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| Price | $1,099.95 | $549.00 to $749.99 | $984.95 to $1,199.99 | $1,063.00 to $1,299.99 | $1,399.99 |
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| The Bottom Line | The hard-drive-based analog of the HDR-HC7, the Sony Handycam HDR-SR7 finally delivers a cutting-edge HD video experience, complete with great video and compatibility frustrations. | 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. | A very good prosumer HD camcorder, the Panasonic HDC-TM300 nevertheless has an annoying touch-screen interface. | 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/1.8-2.9 | F/1.8-3.2 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-2.8 | 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 | Flash card | Flash card Hard disk drive | Flash card | Flash card |
| Optical zoom | 10 x | 15 x | 12 x | 12 x | 12 x |
| Optical sensor type | ClearVid CMOS | CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS | ClearVid CMOS |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 20 x | 300 x | 150 x | 700 x | 150 x |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery included qty | Info unavailable | 1 | Info unavailable | 1 | 1 |
| Min illumination | 0 lux | 0.4 lux | 3 lux | 1 lux | 0 lux |
| Weight | 1.2 lbs | 12 oz | 18 oz | 13.6 oz | 15.9 oz |
| Image stabilizer | Electronic (Super Steady Shot) | Optical (SuperRange) | Optical (Steady Shot) | Optical (Advanced O.I.S.) | Optical (Super Steady Shot) |
| Optical sensor size | 1/2.9" | 1/4" | 1/2.88" | 1/4.1" | 1/3" |
| Effective sensor resolution | Info unavailable | 2.99 megapixels | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Service & support type | Info unavailable | 1 year warranty | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic |
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