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| Product | Kodak Playsport (black) | Sony Handycam HDR-CX130 (Black) | Canon Vixia HF G10 (Black) | Samsung HMX-W300 (red) | Canon Vixia HF M400 (Black) |
| Price | $109.99 to $114.99 | $244.00 to $541.42 | $879.00 to $1,170.00 | $109.99 to $281.65 | $622.34 |
| CNET editors' rating | 4 stars | 3 stars | 4 stars | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars |
| Average user rating | 3.5 stars | 4 stars | 5 stars | 0.5 stars | 5 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | Info unavailable | March 15, 2011 |
| Bottom line | The Kodak Playsport is an excellent minicamcorder that can take some rough treatment and capture solid HD video. | 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. | While it's got a great shooter feature set and good video quality, the Canon Vixia HF G10 still feels a bit expensive for what it offers. | The Samsung HMX-W300 rugged minicamcorder is a good traveling companion for capturing Web-friendly movie clips and photos of your next hike or beach trip. | 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. |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Image stabilizer | Electronic | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Electronic | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) |
| Lens aperture | F/2.8 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-2.8 | F/2.2 | F/1.8-3.0 |
| Manual focus | Focus free | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Automatic | Manual Automatic |
| Media type | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card |
| Digital zoom | Info unavailable | 350 x | 200 x | 3 x | 200 x |
| Optical sensor type | Info unavailable | Exmor R CMOS | HD CMOS Pro | BSI-CMOS | CMOS |
| Weight | Info unavailable | 8.8 oz | 19.2 oz | 4.8 oz | 12.3 oz |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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