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| Price | $178 to $202 at 10 stores | $101 at 1 store | $385 to $490 at 13 stores | $244 to $541 at 2 stores | $109 to $114 at 2 stores |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.0 stars Good | 3.5 stars Very good | 4.5 stars Spectacular | 3.0 stars Good | 4.0 stars Excellent |
| Average user rating | 0 stars No reviews, write one! | 0 stars No reviews, write one! | 1.5 stars out of 4 reviews | 4.0 stars out of 9 reviews | 3.5 stars out of 63 reviews |
| Release date | August 27, 2012 | April 23, 2013 | October 18, 2012 | March 15, 2011 | January 07, 2010 |
| The Bottom Line | The Sony Action Cam is a solid first effort and worth its price, but some design shortcomings may be enough to put off some potential buyers. | The Monoprice MHD Action Camera is a very good value. You'll just have to be forgiving of its video quality. | The GoPro Hero3 Silver and White editions are strong contenders in the sports camera market, but the faster, more powerful Black Edition is head and shoulders the best sports camera on the market today. | 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. | 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/2.8 | Info unavailable | F/2.8 | F/1.8-3.4 | F/2.8 |
| Media type | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card | Flash card |
| Optical zoom | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 30 x | Info unavailable |
| Optical sensor type | Exmor R CMOS | Info unavailable | CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | Info unavailable |
| Video input type | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder | Camcorder |
| Digital zoom | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 350 x | Info unavailable |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Lithium ion |
| Image stabilizer | Electronic (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Electronic |
| Weight | 2.3 oz | 3.9 oz | 2.6 oz | 8.8 oz | Info unavailable |
| Manual focus | Automatic | Info unavailable | Focus free | Manual Automatic | Focus free |
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