Sony Handycam DCR-HC26 comparison

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Product name	Sony Handycam DCR-HC26	Sony Handycam DCR-HC52	Canon Vixia HF200	Sony Handycam DCR-HC28	Canon FS200 (silver)
Price	$549.99	$179.95 to $249.99	$549.00 to $749.99	$699.95	$255.00 to $329.99
CNET editors' rating	2.5 stars Overall score: 5.8 (2.5 stars)	stars Overall score: ( stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	stars Overall score: ( stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.0 stars		3.5 stars	4.0 stars	3.5 stars
Release date	January 19, 2006		April 01, 2009		February 01, 2009
The Bottom Line	The Sony DCR-HC26 provides impressive size, zoom power, and features for a bargain-basement camcorder, but its substandard video quality is disappointing.		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.		Though its video isn't perfect, the Canon FS200 is one of the better standard-definition consumer camcorders available.
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Lens aperture	F/1.8-3.1	F/1.8-4.1	F/1.8-3.2	F/1.8-3.1	F/2.0-5.2
Flash type	Built-in	Info unavailable	Built-in flash	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Media type	Mini DV	Mini DV	Flash card	Mini DV	Flash card
Optical zoom	20 x	40 x	15 x	20 x	37 x
Optical sensor type	Advanced HAD CCD	Advanced HAD CCD	CMOS	Advanced HAD CCD	CCD
Video input type	Camcorder	Camcorder	Camcorder	Camcorder	Camcorder
Digital zoom	800 x	2000 x	300 x	800 x	2000 x
Battery technology	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Battery included qty	1	Info unavailable	1	1	1
Min illumination	0 lux	Info unavailable	0.4 lux	0 lux	1.3 lux
Weight	0.9 lbs	13.4 oz	12 oz	14.8 oz	7.9 oz
Image stabilizer	Electronic (Super Steady Shot)	Electronic (Super Steady Shot)	Optical (SuperRange)	Electronic (Super Steady Shot)	Electronic
Optical sensor size	1/6"	1/6"	1/4"	1/6"	1/6"
Effective sensor resolution	0.34 megapixels	Info unavailable	2.99 megapixels	340,000 pixels	Info unavailable
Service & support type	1 year warranty	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	1 year warranty
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Automatic
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