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| Price | $514.00 | $446.29 to $479.99 | $599.99 | $268.00 to $462.03 | $759.00 |
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| Release date | March 01, 2009 | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | March 01, 2008 | |
| The Bottom Line | While it's a perfectly serviceable HD camcorder, the Sony Handycam HDR-XR100 should deliver a little more of everything for the money. | 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. | 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. | 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. | An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a couple of performance issues. |
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| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 120 x | 350 x | 350 x | 30 x | 200 x |
| Optical zoom | 10 x | 30 x | 30 x | 25 x | 10 x |
| Optical sensor type | Exmor CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS |
| Image stabilizer | Optical (Steady Shot) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (SuperRange) |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-2.2 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-3.2 | F/1.8-3.0 |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic |
| Media type | Hard disk drive Flash card | Flash card | Hard disk drive Flash card | Memory stick Pro Duo | Mini DV (HDV) |
| Weight | 11.6 oz | 8.8 oz | 12.3 oz | 5.9 oz | 1.2 lbs |
| Flash type | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Built-in | Info unavailable | Built-in flash |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Info unavailable |
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