Panasonic HDC-SD80 (Red) comparison

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Panasonic HDC-SD80 (Red)

 Panasonic HDC-SD80 (Red)

Sony Handycam HDR-CX130 (Black)

 Sony Handycam HDR-CX130 (Black)

Panasonic HDC-HS80

 Panasonic HDC-HS80

Sony Handycam HDR-CX190

 Sony Handycam HDR-CX190

Panasonic HDC-TM80 (Black)

 Panasonic HDC-TM80 (Black)
Price $604 at 1 store $244 to $541 at 2 stores $399 to $494 at 2 stores $176 to $249 at 5 stores $279 at 1 store
CNET editors' rating
3.0 stars Good
    Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)
3.0 stars Good
    Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)
3.0 stars Good
    Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)
3.0 stars Good
    Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)
3.0 stars Good
    Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)
Average user rating 4.5 stars out of 1 review 4.0 stars out of 9 reviews 4.5 stars out of 2 reviews 2.5 stars out of 4 reviews 4.0 stars out of 1 review
Release date March 15, 2011 March 15, 2011 March 15, 2011 January 26, 2012 March 15, 2011
The Bottom Line A functional trio of camcorders, the Panasonic HDC-SD80, TM80, and HS80 are notable for their manual exposure controls, unusual for their price class, and well designed touch-screen interface but otherwise you can find better options. Of the three, the SD80 is the best choice simply on price. 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. A functional trio of camcorders, the Panasonic HDC-SD80, TM80, and HS80 are notable for their manual exposure controls (unusual for their price class) and well-designed touch-screen interface, but otherwise you can find better options. Of the three, the SD80 is the best choice simply on price. They're cheap and capture video, but don't buy the Sony Handycam HDR-CX190, CX200 or CX210 thinking that you're getting a great bargain on a real HD camcorder. If you're going to buy one, get the cheapest; nothing on any of these is really worth the extra bucks. A functional trio of camcorders, the Panasonic HDC-SD80, TM80, and HS80 are notable for their manual exposure controls (unusual for their price class) and well-designed touch-screen interface, but otherwise you can find better options. Of the three, the SD80 is the best choice simply on price.

Basic specs
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Lens aperture F/1.8-4
 F/1.8-3.4
 F/1.8-4
 F/1.8-3.2
 F/1.8-4
Media type Flash card
 Flash card
 Hard disk drive
Flash card
 Memory stick Pro Duo
 Flash card
Optical zoom 34 x
 30 x
 37 x
 25 x
 34 x
Optical sensor type MOS
 Exmor R CMOS
 MOS
 Exmor R CMOS
 MOS
Video input type Camcorder
 Camcorder
 Camcorder
 Camcorder
 Camcorder
Digital zoom 2000 x
 350 x
 2000 x
 30 x
 2000 x
Battery technology Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Lithium ion
 Info unavailable
Weight 6.8 oz
 8.8 oz
 9.3 oz
 5.9 oz
 6.8 oz
Image stabilizer Optical (HYBRID O.I.S.)
 Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
 Optical (HYBRID O.I.S.)
 Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
 Optical (HYBRID O.I.S.)
Manual focus Manual
Automatic
 Manual
Automatic
 Manual
Automatic
 Manual
Automatic
 Manual
Automatic
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