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| Price | $999.95 | $1,099.99 | $446.29 to $479.99 | $699.99 | $75.99 to $182.99 |
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| Release date | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | |||
| The Bottom Line | Combining the simplicity of SD recording, a roomy 30GB hard drive, a long zoom, and pleasing image quality, the SDR-H18 is a good choice for a standard-definition, hard-drive camcorder. | The hard-drive-based analog of the HDR-HC7, the Sony Handycam HDR-SR7 finally delivers a cutting-edge HD video experience, complete with great video and compatibility frustrations. | 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. | The Kodak Playsport is an excellent minicamcorder that can take some rough treatment and capture solid HD video. |
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| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 1000 x | 20 x | 350 x | 200 x | Info unavailable |
| Optical zoom | 32 x | 10 x | 30 x | 10 x | Info unavailable |
| Optical sensor type | CCD | ClearVid CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS | Info unavailable |
| Image stabilizer | Optical | Electronic (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Electronic |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-3.7 | F/1.8-2.9 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-3.0 | F/2.8 |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Focus free |
| Media type | Hard disk drive | Hard disk drive | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card |
| Weight | 15.2 oz | 1.3 lbs | 8.8 oz | 12.3 oz | Info unavailable |
| Flash type | Info unavailable | Built-in flash | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Lithium ion |
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