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Panasonic HDC-SD9

Panasonic HDC-SD9
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Canon Vixia HF100

Canon Vixia HF100
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Sony Handycam HDR-CX7

Sony Handycam HDR-CX7
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Canon Vixia HF10

Canon Vixia HF10
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Sony Handycam HDR-SR11

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Price $499 to $799 at 15 stores $616 to $899 at 21 stores $549 to $1,099 at 3 stores $689 to $1,099 at 20 stores $849 to $1,199 at 17 stores
CNET editors' rating
3.5 stars Very good
4.0 stars Excellent
4.0 stars Excellent
4.0 stars Excellent
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 10 reviews 3.5 stars out of 16 reviews 4.0 stars out of 24 reviews
Release date January 09, 2008 April 08, 2008 April 25, 2007 April 08, 2008 January 07, 2008
The Bottom Line Despite its trio of CCDs, the video quality and performance of the Panasonic HDC-SD9 are a bit too inconsistent. 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. 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. 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.

Basic specs

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Lens aperture F/1.8-2.8
F/1.8-3.0
F/1.8-2.9
F/1.8-3.0
F/1.8-3.1
Flash type Built-in flash
Info unavailable Built-in flash
Info unavailable Built-in flash
Media type Flash card
Flash card
Flash card
Flash card
Hard disk drive
Optical zoom 10 x
12 x
10 x
12 x
12 x
Optical sensor type 3CCD
CMOS
ClearVid CMOS
CMOS
ClearVid CMOS
Video input type Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Digital zoom 700 x
200 x
20 x
200 x
150 x
Min illumination 1 lux
Info unavailable 0 lux
Info unavailable 0 lux
Weight Info unavailable 13.4 oz
15.9 oz
13.4 oz
1.2 lbs
Image stabilizer Optical
Optical (SuperRange)
Optical (Super Steady Shot)
Optical (SuperRange)
Optical (Super Steady Shot)
Optical sensor size 1/6 in
1/3.2 in
1/2.9 in
1/3.2 in
1/3.1"
Service & support type Info unavailable 1 year warranty
Info unavailable 1 year warranty
Info unavailable
Manual focus Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
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