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| Price | $250.00 | $305.00 | $446.29 to $479.99 | $359.99 to $699.00 | $249.95 to $299.99 |
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| Release date | May 01, 2004 | March 15, 2011 | |||
| The Bottom Line | Working with Hitachi's entry-level DVD-R/RAM camcorder can be a hassle, but it's a winner for editing footage in the camcorder. | 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. | 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. | |
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| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 500 x | 400 x | 350 x | 400 x | 4 x |
| Optical zoom | 18 x | 20 x | 30 x | 20 x | Info unavailable |
| Optical sensor type | CCD | CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS | CMOS |
| Image stabilizer | Electronic | Electronic | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Electronic | Electronic |
| Flash type | None | Built-in | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-2.8 | F/1.8-3.6 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-3.6 | Info unavailable |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Automatic | Manual Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Media type | DVD | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card |
| Weight | 1.1 lbs | 11.3 oz | 8.8 oz | 9.5 oz | 5.4 oz |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Info unavailable |
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