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| Price | $1,285.95 | $217.03 to $369.97 | $446.29 to $479.99 | $699.99 | $225.49 to $499.95 |
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| Release date | August 01, 2008 | February 21, 2010 | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | February 21, 2010 |
| The Bottom Line | JVC's CMOS-based Everio GZ-HD40 offers high-definition recording flexibility with very good results, but a few shortcomings keep us from giving it a full recommendation. | The four sibling models--the JVC Everio GZ-HM300, HM320, HM340, and HD500--deliver subpar video for even their dirt-cheap prices. | 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. | The four sibling models--the JVC Everio GZ-HM300, HM320, HM340, and HD500--deliver subpar video for even their dirt-cheap prices. |
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| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 200 x | 200 x | 350 x | 200 x | 200 x |
| Optical zoom | 10 x | 20 x | 30 x | 10 x | 20 x |
| Optical sensor type | CMOS | CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS | CMOS |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-2.2 | F/1.8-3.5 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-3.0 | F/1.8-3.5 |
| Media type | Hard disk drive | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card |
| Weight | 16 oz | 7.6 oz | 8.8 oz | 12.3 oz | 7.6 oz |
| Image stabilizer | Info unavailable | Electronic | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Electronic |
| Flash type | Info unavailable | None | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | None |
| Manual focus | Info unavailable | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic |
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