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| Price | $474.99 | $479.00 to $869.95 | $229.95 to $299.99 | $259.00 to $598.00 | $499.99 to $1,699.99 |
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| Release date | January 19, 2006 | April 01, 2009 | February 01, 2009 | April 08, 2008 | |
| The Bottom Line | The Sony Handycam DCR-DVD205 is as middling as its sibling, the DCR-DVD305; however, it eschews the impractical features of the DVD305 for a lower price tag, making it a better bargain. | 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 Sony Handycam DCR-DVD650 offers an all-in-one, on-the-go way to capture standard-def video and burn it to a DVD, but hard-disk-drive and flash-memory models are otherwise a better option. | Though its video isn't perfect, the Canon FS200 is one of the better standard-definition consumer camcorders available. | One of a pair of Canon's first flash-based camcorders, the Canon Vixia HF100, delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package. |
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| Lens aperture | F/1.8-2.5 | F/1.8-3.2 | F/1.8-6.0 | F/2.0-5.2 | F/1.8-3.0 |
| Flash type | Built-in | Built-in flash | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Media type | DVD-R (8cm) DVD+RW (8cm) DVD-RW (8 cm) | Flash card | Flash card DVD-R (8cm) DVD+RW (8cm) DVD-RW (8 cm) DVD+R DL (8cm) | Flash card | Flash card |
| Optical zoom | 12 x | 15 x | 60 x | 37 x | 12 x |
| Optical sensor type | Advanced HAD CCD | CMOS | Advanced HAD CCD | CCD | CMOS |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 800 x | 300 x | 2000 x | 2000 x | 200 x |
| Battery technology | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Info unavailable |
| Battery included qty | 1 | 1 | Info unavailable | 1 | Info unavailable |
| Min illumination | 0 lux | 0.4 lux | 6 lux | 1.3 lux | Info unavailable |
| Weight | 1.1 lbs | 12 oz | 13.8 oz | 7.9 oz | 13.4 oz |
| Image stabilizer | Electronic (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (SuperRange) | Optical (Steady Shot) | Electronic | Optical (SuperRange) |
| Optical sensor size | 1/5.5" | 1/4" | 1/8" | 1/6" | 1/3.2" |
| Effective sensor resolution | 0.69 megapixels | 2.99 megapixels | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Service & support type | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Automatic | Manual Automatic |
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