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| Price | $1,339.49 | $1,169.00 to $7,500.00 | $859.99 to $928.92 | $749.00 to $894.99 |
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| Release date | April 15, 2009 | March 15, 2011 | April 01, 2011 | April 01, 2011 |
| The Bottom Line | 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. | 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. | Panasonic's trio of prosumer camcorders, the hard-disk-based HDC-HS900 and flash-based TM900 and SD800, deliver generally excellent video quality and provide the full set of manual controls and features advanced users want. But you have to be willing to baby the white balance a bit. The TM900 is my top pick of the three for its EVF, but if you're on a tight budget the SD800 should suit just fine. | Panasonic's trio of prosumer camcorders, the hard-disk-based HDC-HS900 and flash-based TM900 and SD800, deliver generally excellent video quality and provide the full set of manual controls and features advanced users want. But you have to be willing to baby the white balance a bit. The TM900 is my top pick of the three for its EVF, but if you're on a tight budget the SD800 should suit just fine. |
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| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 700 x | 200 x | 700 x | 700 x |
| Optical zoom | 12 x | 10 x | 12 x | 12 x |
| Optical sensor type | 3CMOS | HD CMOS Pro | 3MOS | 3MOS |
| Image stabilizer | Optical (Advanced O.I.S.) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Optical (HYBRID O.I.S.) | Optical (HYBRID O.I.S.) |
| Flash type | Built-in flash | Info unavailable | Built-in flash | Built-in flash |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-2.8 | F/1.8-2.8 | F/1.5-2.8 | F/1.5-2.8 |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic |
| Media type | Hard disk drive Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Hard disk drive Flash card |
| Battery technology | Lithium ion | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Weight | 16.2 oz | 19.2 oz | 13.9 oz | 16 oz |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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