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Product Canon Vixia HF R100 Canon Vixia HF G10 (Black) Sony Handycam HDR-CX130 (Black) Canon Vixia HF M400 (Black) Canon Vixia HF R400
Price $399.95 $879.00 to $1,170.00 $244.00 to $541.42 $622.34 $249.00 to $299.00
CNET editors' rating 3.5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 3.5 stars Info unavailable
Average user rating 3.5 stars 5 stars 4 stars 5 stars 0 stars
Release date Info unavailable March 15, 2011 March 15, 2011 March 15, 2011 Info unavailable
Bottom line
If you're looking to shoot great HD video on the cheap, keep looking; the Canon Vixia HF R series delivers decent video at best, even for its modest price. But for a low-priced model with mic and headphone jacks, the HF R100 is a pretty good deal.
While it's got a great shooter feature set and good video quality, the Canon Vixia HF G10 still feels a bit expensive for what it offers.
Typical for their price class, the no-frills Sony Handycam HDR-CX130, CX160, and XR160 produce generally subpar HD video, but if you're not picky you'll probably be fine. The CX130 is the best buy of the three, as long as you go cheap on the memory card.
A fine follow-up to last year's M3xx series, the Canon Vixia M4xx series should please most home-movie-oriented videographers despite its relatively high price. If you don't need the EVF, the M400 is your best buy, but if you'll be shooting a lot in sunlight, it's worth it to step up to the M41.
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Video input type

Camcorder

Camcorder

Camcorder

Camcorder

Camcorder

Digital zoom

400 x

200 x

350 x

200 x

1060 x

Optical zoom

20 x

10 x

30 x

10 x

32 x

Optical sensor type

CMOS

HD CMOS Pro

Exmor R CMOS

CMOS

CMOS

Image stabilizer

Electronic

Optical (Dynamic SuperRange)

Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)

Optical (Dynamic SuperRange)

Optical

Lens aperture

F/1.8-3.6

F/1.8-2.8

F/1.8-3.4

F/1.8-3.0

F/1.8-4.5

Manual focus

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Automatic

Media type

Flash card

Flash card

Flash card

Flash card

Flash card

Weight

11.3 oz

19.2 oz

8.8 oz

12.3 oz

8.3 oz

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