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Product Panasonic SDR-T50 Sony Handycam HDR-CX130 (Black) Canon Vixia HF G10 (Black) Panasonic HC-V10 (Black) Panasonic SDR-S50 (Black)
Price $379.52 $244.00 to $541.42 $1,079.00 to $1,170.00 $124.79 to $249.99 $318.50 to $367.46
CNET editors' rating 3.5 stars 3 stars 4 stars Info unavailable 3.5 stars
Average user rating 1.5 stars 4 stars 5 stars 4 stars 1 stars
Release date Info unavailable March 15, 2011 March 15, 2011 Info unavailable Info unavailable
Bottom line
The Panasonic SDR-T50 standard-definition camcorder is worth considering for its manual controls and powerful zoom lens in a very compact body--not video quality.
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.
While it's got a great shooter feature set and good video quality, the Canon Vixia HF G10 still feels a bit expensive for what it offers.
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The Panasonic SDR-S50 standard-definition camcorder is worth considering for its manual controls and powerful zoom lens in a very compact body--not video quality.
Video input type

Camcorder

Camcorder

Camcorder

Camcorder

Camcorder

Digital zoom

3500 x

350 x

200 x

100 x

3500 x

Optical zoom

70 x

30 x

10 x

63 x

70 x

Optical sensor type

CCD

Exmor R CMOS

HD CMOS Pro

BSI MOS

CCD

Image stabilizer

Optical (Advanced O.I.S.)

Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)

Optical (Dynamic SuperRange)

Optical (POWER O.I.S. with Active Mode)

Optical (Advanced O.I.S.)

Lens aperture

F/1.9-5.7

F/1.8-3.4

F/1.8-2.8

F/1.9-5.7

F/1.9-5.7

Manual focus

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Media type

Flash card

Flash card

Flash card

Flash card

Flash card

Weight

7.5 oz

8.8 oz

19.2 oz

7.5 oz

7.5 oz

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