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| Product | Canon Vixia HF G10 (Black) | Sony Handycam HDR-CX130 (Black) | Canon Vixia HF M400 (Black) | Canon Vixia HV30 | Panasonic HDC-SD800 |
| Price | $1,079.00 to $1,170.00 | $244.00 to $541.42 | $699.99 | $784.00 | Pricing is currently unavailable. |
| CNET editors' rating | 4 stars | 3 stars | 3.5 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 5 stars | 4 stars | 5 stars | 4 stars | 0 stars |
| Release date | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | March 1, 2008 | April 1, 2011 |
| Bottom line | 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. | 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. | A fine follow-up to last year's M3xx series, the Canon Vixia M4xx series should please most home-movie-oriented videographers despite its relatively high price. If you don't need the EVF, the M400 is your best buy, but if you'll be shooting a lot in sunlight, it's worth it to step up to the M41. | An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a couple of performance issues. | 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. |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Info unavailable |
| Digital zoom | 200 x | 350 x | 200 x | 200 x | Info unavailable |
| Optical zoom | 10 x | 30 x | 10 x | 10 x | Info unavailable |
| Optical sensor type | HD CMOS Pro | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS | CMOS | Info unavailable |
| Image stabilizer | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Optical (SuperRange) | Info unavailable |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-2.8 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-3.0 | F/1.8-3.0 | Info unavailable |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Info unavailable |
| Media type | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Mini DV (HDV) | Info unavailable |
| Weight | 19.2 oz | 8.8 oz | 12.3 oz | 1.2 lbs | Info unavailable |
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