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| Price | $999.95 | $446.29 to $479.99 | $169.00 to $218.92 | $1,169.00 to $7,500.00 | $699.99 |
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| Release date | January 09, 2008 | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | |
| The Bottom Line | Despite its trio of CCDs, the video quality and performance of the Panasonic HDC-SD9 are a bit too inconsistent. | 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. | Panasonic's HDC-TM40, TM41 and SD40 are some of the cheapest camcorders you can buy with a zoom lens and manual controls. If you care about video quality, spend a little more money on another model; if you don't, buy the cheapest one of these you can find, adjusting for the cost of memory for the SD40. | 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. | 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. |
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| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 700 x | 350 x | 1200 x | 200 x | 200 x |
| Optical zoom | 10 x | 30 x | 16.8 x | 10 x | 10 x |
| Optical sensor type | 3CCD | Exmor R CMOS | MOS | HD CMOS Pro | CMOS |
| Image stabilizer | Optical (Advanced O.I.S.) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (POWER O.I.S.) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) |
| Flash type | Built-in flash | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-2.8 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-2.6 | F/1.8-2.8 | F/1.8-3.0 |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic |
| Media type | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card |
| Weight | 9.7 oz | 8.8 oz | 6 oz | 19.2 oz | 12.3 oz |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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