JVC Everio GZ-MG255 comparison

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Product name	JVC Everio GZ-MG255	Canon Vixia HF200	Canon FS200 (silver)	JVC Everio GZ-MG330 (30GB, blue)	JVC Everio GZ-MG330 (30GB, silver)
Price	Check Prices	$549.00 to $749.99	$257.00 to $429.95	$213.78 to $369.95	$244.95 to $369.95
CNET editors' rating	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.4 (3.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.4 (3.0 stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.4 (3.0 stars)
Average user rating		3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars
Release date	May 15, 2007	April 01, 2009	February 01, 2009	May 09, 2008	May 09, 2008
The Bottom Line	This compact camcorder offers decent video quality in adequate lighting, plus it offers the convenience of a hard drive.	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.	Though its video isn't perfect, the Canon FS200 is one of the better standard-definition consumer camcorders available.	The near-identical models of the JVC Everio GZ-MG300 series--the MG330, MG335, MG360 and MG365--are budget-priced, hard-drive-based camcorders that are nice enough, but produce typical low-budget video.	The near-identical models of the JVC Everio GZ-MG300 series--the MG330, MG335, MG360 and MG365--are budget-priced, hard-drive-based camcorders that are nice enough, but produce typical low-budget video.
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Lens aperture	F/1.2-2.0	F/1.8-3.2	F/2.0-5.2	F/1.8-4	F/1.8-4
Flash type	Built-in flash	Built-in flash	Info unavailable	None	None
Media type	Hard disk drive	Flash card	Flash card	Hard disk drive	Hard disk drive
Optical zoom	10 x	15 x	37 x	35 x	35 x
Optical sensor type	CCD	CMOS	CCD	CCD	CCD
Video input type	Camcorder	Camcorder	Camcorder	Camcorder	Camcorder
Digital zoom	200 x	300 x	2000 x	800 x	800 x
Battery technology	Info unavailable	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Battery included qty	Info unavailable	1	1	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Min illumination	1 lux	0.4 lux	1.3 lux	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Weight	12.5 oz	12 oz	7.9 oz	11.1 oz	11.1 oz
Image stabilizer	Electronic	Optical (SuperRange)	Electronic	Electronic	Electronic
Optical sensor size	1/3.9"	1/4"	1/6"	1/6"	1/6"
Effective sensor resolution	Info unavailable	2.99 megapixels	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Service & support type	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	E-mail me when this product is available	Newegg.com $549.99 In stock: Yes TigerDirect.com $549.99 In stock: Yes J&R Music and Computer World $549.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 17 CNET Certified stores	Newegg.com $259.99 In stock: Yes TigerDirect.com $269.99 In stock: Yes J&R Music and Computer World $269.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 17 CNET Certified stores	TigerDirect.com $229.99 In stock: Yes Buy.com $213.78 In stock: Yes Amazon.com Marketplace $369.95 In stock: Yes Prices from 4 CNET Certified stores	Buy.com $369.95 In stock: Yes Amazon.com Marketplace $348.39 In stock: Yes Refurb Depot $244.95 In stock: Yes Prices from 3 CNET Certified stores
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