Panasonic SDR-SW20 (Silver) comparison

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Product name	Panasonic SDR-SW20 (Silver)	Canon FS200 (silver)	Flip UltraHD (black)	JVC Everio GZ-MS120 (red)	Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera (black)
Price	$244.00 to $399.99	$249.00 to $299.99	$3.00 to $199.99	$220.00 to $225.00	$179.00 to $299.99
CNET editors' rating	2.5 stars Overall score: 5.2 (2.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
Average user rating		3.5 stars	2.5 stars		3.0 stars
Release date	February 01, 2008	February 01, 2009		February 01, 2009	September 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.	With the Zi8, Kodak finally surpasses Flip Video's video quality and feature set.
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Lens aperture	F/1.8-2.4	F/2.0-5.2	F/2.4	F/1.8	F/2.8
Flash type	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	None	Built-in
Media type	Flash card	Flash card	Flash card	Flash card	Flash card
Optical zoom	10 x	37 x	Info unavailable	35 x	Info unavailable
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	4 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	Info unavailable
Weight	7.9 oz	7.9 oz	6 oz	8.5 oz	3.9 oz
Image stabilizer	Electronic	Electronic	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Optical sensor size	1/6"	1/6"	1/4.5"	1/6"	1/2.5"
Service & support type	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1 year warranty
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Automatic	Focus free	Manual Automatic	Focus free
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	Beach Camera $299.00 In stock: Yes Amazon.com Marketplace $244.00 In stock: Yes pcRUSH $248.26 In stock: Yes Prices from 4 CNET Certified stores	B&H Photo-Video $249.00 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $259.00 In stock: See Site TigerDirect.com $269.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 11 CNET Certified stores	B&H Photo-Video $179.00 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $179.00 In stock: See Site TigerDirect.com $179.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 11 CNET Certified stores	B&H Photo-Video $220.00 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $220.00 In stock: See Site Amazon.com Marketplace $225.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 3 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com $179.00 In stock: See Site Amazon.com Marketplace $299.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores
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