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Product Sony Handycam HDR-SR1 JVC Everio GZ-HD7 Sony Handycam HDR-CX130 (Black) Canon Vixia HF G10 (Black) Sony Handycam HDR-CX190
Price $1,999.00 $1,999.99 $244.00 to $541.42 $1,079.00 to $1,170.00 $176.99 to $249.00
CNET editors' rating 4 stars 3 stars 3 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Average user rating 3 stars 3 stars 4 stars 5 stars 2.5 stars
Release date October 23, 2006 February 27, 2007 March 15, 2011 March 15, 2011 Info unavailable
Bottom line
The Sony Handycam HDR-SR1's combination of hard disk capacity, easy adapatability, great design, and a broad feature set make it the consumer HD model to beat for 2006.
If this camcorder cost $500, we'd give it a much higher rating. But for its quadruple-digit price, we expect far better performance and video quality from the JVC Everio GZ-HD7.
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.
Video input type

Camcorder

Camcorder

Camcorder

Camcorder

Camcorder

Digital zoom

80 x

200 x

350 x

200 x

30 x

Optical zoom

10 x

10 x

30 x

10 x

25 x

Optical sensor type

ClearVid CMOS

3CCD

Exmor R CMOS

HD CMOS Pro

Exmor R CMOS

Image stabilizer

Electronic (Steady Shot)

Optical

Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)

Optical (Dynamic SuperRange)

Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)

Lens aperture

F/1.8-2.9

F/1.8-1.9

F/1.8-3.4

F/1.8-2.8

F/1.8-3.2

Manual focus

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Manual

Automatic

Media type

Hard disk drive

Hard disk drive

Flash card

Flash card

Memory stick Pro Duo

Weight

1.6 lbs

1.5 lbs

8.8 oz

19.2 oz

5.9 oz

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