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| Price | $1,999.00 | $1,169.00 to $7,500.00 | $446.29 to $479.99 | $1,799.00 | $699.99 |
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| Release date | March 01, 2009 | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | March 01, 2009 | March 15, 2011 |
| The Bottom Line | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 fine follow-up to last year's M3xx series, the Canon Vixia M4xx series should please most home-movie-oriented videographers despite its relatively high price. If you don't need the EVF, the M400 is your best buy, but if you'll be shooting a lot in sunlight, it's worth it to step up to the M41. |
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| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 150 x | 200 x | 350 x | 150 x | 200 x |
| Optical zoom | 12 x | 10 x | 30 x | 12 x | 10 x |
| Optical sensor type | Exmor R CMOS | HD CMOS Pro | Exmor R CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS |
| Image stabilizer | Optical (Steady Shot) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Steady Shot) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) |
| Flash type | Built-in flash | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Built-in flash | Info unavailable |
| Lens aperture | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-2.8 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-3.4 | 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 | Flash card | Hard disk drive Flash card | Flash card |
| Weight | 18 oz | 19.2 oz | 8.8 oz | 18 oz | 12.3 oz |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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