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| Price | $699.95 | $446.29 to $479.99 | $489.95 to $499.77 | $1,169.00 to $7,500.00 | $588.88 |
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| Release date | March 15, 2009 | March 15, 2011 | April 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2009 |
| The 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. | 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. | You're paying a couple hundred extra for the projector in the otherwise frills-free Sony Handycam HDR-PJ10 over its identical twin, the CX160. But if you regularly show off your vacation videos in the homes of friends and family then it's worth it. | 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. | 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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| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 120 x | 350 x | 350 x | 200 x | 120 x |
| Optical zoom | 10 x | 30 x | 30 x | 10 x | 10 x |
| Optical sensor type | ClearVid CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS | HD CMOS Pro | Exmor CMOS |
| Image stabilizer | Optical (Steady Shot) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Info unavailable |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-2.2 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-2.8 | F/1.8-2.2 |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic |
| Media type | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card |
| Weight | Info unavailable | 8.8 oz | 10.9 oz | 19.2 oz | 9.9 oz |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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