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Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor	Sony HDR-SR5	Sony Handycam Hdr-sr1	Sony Handycam HDR-SR5	Panasonic SDR-H18	Jvc Everio Gz-hd3	Jvc Everio Gzmg555	Jvc Everio Gz-mg155	Sony Handycam Dcr-sr100	Sony Handycam Hdr-sr8	JVC Everio GZ-MG360
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Lowest Price	N/A	$450.00	$315.00	N/A	$470.00	N/A	$230.00	$1,630.96	$799.00	$489.99

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Hard Drive Size	40 GB	30 GB	40 GB	30 GB	60 GB	30 GB	30 GB	30 GB	100 GB	60 GB
LCD Screen Size	2.7 in.	3.5 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	0.27 in	2.7 in.
Low Lux rating	2 lux	0 lux	0 lux	2 lux	1 Lux	1 Lux	1 Lux	5 Lux	2 lux	2 lux
Battery Life	1.5 hrs.	1.5 hrs.	1.5 hrs.	1.17 hrs.	1 hr.	1 hr.	1 hr.	1.5 hrs.		2 hrs.
Image Stabilizer	Digital	Digital	Digital	Optical	Digital	Digital	Digital	Digital	Optical	Digital
Optical Zoom	10 x	10 x	10 x	32 x	10 x	10 x	32 x	10 x	10 x	35 x
Still Resolution	3 MP	3.98 MP	2 MP	.3 MP	.53 MP	5. MP	1 MP	3 MP	3 MP	2 MP
Warranty	90 days	90 days	90 days	1 Year	1 Year	90 days	90 days	1 Year		1 Year
Night Mode
Aperture		F/1.8-2.9	F/1.8-2.9	F/1.8-3.7	F/1.8-1.9			F/1.8-2.9	F/1.8-2.9	F/1.8-4
Built-In Flash
Built-In Light					Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
Camcorder Depth	5.63 in.	6.5 in	5.5 in	5 in	6.1 in	4.6 in	4.3 in	5.87 in.	5.7 in
Camcorder Height	3.25 in.	3.07 in.	3.2 in	2.9 in	3 in	2.8 in	2.8 in	2.7 in	3.2 in	2.7 in
Camcorder Weight	1.19 lb.	1.56 lb.	1.2 lbs	15.2 oz	1.3 lbs	16.6 oz	13.2 oz	1.3 lbs	1.2 lbs
Camcorder Width	3 in.	3.31 in.	3 in	2.8 in	3.2 in	2.9 in	2.6 in	3.23 in.	3 in	2.1 in
CCD Quantity					3
CCD Size		1/3 in	1/3 in	1/6 in	1/5 in	1/2.5 in	1/6 in	1/3"	1/2.9 in	1/6 in
Digital Zoom	80x	80x	80 x	1000 x	200 x	300x	800 x	120x	20 x	800 x
Focal Length	5.1 - 51 mm	5.1 mm - 51 mm	5.1 mm - 51 mm	2.3 mm - 73.6 mm	3.2 mm - 32 mm			5.1 - 51 mm	54 mm	77 mm
Memory Card Slot	Memory Stick	Memory Stick	Memory Stick	SD Memory Card	SD Memory Card	SD Memory Card	SD Memory Card	Memory Stick	Memory Stick
Still Camera
Widescreen Mode

Reviewer Comments
Lowest Price	N/A	$450.00	$315.00	N/A	$470.00	N/A	$230.00	$1,630.96	$799.00	$489.99