DVD Camcorder Review

Sharing Your Memories Just Got Easier

You took your camera to the soccer game and captured little Jimmy’s first goal. Now you want to share that with everyone, but how? Sound familiar? If so, you need a DVD camcorder. Capture all the special moments on a disc that will play in virtually any DVD player.

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Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor	Sony HDR-UX20	Canon DC420	Sony Dcr-dvd850	Sony Handycam Dcr-dvd508	Sony Handycam Dcr-dvd505	Panasonic Vdr-d230	Sony Hdr-ux1 Avc Hd Dvd	Sony Dcr-dvd108	Sony DCR DVD301	Hitachi DZ GX5020A
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Reviewer Comments
Lowest Price	$399.00	$315.06	$369.00	$399.00	$340.00	$220.00	$425.00	$180.00	$249.00	$99.00

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LCD screen size	2.7 in.	2.7 in	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	3.5 in.	2.7 in.	3.5 in.	2.5 in.	3.5 in.	2.7 in.
Image Stabilizer	Optical	Optical	Optical	Optical	Digital	Optical	Digital	Digital	Digital	Digital
Optical Zoom	15 x	37 x	60 x	10 x	10 x	32 x	10 x	40 x	10 x	30 x
Battery Life	2.5 hrs.	1.5 hrs.	2.5 hrs.	1.17 hrs.	1.17 hrs.	1.67 hrs.	120 min	1.17 hrs.	120 min	1.33 hrs.
Night Mode
Still Resolution	2 MP	.8 MP		6.1 MP	4 MP	.31 MP	4 MP	.3 MP	1 MP	.3 MP
Warranty	1 Year	1 year	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year	90 Days	90 Days	1 Year	90 Days
Low Lux	0 lux	1.6 Lux	0 lux	0 lux	5 Lux	2 Lux	0 lux	0 lux	7 Lux	0.3 Lux
Aperture				F/1.8-2.9	F/1.8-2.9	F/1.8-3.7	F/1.8-2.9	F/1.8-4.1		F/2.0-4.1
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Built-in Light
Camcorder Depth		4.8 in	5.1 in	5.63 in.	5.38 in.	5.96 in.	6.5 in.	5.25 in.	5.4 in	5.2 in
Camcorder Height		3.5 in	3.5 in	2.88 in.	3.63 in.	3.36 in.	3.63 in.	3.63 in.	3.5 in	3.5 in
Camcorder Weight				1.3 lbs	1.1 lbs	1.1 lb.	1 lb.	15.5 oz	1.26 lb.	14.9 oz
Camcorder Width		2.6 in	2.2 in	2.8 in	2.63 in.	3.76 in.	3 in	2.2 in	2.8 in.	2.5 in
Camera Flash							1 ft - 8 ft
CCD Quantity
CCD Size	1/5	1/6 in		1/2.9 in	1/3 in	1/6 in	1/3"	1/6 in	5"	1/6 in
Color Viewfinder
Digital Still Camera
Digital Zoom		2000 x	2000 x	20 x	120x	1000 x	80x	2000 x	120x	1500 x
Focal Length		2.6 mm - 96.2 mm		5.4 - 54 mm	5.1 - 51 mm	2.3 - 73.6 mm	37 - 370 mm	1.9 mm - 76 mm	3.2 mm - 32 mm
Memory Card Slot

Reviewer Comments
Lowest Price	$399.00	$315.06	$369.00	$399.00	$340.00	$220.00	$425.00	$180.00	$249.00	$99.00