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| Price | $1,499.00 | $869.99 | $453.42 | $394.95 to $799.99 | $509.99 to $1,215.00 |
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| Release date | January 19, 2006 | January 19, 2006 | March 30, 2006 | April 15, 2005 | |
| 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. | The Canon DC40 definitely deserves a spot on your short list of DVD camcorders. | Combining the simplicity of SD recording, a roomy 30GB hard drive, a long zoom, and pleasing image quality, the SDR-H18 is a good choice for a standard-definition, hard-drive camcorder. | The Sony Handycam DCR-DVD403 is the first DVD camcorder we've seen that doesn't force you to compromise on features or quality--much. |
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| Features | |||||
| Lens aperture |
F/1.8-2.9 |
F/1.8-2.9 |
F/1.8-3.0 |
F/1.8-3.7 |
F/1.8-2.9 |
| Flash type |
Built-in flash |
Built-in |
Built-in flash |
Info unavailable |
Built-in flash |
| Media type |
DVD-RW (8 cm) DVD+RW (8cm) DVD-R (8cm) |
DVD-RW (8 cm) DVD+RW (8cm) DVD-R (8cm) |
DVD-RW (8 cm) DVD-R (8cm) |
Hard disk drive |
DVD-RW (8 cm) DVD+RW (8cm) DVD-R (8cm) |
| Optical zoom |
10 x |
10 x |
10 x |
32 x |
10 x |
| Optical sensor type |
CMOS |
Advanced HAD CCD |
CCD |
CCD |
Advanced HAD CCD |
| Video input type |
Camcorder |
Camcorder |
Camcorder |
Camcorder |
Camcorder |
| Digital zoom |
120 x |
120 x |
200 x |
1000 x |
120 x |
| Battery technology |
Lithium ion |
Lithium ion |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Battery included qty |
1 |
1 |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Min illumination |
0 lux |
0 lux |
0.6 lux |
2 lux |
0 lux |
| Weight |
1.1 lbs |
1.3 lbs |
16.9 oz |
15.2 oz |
1.4 lbs |
| Image stabilizer |
Electronic (Super Steady Shot) |
Electronic (Super Steady Shot) |
Electronic |
Optical |
Electronic (Super Steady Shot) |
| Optical sensor size |
1/3 in |
1/3 in |
1/2.8 in |
1/6 in |
1/3 in |
| Effective sensor resolution | Info unavailable |
2.05 megapixels |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
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