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| Price | $1,668.90 | $1,249.95 to $1,529.95 | $549.00 to $769.95 | $888.00 to $1,399.95 | $1,699.95 to $1,829.00 |
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| Release date | April 01, 2009 | March 01, 2009 | August 01, 2008 | ||
| The Bottom Line | Sony's Handycam HDR-SR11 and SR12 60GB hard-drive-based AVCHD camcorders deliver top notch performance and image quality. | Sony's Handycam HDR-SR11 and SR12 60GB hard-drive-based AVCHD camcorders deliver top notch performance and image quality. | While it's more expensive than its sub-$600 competitors, the Canon Vixia HF20 and Vixia HF200 deliver a more extensive feature set for the extra money. The HF200, which lacks internal memory, is probably a better buy than the HF20, though the HF20's all-black body is a bit classier looking. | Though their geotagging capabilities are mostly novelty and their interfaces could use a complete overhaul, the top-notch video quality, performance, and consumer-friendly feature sets of the Sony Handycam HDR-XR500V and HDR-XR520V make them worthy camcorder options. Both are overpriced, but since 14 hours of recording time is plenty--especially if supplemented with flash media--the HDR-XR500V is the better deal of the two. | As the flash-memory-based equivalent of the HDR-SR11, the Sony Handycam HDR-CX12 serves up the same pleasing performance and quality as its hard-drive cousin. |
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| Lens aperture | F/1.8-3.1 | F/1.8-3.1 | F/1.8-3.2 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-3.1 |
| Flash type | Built-in flash | Built-in flash | Built-in flash | Built-in flash | Built-in flash |
| Media type | Hard disk drive | Hard disk drive | Flash card | Flash card Hard disk drive | Flash card |
| Optical zoom | 12 x | 12 x | 15 x | 12 x | 12 x |
| Optical sensor type | ClearVid CMOS | ClearVid CMOS | CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | ClearVid CMOS |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 150 x | 150 x | 300 x | 150 x | 150 x |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Info unavailable | Lithium ion |
| Battery included qty | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 1 | Info unavailable | 1 |
| Min illumination | 5 lux | 0 lux | 0.4 lux | 3 lux | 0 lux |
| Weight | 1.2 lbs | 1.2 lbs | 12 oz | 18 oz | 15.9 oz |
| Image stabilizer | Optical (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (SuperRange) | Optical (Steady Shot) | Optical (Super Steady Shot) |
| Optical sensor size | 1/3.1" | 1/3.1" | 1/4" | 1/2.88" | 1/3" |
| Effective sensor resolution | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 2.99 megapixels | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Service & support type | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 1 year warranty | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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