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| Price | $1,398.00 | $446.29 to $479.99 | $1,169.00 to $7,500.00 | $268.00 to $462.03 | $699.99 |
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| Release date | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | ||
| The Bottom Line | As the flash-memory-based equivalent of the HDR-SR7, the Sony Handycam HDR-CX7 serves up the same pleasing performance and quality as its hard-drive cousin. | 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. | 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. | They're cheap and capture video, but don't buy the Sony Handycam HDR-CX190, CX200 or CX210 thinking that you're getting a great bargain on a real HD camcorder. If you're going to buy one, get the cheapest; nothing on any of these is really worth the extra bucks. | 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. |
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| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 20 x | 350 x | 200 x | 30 x | 200 x |
| Optical zoom | 10 x | 30 x | 10 x | 25 x | 10 x |
| Optical sensor type | ClearVid CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | HD CMOS Pro | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS |
| Image stabilizer | Optical (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) |
| Flash type | Built-in flash | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-2.9 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-2.8 | F/1.8-3.2 | F/1.8-3.0 |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic |
| Media type | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Memory stick Pro Duo | Flash card |
| Weight | 15.9 oz | 8.8 oz | 19.2 oz | 5.9 oz | 12.3 oz |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Info unavailable |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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