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| Price | $1,499.95 | $446.29 to $479.99 | $1,999.00 | $649.00 | $268.00 to $462.03 |
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| Release date | March 15, 2011 | October 23, 2006 | March 25, 2010 | ||
| The Bottom Line | An uninspiring entrant in Sony's HD camcorder lineup, the Sony Handycam HDR-SR5's video quality and performance simply don't deliver for the price. | 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. | 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. | At its best, the Canon Vixia HF M3x series--composed of the M300, M30, M31, and M32--delivers a very good blend of video quality, features, and performance for the money, but some people may find the touch-screen interface extremely frustrating to use and the battery life painfully short. Plus, you really need to bump up to the highest bit rate quality. Of the series, the HF M300 is the best deal. | 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. |
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| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 80 x | 350 x | 80 x | 300 x | 30 x |
| Optical zoom | 10 x | 30 x | 10 x | 15 x | 25 x |
| Optical sensor type | ClearVid CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | ClearVid CMOS | CMOS | Exmor R CMOS |
| Image stabilizer | Electronic (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Electronic (Steady Shot) | Optical (SuperRange) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) |
| Flash type | Built-in flash | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Built-in flash | Info unavailable |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-2.9 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-2.9 | F/1.8-3.2 | F/1.8-3.2 |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Automatic | Manual Automatic |
| Media type | Hard disk drive | Flash card | Hard disk drive | Flash card | Memory stick Pro Duo |
| Weight | 1.2 lbs | 8.8 oz | 1.6 lbs | 11.3 oz | 5.9 oz |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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