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Panasonic SDR-S150

Panasonic SDR-S150
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Canon Vixia HF100

Canon Vixia HF100
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Canon Vixia HF10

Canon Vixia HF10
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Price $419 to $988 at 2 stores $616 to $899 at 21 stores $309 to $456 at 20 stores $419 to $618 at 26 stores $689 to $1,099 at 20 stores
CNET editors' rating
4.0 stars Excellent
3.5 stars Very good
3.5 stars Very good
4.0 stars Excellent
Average user rating 3.5 stars out of 6 reviews 3.5 stars out of 14 reviews 3.5 stars out of 3 reviews 2.0 stars out of 3 reviews 3.5 stars out of 16 reviews
Release date August 20, 2006 April 08, 2008 January 24, 2008 January 24, 2008 April 08, 2008
The Bottom Line While compact and convenient, Panasonic's SD-based SDR-S150 camcorder doesn't make the quality cut. One of a pair of Canon's first flash-based camcorders, the Canon Vixia HF100, delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package. Convenient, well-designed camcorders that look pricier than they are, models in the Canon FS series--FS11, FS10, and FS100--nevertheless deliver typical budget video in line with their budget price tags. Convenient, well-designed camcorders that look pricier than they are, models in the Canon FS series--FS11, FS10, and FS100--nevertheless deliver typical budget video in line with their budget price tags. Canon's first flash-based camcorder, the Canon Vixia HF10, delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package.

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Lens aperture F/1.8-2.8
F/1.8-3.0
F/2.0-5.2
F/2.0-5.2
F/1.8-3.0
Flash type Built-in flash
Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable
Media type Flash card
Flash card
Flash card
Flash card
Flash card
Optical zoom 10 x
12 x
37 x
37 x
12 x
Optical sensor type 3CCD
CMOS
CCD
CCD
CMOS
Video input type Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Digital zoom 700 x
200 x
2000 x
2000 x
200 x
Min illumination 1 lux
Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable
Weight 8.8 oz
13.4 oz
9.2 oz
9.2 oz
13.4 oz
Image stabilizer Optical
Optical (SuperRange)
Electronic
Electronic
Optical (SuperRange)
Optical sensor size 1/6 in
1/3.2 in
1/6 in
1/6 in
1/3.2 in
Service & support type Info unavailable 1 year warranty
1 year warranty
1 year warranty
1 year warranty
Manual focus Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Manual
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