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Product Panasonic HC-V10 (Black) Sony Handycam HDR-CX130 (Black) Sony Handycam HDR-CX190 Sony Handycam HDR-CX220 (Black) Canon Vixia HF G10 (Black)
Price $151.00 to $249.99 $244.00 to $541.42 $179.00 to $249.00 $198.00 to $269.00 $879.00 to $1,170.00
CNET editors' rating Info unavailable 3 stars 3 stars Info unavailable 4 stars
Average user rating 4 stars 4 stars 2.5 stars 0 stars 5 stars
Release date Info unavailable March 15, 2011 Info unavailable Info unavailable March 15, 2011
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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.
They're cheap and capture video, but don't buy the Sony Handycam HDR-CX190, CX200 or CX210 thinking that you're getting a great bargain on a real HD camcorder. If you're going to buy one, get the cheapest; nothing on any of these is really worth the extra bucks.
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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.
Video input type

Camcorder

Camcorder

Camcorder

Camcorder

Camcorder

Digital zoom

100 x

350 x

30 x

320 x

200 x

Optical zoom

63 x

30 x

25 x

26 x

10 x

Optical sensor type

BSI MOS

Exmor R CMOS

Exmor R CMOS

Exmor R CMOS

HD CMOS Pro

Image stabilizer

Optical (POWER O.I.S. with Active Mode)

Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)

Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)

Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)

Optical (Dynamic SuperRange)

Lens aperture

F/1.9-5.7

F/1.8-3.4

F/1.8-3.2

F/1.9-4.0

F/1.8-2.8

Manual focus

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Media type

Flash card

Flash card

Memory stick Pro Duo

Flash card

Flash card

Weight

7.5 oz

8.8 oz

5.9 oz

6.3 oz

19.2 oz

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