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| Price | $699.99 | $599.99 | $479.00 to $869.95 | $403.95 to $509.99 | $599.95 to $1,499.99 |
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| Release date | January 19, 2006 | January 19, 2006 | April 01, 2009 | March 15, 2009 | March 01, 2008 |
| The Bottom Line | Full-featured but somewhat bulky, the Sony Handycam DCR-DVD505 DVD camcorder matches its MiniDV competitors in most areas, while offering the convenience of direct-to-disc recording. | The Sony Handycam DCR-DVD405 is a solid DVD camcorder, as long as you don't mind fiddling with a touch-screen interface on a too-small display. | 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. | You can tell where Sony cut corners on this compact, flash-based HD camcorder. While it's decent, there are better options for the money than the Sony Handycam HDR-CX100. | An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a couple of performance issues. |
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| Lens aperture | F/1.8-2.9 | F/1.8-2.9 | F/1.8-3.2 | F/1.8-2.2 | F/1.8-3.0 |
| Flash type | Built-in flash | Built-in | Built-in flash | Info unavailable | Built-in flash |
| Media type | DVD-R (8cm) DVD+RW (8cm) DVD-RW (8 cm) | DVD-R (8cm) DVD+RW (8cm) DVD-RW (8 cm) | Flash card | Flash card | Mini DV (HDV) |
| Optical zoom | 10 x | 10 x | 15 x | 10 x | 10 x |
| Optical sensor type | CMOS | Advanced HAD CCD | CMOS | ClearVid CMOS | CMOS |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 120 x | 120 x | 300 x | 120 x | 200 x |
| Battery technology | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Battery included qty | 1 | 1 | 1 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Min illumination | 0 lux | 0 lux | 0.4 lux | Info unavailable | 0.2 lux |
| Weight | 1.1 lbs | 1.3 lbs | 12 oz | Info unavailable | 1.2 lbs |
| Image stabilizer | Electronic (Super Steady Shot) | Electronic (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (SuperRange) | Optical (Steady Shot) | Optical (SuperRange) |
| Optical sensor size | 1/3" | 1/3" | 1/4" | 1/5" | 1/2.7" |
| Effective sensor resolution | Info unavailable | 2.05 megapixels | 2.99 megapixels | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Service & support type | Info unavailable | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic |
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