Hard Drive Camcorder Review

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Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor	Canon VIXIA HG20	Sony Handycam Hdr-sr7	Sony HDR-SR10	Sony Handycam DCR SR200	JVC Everio GZ-HD6	Sony Handycam HDR-SR11	Jvc Everio Gz-mg40 Camcorder	JVC Everio GZ-MG505
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Reviewer Comments
Lowest Price	$649.99	$679.00	$450.00	$799.00	$599.00	$799.00	$555.00	$800.00

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Hard Drive Size	60 GB	60 GB	40 GB	40 GB	120 GB		20 GB	30 GB
LCD Screen Size	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.			2.5 in.
Low Lux rating	0.2 lux	0 lux	0 lux	0 lux	1 Lux
Battery Life	5.5 hrs	1.5 hrs.	2 hrs.	1.5 hrs.	2 hrs.	2 hrs.
Image Stabilizer	Optical	Digital	Optical	Digital	Optical		Digital	Digital
Optical Zoom	12 x	10 x	15 x	10 x	10 x	12 x	15 x	10 x
Still Resolution	2.76 MP	3 MP	1.99 MP	4 MP		5.04 MP	.9 MP	5 MP
Warranty	1 Year	90 days	1 Year	90 days	1 Year	1 Year
Night Mode
Aperture	F/1.8-3.0	F/1.8-2.9	F/1.8-2.5	F/1.8-2.9	F/1.8-1.9	F/1.8-3.1	F/1.2-2.8	F/1.8-2.4
Built-In Flash
Built-In Light	Yes						Yes	Yes
Camcorder Depth		5.9 in		5.9 in			4.3 in	4.9 in
Camcorder Height	3 in	3.2 in		3.1 in	2.9 in		2.76 in.	2.9 in
Camcorder Weight		1.3 lbs		1.13 lb.			0.71 lb.	14.3 oz
Camcorder Width	3.1 in	3 in		3 in	3.1 in		2.64 in.	2.9 in
CCD Quantity					3
CCD Size	1/3.2"	1/2.9 in	1/5"	1/3 in	1/4.5"	1/3"	1/4.5 in	1/4.5 in
Digital Zoom	200 x	20 x		80 x	200 x		700x	300 x
Focal Length		54 mm	46 mm	5.4 - 51 mm	33 mm	54 mm	45 mm	3.2 mm - 32 mm
Memory Card Slot	SD Memory Card	Memory Stick		Memory Stick			SD Memory Card	SD Memory Card
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Widescreen Mode

Reviewer Comments
Lowest Price	$649.99	$679.00	$450.00	$799.00	$599.00	$799.00	$555.00	$800.00