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| Price | $499.95 | $549.00 to $759.95 | $389.99 to $549.95 | $279.00 to $399.99 | $249.00 to $399.95 |
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| Release date | January 19, 2006 | April 01, 2009 | March 15, 2009 | February 01, 2009 | February 01, 2009 |
| The Bottom Line | Unless this camcorder's low-resolution, low-quality stills are important to you, you might as well go for Sony's less expensive DCR-HC26. | 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. | If storage amount, zoom range, and easy operation are on your list of needs before video quality, check out the Sony Handycam DCR-SR47. | 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/1.8-3.2 | F/1.8-2.2 | F/1.8-6.0 | F/2.0-5.2 |
| Flash type | Built-in | Built-in flash | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Media type | Mini DV | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card Hard disk drive | Flash card |
| Optical zoom | 20 x | 15 x | 10 x | 60 x | 37 x |
| Optical sensor type | Advanced HAD CCD | CMOS | ClearVid CMOS | Advanced HAD CCD | CCD |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 800 x | 300 x | 120 x | 2000 x | 2000 x |
| Battery technology | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Lithium ion |
| Battery included qty | 1 | 1 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 1 |
| Min illumination | 0 lux | 0.4 lux | Info unavailable | 6 lux | 1.3 lux |
| Weight | 0.9 lbs | 12 oz | Info unavailable | 10.6 oz | 7.9 oz |
| Image stabilizer | Electronic (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (SuperRange) | Optical (Steady Shot) | Electronic (Steady Shot) | Electronic |
| Optical sensor size | 1/6" | 1/4" | 1/5" | 1/8" | 1/6" |
| Effective sensor resolution | 0.34 megapixels | 2.99 megapixels | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Service & support type | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 1 year warranty |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Automatic |
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