Panasonic SDR-SW20 (Silver) comparison

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Product name	Panasonic SDR-SW20 (Silver)	JVC Everio GZ-MS120 (red)	Canon FS200 (silver)	Canon Vixia HF200	Flip UltraHD (black)
Price	$244.50 to $299.00	$242.96	$259.00 to $598.00	$479.00 to $749.99	$29.99 to $199.99
CNET editors' rating	2.5 stars Overall score: 5.2 (2.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
Average user rating			4.0 stars	4.0 stars	3.0 stars
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.	The JVC Everio GZ-MS120 is a nice little flash-memory-based standard-definition camcorder.	Though its video isn't perfect, the Canon FS200 is one of the better standard-definition consumer camcorders available.	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.	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.
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Lens aperture	F/1.8-2.4	F/1.8-4	F/2.0-5.2	F/1.8-3.2	F/2.4
Flash type	Info unavailable	None	Info unavailable	Built-in flash	Info unavailable
Media type	Flash card	Flash card	Flash card	Flash card	Flash card
Optical zoom	10 x	35 x	37 x	15 x	Info unavailable
Optical sensor type	CCD	CCD	CCD	CMOS	CMOS
Video input type	Camcorder	Camcorder	Camcorder	Camcorder	Camcorder
Digital zoom	700 x	800 x	2000 x	300 x	2 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	Info unavailable	1.3 lux	0.4 lux	Info unavailable
Weight	7.9 oz	8.5 oz	7.9 oz	12 oz	6 oz
Image stabilizer	Electronic	Electronic	Electronic	Optical (SuperRange)	Info unavailable
Optical sensor size	1/6"	1/6"	1/6"	1/4"	1/4.5"
Effective sensor resolution	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	2.99 megapixels	Info unavailable
Service & support type	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	Info unavailable
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Automatic	Manual Automatic	Focus free
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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