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| Product | Canon Vixia HF R11 | Sony Handycam HDR-CX130 (Black) | Canon Vixia HF G10 (Black) | Canon Vixia HF R400 | Canon Vixia HF M400 (Black) |
| Price | $319.95 | $244.00 to $541.42 | $879.00 to $1,170.00 | $249.00 to $299.00 | $622.34 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 3 stars | 4 stars | Info unavailable | 3.5 stars |
| Average user rating | 3 stars | 4 stars | 5 stars | 0 stars | 5 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | Info unavailable | March 15, 2011 |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | Info unavailable | 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. |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 400 x | 350 x | 200 x | 1060 x | 200 x |
| Optical zoom | 20 x | 30 x | 10 x | 32 x | 10 x |
| Optical sensor type | CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | HD CMOS Pro | CMOS | CMOS |
| Image stabilizer | Electronic | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Optical | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-3.6 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-2.8 | F/1.8-4.5 | F/1.8-3.0 |
| Manual focus | Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Automatic | Manual Automatic |
| Media type | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card |
| Weight | 9.5 oz | 8.8 oz | 19.2 oz | 8.3 oz | 12.3 oz |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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