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| Price | Check Prices | $1,481.97 | $549.00 to $749.99 | $249.00 to $299.99 | $259.00 to $466.29 |
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| Release date | April 01, 2009 | February 01, 2009 | April 01, 2009 | ||
| 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. | While it's more expensive than its sub-$600 competitors, the Canon Vixia HF20 and Vixia HF200 deliver a more extensive feature set for the extra money. The HF200, which lacks internal memory, is probably a better buy than the HF20, though the HF20's all-black body is a bit classier looking. | Though its video isn't perfect, the Canon FS200 is one of the better standard-definition consumer camcorders available. | The Panasonic SDR-H80 has the zoom power of a telescope and a lot of storage in a compact body, but the video results are not nearly as thrilling. |
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| Lens aperture | F/1.8-3.7 | F/1.8-2.9 | F/1.8-3.2 | F/2.0-5.2 | F/1.9-5.7 |
| Flash type | Info unavailable | Built-in flash | Built-in flash | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Media type | Hard disk drive | Hard disk drive | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card Hard disk drive |
| Optical zoom | 32 x | 10 x | 15 x | 37 x | 70 x |
| Optical sensor type | CCD | ClearVid CMOS | CMOS | CCD | CCD |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 1000 x | 20 x | 300 x | 2000 x | 3500 x |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Info unavailable |
| Battery included qty | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 1 | 1 | Info unavailable |
| Min illumination | 2 lux | 0 lux | 0.4 lux | 1.3 lux | 2 lux |
| Weight | 15.2 oz | 1.3 lbs | 12 oz | 7.9 oz | 10.6 oz |
| Image stabilizer | Optical | Electronic (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (SuperRange) | Electronic | Optical (Advanced O.I.S.) |
| Optical sensor size | 1/6" | 1/2.9" | 1/4" | 1/6" | 1/8" |
| Effective sensor resolution | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 2.99 megapixels | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Service & support type | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | Info unavailable |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Manual Automatic |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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