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| Release date | February 01, 2008 | February 01, 2009 | February 01, 2009 | April 01, 2009 | |
| The Bottom Line | The Panasonic SDR-SW20's only saving grace is its water-, shock-, and dust-proof body (and even those have limitations). Otherwise, there's no reason to buy this pocket camcorder. | Though its video isn't perfect, the Canon FS200 is one of the better standard-definition consumer camcorders available. | The Flip Video UltraHD may not be the sexiest mini camcorder out there, but it offers a respectable feature set and some of the best video we've seen from this type of cheap, YouTube-friendly camcorder. | The JVC Everio GZ-MS120 is a nice little flash-memory-based standard-definition camcorder. | 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. |
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| Lens aperture | F/1.8-2.4 | F/2.0-5.2 | F/2.4 | F/1.8-4 | F/1.8-3.2 |
| Flash type | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | None | Built-in flash |
| Media type | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card |
| Optical zoom | 10 x | 37 x | Info unavailable | 35 x | 15 x |
| Optical sensor type | CCD | CCD | CMOS | CCD | CMOS |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 700 x | 2000 x | 2 x | 800 x | 300 x |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Lithium ion |
| Battery included qty | Info unavailable | 1 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 1 |
| Min illumination | 2 lux | 1.3 lux | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 0.4 lux |
| Weight | 1.2 lbs | 7.9 oz | 6 oz | 8.5 oz | 12 oz |
| Image stabilizer | Electronic | Electronic | Info unavailable | Electronic | Optical (SuperRange) |
| Optical sensor size | 1/6" | 1/6" | 1/4.5" | 1/6" | 1/4" |
| Effective sensor resolution | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 2.99 megapixels |
| Service & support type | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 1 year warranty |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Automatic | Focus free | Manual Automatic | Automatic |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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