/1.8-3.0
Flash typeBuilt-in flash
Built-in flash
Info unavailableBuilt-in flash
Built-in flash
Media typeMini DV (HDV)
Flash card
Flash card
Mini DV (HDV)
Mini DV (HDV)
Optical zoom10 x
15 x
12 x
10 x
10 x
Optical sensor typeCMOS
CMOS
CMOS
CMOS
CMOS
Video input typeCamcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Digital zoom200 x
300 x
200 x
200 x
200 x
Battery technologyInfo unavailableLithium ion
Info unavailableInfo unavailableLithium ion
Battery included qtyInfo unavailable1
Info unavailableInfo unavailable1
Min illumination1 lux
0.4 lux
Info unavailable0.2 lux
0.2 lux
Weight15.5 oz
12 oz
13.4 oz
1.2 lbs
1.2 lbs
Image stabilizerOptical
Optical (SuperRange)
Optical (SuperRange)
Optical (SuperRange)
Optical
Optical sensor size1/2.7"
1/4"
1/3.2"
1/2.7"
1/2.7"
Effective sensor resolution2.96 megapixels
2.99 megapixels
Info unavailableInfo unavailableInfo unavailable
Service & support typeInfo unavailable1 year warranty
1 year warranty
Info unavailable1 year warranty
Manual focusManual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
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