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| Price | $1,499.95 | $446.29 to $479.99 | $1,999.00 | $1,169.00 to $7,500.00 | $249.95 to $299.99 |
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| Release date | March 01, 2007 | March 15, 2011 | August 01, 2008 | March 15, 2011 | |
| The Bottom Line | The Sony DCR-SR300 digital camcorder should appeal to casual, snapshooter-type videographers, but it's somewhat pricey, since its video quality still can't match better MiniDV camcorders. | Typical for their price class, the no-frills Sony Handycam HDR-CX130, CX160, and XR160 produce generally subpar HD video, but if you're not picky you'll probably be fine. The CX130 is the best buy of the three, as long as you go cheap on the memory card. | As the flash-memory-based equivalent of the HDR-SR11, the Sony Handycam HDR-CX12 serves up the same pleasing performance and quality as its hard-drive cousin. | While it's got a great shooter feature set and good video quality, the Canon Vixia HF G10 still feels a bit expensive for what it offers. | |
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| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 20 x | 350 x | 150 x | 200 x | 4 x |
| Optical zoom | 10 x | 30 x | 12 x | 10 x | Info unavailable |
| Optical sensor type | ClearVid CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | ClearVid CMOS | HD CMOS Pro | CMOS |
| Image stabilizer | Optical (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Electronic |
| Flash type | Built-in flash | Info unavailable | Built-in flash | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-2.9 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-3.1 | F/1.8-2.8 | Info unavailable |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Automatic |
| Media type | Hard disk drive | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card |
| Battery technology | Lithium ion | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Weight | 1.3 lbs | 8.8 oz | 15.9 oz | 19.2 oz | 5.4 oz |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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