Hard Drive Camcorder Review

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Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor	Canon VIXIA HG20	Sony Handycam Hdr-sr7	Sony Handycam DCR-SR82	Sony Handycam Dcr-sr85	Sony Handycam Dcr-sr80	Jvc Everio Gz-hd3	JVC Everio GZ-MG360	Sony Handycam Dcr-sr85	Sony Handycam Hdr-sr11e - Camcorder - Hard Disk Drive, Flash Card	Jvc Everio Gz-mg465b - Camcorder - Hard Disk Drive
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Reviewer Comments
Lowest Price	$649.99	$679.00	N/A	$450.00	N/A	$470.00	$489.99	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Hard Drive Size	60 GB	60 GB	60 GB	60 GB	60 GB	60 GB	60 GB	60 GB	60 GB	60 GB
LCD Screen Size	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.		0.27 in
Low Lux rating	0.2 lux	0 lux	0 lux	0 lux	0 lux	1 Lux	2 lux	0 lux	0 lux
Battery Life	5.5 hrs	1.5 hrs.	1.5 hrs.	1.17 hrs.	1.5 hrs.	1 hr.	2 hrs.
Image Stabilizer	Optical	Digital	Digital	Digital	Digital	Digital	Digital	Digital	Optical	Digital
Optical Zoom	12 x	10 x	25 x	25 x	12 x	10 x	35 x	25 x	12 x	32 x
Still Resolution	2.76 MP	3 MP	1 MP	1 MP	1 MP	.53 MP	2 MP	1 MP	5.08 MP	1 MP
Warranty	1 Year	90 days	90 days	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year
Night Mode
Aperture	F/1.8-3.0	F/1.8-2.9	F/1.8-3.2		F/1.8-2.5	F/1.8-1.9	F/1.8-4	F/1.8-3.2	F/1.8-3.1
Built-In Flash
Built-In Light	Yes					Yes	Yes			Yes
Camcorder Depth		5.9 in	4.3 in	4.3 in	4.6 in	6.1 in
Camcorder Height	3 in	3.2 in	2.9 in	3 in	2.7 in	3 in	2.7 in	3 in	3 in	2.7 in
Camcorder Weight		1.3 lbs	12.5 oz	12.5 oz	14.1 oz	1.3 lbs		12.7 oz	1.2 lbs
Camcorder Width	3.1 in	3 in	2.9 in	3 in	2.8 in	3.2 in	2.1 in	3 in	3.3 in	2.1 in
CCD Quantity						3
CCD Size	1/3.2"	1/2.9 in	1/6 in	1/6 in	1/5.5 in	1/5 in	1/6 in	1/6 in		1/6 in
Digital Zoom	200 x	20 x	2000 x	2000 x	800 x	200 x	800 x	2000 x		800 x
Focal Length		54 mm	2.5 mm - 62.5 mm		36 mm	3.2 mm - 32 mm	77 mm	62.5 mm	58.8 mm
Memory Card Slot	SD Memory Card	Memory Stick	Memory Stick	Memory Stick		SD Memory Card		Memory Stick	Memory Stick
Still Camera
Widescreen Mode

Reviewer Comments
Lowest Price	$649.99	$679.00	N/A	$450.00	N/A	$470.00	$489.99	N/A	N/A	N/A