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| Product | Sony Handycam HDR-CX100 (Black) | Sony Handycam HDR-CX100 (Silver) | Sony Handycam HDR-CX130 (Black) | Panasonic AVCCAM AG-AC90 (camcorder - flash card) | Toshiba CAMILEO Air10 |
| Price | $449.95 to $552.51 | $552.51 | $244.00 to $541.42 | $1,759.89 | $58.98 to $133.23 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars | 3 stars | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Average user rating | 3 stars | 3 stars | 4 stars | 0 stars | 0 stars |
| Release date | March 15, 2009 | March 15, 2009 | March 15, 2011 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Bottom line | 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. | 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. | 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. | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 120 x | 120 x | 350 x | 10 x | 5 x |
| Optical zoom | 10 x | 10 x | 30 x | 12 x | Info unavailable |
| Optical sensor type | ClearVid CMOS | Exmor CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | BSI 3MOS | BSI-CMOS |
| Image stabilizer | Optical (Steady Shot) | Info unavailable | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (HYBRID O.I.S. with Active Mode) | Electronic |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-2.2 | F/1.8-2.2 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.5-2.8 | F/2.5 |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Info unavailable |
| Media type | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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