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| Price | $780.00 | $479.00 to $869.95 | $495.00 | Check Prices | $403.95 to $509.99 |
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| Release date | March 15, 2004 | April 01, 2009 | April 15, 2004 | July 05, 2005 | March 15, 2009 |
| The Bottom Line | This pocket MiniDV camcorder excels outdoors, and back home, you'll love the Handycam Station dock. | 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 DCR-HC40's touch screen can be inconvenient to use, but this affordable compact camcorder's footage in automatic mode isn't likely to need many adjustments. | The Sony Handycam HDR-HC1 is a good first effort at a consumer HD camcorder, but only HD fanatics should consider it. | 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. |
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| Wireless connectivity | No | Info unavailable | No | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-2.3 | F/1.8-3.2 | F/1.8-2.3 | F/1.8-2.1 | F/1.8-2.2 |
| Flash type | None | Built-in flash | None | Pop-up flash | Info unavailable |
| Media type | Mini DV | Flash card | Mini DV | Mini DV (HDV) | Flash card |
| Optical zoom | 10 x | 15 x | 10 x | 10 x | 10 x |
| Optical sensor type | CCD | CMOS | CCD | CMOS | ClearVid CMOS |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 120 x | 300 x | 120 x | 120 x | 120 x |
| Battery technology | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Battery included qty | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Info unavailable |
| Min illumination | 0 lux | 0.4 lux | 0 lux | 0 lux | Info unavailable |
| Weight | 1.1 lbs | 12 oz | 0.9 lbs | 1.5 lbs | Info unavailable |
| Image stabilizer | Electronic (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (SuperRange) | Electronic (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (Steady Shot) |
| Optical sensor size | 1/5" | 1/4" | 1/5" | 1/3" | 1/5" |
| Effective sensor resolution | 1.0 megapixels | 2.99 megapixels | 1.0 megapixels | 1.9 megapixels | Info unavailable |
| Service & support type | 3 month parts and labor limited warranty | 1 year warranty | 3 month parts and labor limited warranty | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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