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JVC Everio GZ-MG77 comparison

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JVC Everio GZ-MG77
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JVC Everio GZ-MG77

Sony Handycam HDR-SR11
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Price Check Prices $344.95 to $444.23 $394.95 to $440.25 $367.95 to $599.99 $810.00 to $1,399.99
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Release date February 04, 2006 May 09, 2008 February 01, 2008
The Bottom Line The small size and massive video storage capacity of the JVC Everio GZ-MG77 make it a tantalizing choice, but poor video quality keeps this hard-disk-based camera from being a tape- or DVD-killer. 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. 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. Sony's Handycam HDR-SR11 and SR12 60GB hard-drive-based AVCHD camcorders deliver top notch performance and image quality.
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Features
Lens aperture F/1.2-2.0
F/1.8-4
F/1.8-3.7
F/1.8-4.1
F/1.8-3.1
Flash type Built-in flash
None
Info unavailable None
Built-in flash
Media type Hard disk drive
Hard disk drive
Hard disk drive
Hard disk drive
Flash card
Hard disk drive
Optical zoom 10 x
35 x
32 x
40 x
12 x
Optical sensor type CCD
CCD
CCD
Advanced HAD CCD
ClearVid CMOS
Video input type Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Digital zoom 300 x
800 x
1000 x
2000 x
150 x
Min illumination Info unavailable Info unavailable 2 lux
0 lux
0 lux
Weight 13 oz
11.1 oz
15.2 oz
12.3 oz
1.2 lbs
Image stabilizer Electronic
Electronic
Optical
Electronic (Super Steady Shot)
Optical (Super Steady Shot)
Optical sensor size 1/3.9 in
1/6 in
1/6 in
1/8 in
1/3.1"
Effective sensor resolution 2.2 megapixels
Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable
Manual focus Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
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