Panasonic AG-HSC1U comparison

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Product name	Panasonic AG-HSC1U	Panasonic HDC-TM300 (Black)	Canon Vixia HF200	Canon Vixia HF S11	Panasonic HDC-HS300
Price	$1,828.29	$1,063.00 to $1,458.86	$479.00 to $869.95	$1,369.00 to $1,399.99	$1,119.00 to $1,571.23
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating			4.0 stars
Release date	March 06, 2007		April 01, 2009		April 15, 2009
The Bottom Line	Though it delivers good video with excellent color, the Panasonic AG-HSC1U falls short of its "professional" aspirations in most other ways.	A very good prosumer HD camcorder, the Panasonic HDC-TM300 nevertheless has an annoying touch-screen interface.	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.	An excellent flash-based prosumer HD camcorder, the Canon Vixia HF S11 has the advantage of an excellent image stabilizer but it disappointingly lacks an eye-level viewfinder.	A very good prosumer HD camcorder, the Panasonic HDC-HS300 still isn't as good a deal as the similarly featured but flash-based TM300 and has the same annoying touch-screen interface.
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Lens aperture	F/1.8-2.8	F/1.8-2.8	F/1.8-3.2	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	Flash card	Flash card	Flash card	Flash card	Flash card Hard disk drive
Optical zoom	12 x	12 x	15 x	10 x	12 x
Optical sensor type	3CCD	CMOS	CMOS	CMOS	CMOS
Video input type	Camcorder	Camcorder	Camcorder	Camcorder	Camcorder
Digital zoom	700 x	700 x	300 x	200 x	700 x
Battery technology	Info unavailable	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Lithium ion
Battery included qty	Info unavailable	1	1	Info unavailable	1
Min illumination	6 lux	1 lux	0.4 lux	0.3 lux	1 lux
Weight	15.2 oz	13.6 oz	12 oz	15.9 oz	16.2 oz
Image stabilizer	Optical	Optical (Advanced O.I.S.)	Optical (SuperRange)	Optical (Dynamic SuperRange)	Optical (Advanced O.I.S.)
Optical sensor size	Info unavailable	1/4.1"	1/4"	1/2.6"	1/4.1"
Effective sensor resolution	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	2.99 megapixels	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Service & support type	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
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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