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Canon Vixia HF100

Canon Vixia HF100
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Canon Vixia HF10

Canon Vixia HF10
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Sony Handycam HDR-SR11

Sony Handycam HDR-SR11
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Canon Vixia HV30

Canon Vixia HV30
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Sony Handycam HDR-CX7

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Price $616 to $899 at 21 stores $689 to $1,099 at 20 stores $849 to $1,199 at 17 stores $649 to $1,299 at 23 stores $549 to $1,099 at 4 stores
CNET editors' rating
4.0 stars Excellent
4.0 stars Excellent
4.0 stars Excellent
4.0 stars Excellent
4.0 stars Excellent
Average user rating 3.5 stars out of 14 reviews 3.5 stars out of 16 reviews 4.0 stars out of 24 reviews 4.0 stars out of 5 reviews 3.5 stars out of 10 reviews
Release date April 08, 2008 April 08, 2008 January 07, 2008 March 01, 2008 April 25, 2007
The Bottom Line 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. Canon's first flash-based camcorder, the Canon Vixia HF10, delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package. Sony's Handycam HDR-SR11 and SR12 60GB hard-drive-based AVCHD camcorders deliver top notch performance and image quality. An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a couple of performance issues. As the flash-memory-based equivalent of the HDR-SR7, the Sony Handycam HDR-CX7 serves up the same pleasing performance and quality as its hard-drive cousin.

Basic specs

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Lens aperture F/1.8-3.0
F/1.8-3.0
F/1.8-3.1
F/1.8-3.0
F/1.8-2.9
Flash type Info unavailable Info unavailable Built-in flash
Built-in flash
Built-in flash
Media type Flash card
Flash card
Hard disk drive
Mini DV (HDV)
Flash card
Optical zoom 12 x
12 x
12 x
10 x
10 x
Optical sensor type CMOS
CMOS
ClearVid CMOS
CMOS
ClearVid CMOS
Video input type Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Digital zoom 200 x
200 x
150 x
200 x
20 x
Min illumination Info unavailable Info unavailable 0 lux
0.2 lux
0 lux
Weight 13.4 oz
13.4 oz
1.2 lbs
1.2 lbs
15.9 oz
Image stabilizer Optical (SuperRange)
Optical (SuperRange)
Optical (Super Steady Shot)
Optical (SuperRange)
Optical (Super Steady Shot)
Optical sensor size 1/3.2 in
1/3.2 in
1/3.1"
1/2.7 in
1/2.9 in
Service & support type 1 year warranty
1 year warranty
Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable
Manual focus Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual