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| Release date | January 08, 2007 | February 01, 2009 | February 01, 2009 | April 01, 2009 | |
| 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. | Though its video isn't perfect, the Canon FS200 is one of the better standard-definition consumer camcorders available. | If storage amount, zoom range, and easy operation are on your list of needs before video quality, check out the Sony Handycam DCR-SR47. | 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. | The Sony Handycam DCR-DVD650 offers an all-in-one, on-the-go way to capture standard-def video and burn it to a DVD, but hard-disk-drive and flash-memory models are otherwise a better option. |
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| Lens aperture | F/1.8-3.2 | F/2.0-5.2 | F/1.8-6.0 | F/1.8-3.2 | F/1.8-6.0 |
| Flash type | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Built-in flash | Info unavailable |
| Media type | DVD-R (8cm) DVD+RW (8cm) DVD-RW (8 cm) DVD-RAM (8 cm) | Flash card | Flash card Hard disk drive | Flash card | Flash card DVD-R (8cm) DVD+RW (8cm) DVD-RW (8 cm) DVD+R DL (8cm) |
| Optical zoom | 25 x | 37 x | 60 x | 15 x | 60 x |
| Optical sensor type | CCD | CCD | Advanced HAD CCD | CMOS | Advanced HAD CCD |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 1200 x | 2000 x | 2000 x | 300 x | 2000 x |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Info unavailable |
| Battery included qty | Info unavailable | 1 | Info unavailable | 1 | Info unavailable |
| Min illumination | 0.3 lux | 1.3 lux | 6 lux | 0.4 lux | 6 lux |
| Weight | 15.3 oz | 7.9 oz | 10.6 oz | 12 oz | 13.8 oz |
| Image stabilizer | Electronic | Electronic | Electronic (Steady Shot) | Optical (SuperRange) | Optical (Steady Shot) |
| Optical sensor size | 1/6" | 1/6" | 1/8" | 1/4" | 1/8" |
| Effective sensor resolution | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 2.99 megapixels | Info unavailable |
| Service & support type | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | Info unavailable | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Automatic | Manual Automatic | Automatic | Manual Automatic |
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