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| Price | Check Prices | $3,499.00 | $499.99 to $799.99 | $549.99 to $924.99 | $299.97 to $565.98 |
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| Release date | May 23, 2004 | May 23, 2004 | March 01, 2008 | April 01, 2009 | January 24, 2008 |
| The Bottom Line | Perfect for vacation videos and home movies, as long as you stock a spare battery. | If the Optura 30 is good, the Optura 40 is better, thanks to its video light. But if you don't find yourself shooting in a lot of low-light situations, it may not be worth the cash. | An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a couple of performance issues. | 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. | Convenient, well-designed camcorders that look pricier than they are, models in the Canon FS series--FS11, FS10, and FS100--nevertheless deliver typical budget video in line with their budget price tags. |
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| Lens aperture | F/1.8-3.0 | F/1.8-3.0 | F/1.8-3.0 | F/1.8-3.2 | F/2.0-5.2 |
| Flash type | Built-in flash | Built-in flash | Built-in flash | Built-in flash | Info unavailable |
| Media type | Mini DV | Mini DV | Mini DV (HDV) | Flash card | Flash card |
| Optical zoom | 12 x | 14 x | 10 x | 15 x | 37 x |
| Optical sensor type | CCD | CCD | CMOS | CMOS | CCD |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 240 x | 280 x | 200 x | 300 x | 2000 x |
| Battery technology | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Info unavailable |
| Battery included qty | 1 | 1 | Info unavailable | 1 | Info unavailable |
| Min illumination | 1.1 lux | 1.1 lux | 0.2 lux | 0.4 lux | Info unavailable |
| Weight | 1.3 lbs | 1.3 lbs | 1.2 lbs | 12 oz | 9.2 oz |
| Image stabilizer | Electronic | Electronic | Optical (SuperRange) | Optical (SuperRange) | Electronic |
| Optical sensor size | 1/3.4" | 1/3.4" | 1/2.7" | 1/4" | 1/6" |
| Effective sensor resolution | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 2.99 megapixels | Info unavailable |
| Service & support type | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Automatic |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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