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| Price | $1,020.00 | $1,169.00 to $7,500.00 | $859.99 to $928.92 | $769.00 |
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| Release date | August 15, 2005 | March 15, 2011 | April 01, 2011 | March 01, 2008 |
| The Bottom Line | The Panasonic PV-GS400 offers outstanding value in a camcorder for the discriminating consumer. | 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. | An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a couple of performance issues. |
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| Features | ||||
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 700 x | 200 x | 700 x | 200 x |
| Optical zoom | 12 x | 10 x | 12 x | 10 x |
| Optical sensor type | 3CCD | HD CMOS Pro | 3MOS | CMOS |
| Image stabilizer | Optical | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Optical (HYBRID O.I.S.) | Optical (SuperRange) |
| Flash type | Pop-up flash | Info unavailable | Built-in flash | Built-in flash |
| Lens aperture | F/1.6-2.8 | F/1.8-2.8 | F/1.5-2.8 | F/1.8-3.0 |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic |
| Media type | Mini DV | Flash card | Flash card | Mini DV (HDV) |
| Wireless connectivity | No | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Weight | 1.5 lbs | 19.2 oz | 13.9 oz | 1.2 lbs |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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