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| Price | Check Prices | $394.95 to $440.25 | $367.95 to $599.99 | $289.99 to $649.99 | $639.00 to $999.99 |
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| Release date | January 08, 2007 | February 01, 2008 | March 01, 2007 | March 01, 2008 | |
| The Bottom Line | Hitachi had a good idea--put both a hard disk drive and a DVD in a camcorder--but implements it poorly in the DZ-HS300A. | 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. | The Sony Handycam DCR-SR45 has a good design and reasonable feature set for its price, but the video quality doesn't measure up to the rest of the package. | Given its mediocre video quality, the Sony Handycam DCR-SR42 seems overpriced for what it delivers. | An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a couple of performance issues. |
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| Features | |||||
| Lens aperture |
F/1.8-3.2 |
F/1.8-3.7 |
F/1.8-4.1 |
F/1.8-4.1 |
F/1.8-3.0 |
| Flash type | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
None |
Info unavailable |
Built-in flash |
| Media type |
DVD-RW (8 cm) DVD+RW (8cm) DVD-R (8cm) DVD-RAM (8 cm) |
Hard disk drive |
Hard disk drive Flash card |
Hard disk drive |
Mini DV (HDV) |
| Optical zoom |
25 x |
32 x |
40 x |
40 x |
10 x |
| Optical sensor type |
CCD |
CCD |
Advanced HAD CCD |
Advanced HAD CCD |
CMOS |
| Video input type |
Camcorder |
Camcorder |
Camcorder |
Camcorder |
Camcorder |
| Digital zoom |
1200 x |
1000 x |
2000 x |
2000 x |
200 x |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
Lithium ion |
Info unavailable |
| Battery included qty | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
1 |
Info unavailable |
| Min illumination |
0.3 lux |
2 lux |
0 lux |
0 lux |
0.2 lux |
| Weight |
15.3 oz |
15.2 oz |
12.3 oz |
13.4 oz |
1.2 lbs |
| Image stabilizer |
Electronic |
Optical |
Electronic (Super Steady Shot) |
Electronic (Super Steady Shot) |
Optical (SuperRange) |
| Optical sensor size |
1/6 in |
1/6 in |
1/8 in |
1/6 in |
1/2.7 in |
| Service & support type |
1 year warranty |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
3 month parts and labor warranty |
Info unavailable |
| Manual focus |
Automatic Manual |
Automatic Manual |
Automatic Manual |
Automatic Manual |
Automatic Manual |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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