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| Price | $622 at 1 store | $244 to $541 at 2 stores | $879 to $1,170 at 2 stores | $899 at 1 store | $109 to $114 at 2 stores |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars Very good | 3.0 stars Good | 4.0 stars Excellent | 4.0 stars Excellent | 4.0 stars Excellent |
| Average user rating | 5.0 stars out of 1 review | 4.0 stars out of 9 reviews | 5.0 stars out of 2 reviews | 4.0 stars out of 21 reviews | 3.5 stars out of 63 reviews |
| Release date | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | March 01, 2008 | January 07, 2010 |
| The Bottom Line | 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. | 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. | 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. | An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a couple of performance issues. | The Kodak Playsport is an excellent minicamcorder that can take some rough treatment and capture solid HD video. | Basic specs |
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| Lens aperture | F/1.8-3.0 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/1.8-2.8 | F/1.8-3.0 | F/2.8 |
| Flash type | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Built-in flash | Info unavailable |
| Media type | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Mini DV (HDV) | Flash card |
| Optical zoom | 10 x | 30 x | 10 x | 10 x | Info unavailable |
| Optical sensor type | CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | HD CMOS Pro | CMOS | Info unavailable |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | 200 x | 350 x | 200 x | 200 x | Info unavailable |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Lithium ion |
| Weight | 12.3 oz | 8.8 oz | 19.2 oz | 1.2 lbs | Info unavailable |
| Image stabilizer | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical (Dynamic SuperRange) | Optical (SuperRange) | Electronic |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Focus free |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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