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| Release date | May 23, 2004 | May 23, 2004 | February 17, 2005 | September 12, 2005 | February 17, 2005 |
| 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. | Canon's feature-packed camcorder shoots very good daylight footage but has reason to be scared of the dark. | The Canon Optura 600 is a very good pocket camcorder that's also a reasonable snapshot camera. | Canon's feature-packed camcorder shoots very good daylight footage but has reason to be scared of the dark. |
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| Lens aperture | F/1.8-3.0 | F/1.8-3.0 | F/1.8-3.0 | F/1.8-3.0 | F/1.8-2.8 |
| Flash type | Built-in flash | Built-in flash | Built-in flash | Built-in flash | Built-in flash |
| Media type | Mini DV | Mini DV | Mini DV | Mini DV | Mini DV |
| Optical zoom | 12 x | 14 x | 14 x | 10 x | 10 x |
| Optical sensor type | CCD | CCD | CCD | CCD | CCD |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 240 x | 280 x | 280 x | 200 x | 200 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 | 1.1 lux | 0.6 lux | 1.1 lux |
| Weight | 1.3 lbs | 1.3 lbs | 1.1 lbs | 0.9 lbs | 1.1 lbs |
| Image stabilizer | Electronic | Electronic | Optical | Electronic | Optical |
| Optical sensor size | 1/3.4" | 1/3.4" | 1/3.4" | 1/2.8" | 1/3.4" |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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