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| Price | $799.00 | $446.29 to $479.99 | $759.00 | $699.99 | $1,169.00 to $7,500.00 |
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| Release date | March 01, 2007 | March 15, 2011 | March 01, 2008 | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 |
| The Bottom Line | Given its mediocre video quality, the Sony Handycam DCR-SR42 seems overpriced for what it delivers. | 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. | An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a couple of performance issues. | A fine follow-up to last year's M3xx series, the Canon Vixia M4xx series should please most home-movie-oriented videographers despite its relatively high price. If you don't need the EVF, the M400 is your best buy, but if you'll be shooting a lot in sunlight, it's worth it to step up to the M41. | 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 | 2000 x | 350 x | 200 x | 200 x | 200 x |
| Optical zoom | 40 x | 30 x | 10 x | 10 x | 10 x |
| Optical sensor type | Advanced HAD CCD | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS | CMOS | HD CMOS Pro |
| Image stabilizer | Electronic (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (SuperRange) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-4.1 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-3.0 | F/1.8-3.0 | F/1.8-2.8 |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic |
| Media type | Hard disk drive | Flash card | Mini DV (HDV) | Flash card | Flash card |
| Battery technology | Lithium ion | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Weight | 13.4 oz | 8.8 oz | 1.2 lbs | 12.3 oz | 19.2 oz |
| Flash type | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Built-in flash | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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