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Product Samsung SC-MX20 (red) Sony Handycam HDR-CX130 (Black) Kodak Playsport (black) Panasonic AVCCAM AG-AC90 (camcorder - flash card) Toshiba CAMILEO Air10
Price $119.00 $244.00 to $541.42 $109.99 to $114.99 $1,722.09 to $1,999.00 $58.98 to $133.27
CNET editors' rating 2.5 stars 3 stars 4 stars Info unavailable Info unavailable
Average user rating 2.5 stars 4 stars 3.5 stars 0 stars 0 stars
Release date September 7, 2008 March 15, 2011 Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable
Bottom line
The Samsung SC-MX20 has an attractive price, but you get what you pay for.
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.
The Kodak Playsport is an excellent minicamcorder that can take some rough treatment and capture solid HD video.
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Video input type

Camcorder

Camcorder

Camcorder

Camcorder

Camcorder

Digital zoom

1200 x

350 x

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10 x

5 x

Optical sensor type

CCD

Exmor R CMOS

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BSI 3MOS

BSI-CMOS

Image stabilizer

Electronic

Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)

Electronic

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

Electronic

Lens aperture

F/1.6-4.3

F/1.8-3.4

F/2.8

F/1.5-2.8

F/2.5

Manual focus

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Focus free

Manual

Automatic

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Media type

Flash card

Flash card

Flash card

Flash card

Flash card

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