Hard Drive Camcorder Review

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Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor	Sony Handycam Hdr-sr1	Sony Handycam HDR-SR5	Jvc Everio Gz-hd3	Jvc Everio Gz-mg155	JVC Everio GZ-MG360	Sony Handycam DCR-SR45	JVC Everio GZ-MG255	Sony Handycam Dcr-sr40	Sony Handycam Dcr-sr42	Jvc Everio Gz-mg130
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Reviewer Comments
Lowest Price	$450.00	$315.00	$470.00	$230.00	$489.99	$242.00	$329.00	$150.00	$189.00	$349.99

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Features
Hard Drive Size	30 GB	40 GB	60 GB	30 GB	60 GB	30 GB	30 GB	30 GB	30 GB	30 GB
LCD Screen Size	3.5 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.7 in.	2.5 in.	2.5 in.	2.7 in.
Low Lux rating	0 lux	0 lux	1 Lux	1 Lux	2 lux	0 lux	1 Lux	0 lux	0 lux	2 lux
Battery Life	1.5 hrs.	1.5 hrs.	1 hr.	1 hr.	2 hrs.	1.5 hrs.	1.17 hrs.	1.5 hrs.	1.5 hrs.	1 hr.
Image Stabilizer	Digital	Digital	Digital	Digital	Digital	Digital	Digital	Digital	Digital	Digital
Optical Zoom	10 x	10 x	10 x	32 x	35 x	40 x	10 x	20 x	40 x	34 x
Still Resolution	3.98 MP	2 MP	.53 MP	1 MP	2 MP	.3 MP	2 MP	.34 MP	.3 MP	.3 MP
Warranty	90 days	90 days	1 Year	90 days	1 Year	1 Year	90 days	90 days	90 days	90 days
Night Mode
Aperture	F/1.8-2.9	F/1.8-2.9	F/1.8-1.9		F/1.8-4	F/1.8-4.1	F/1.2-2.0	F/1.8-3.1	F/1.8-4.1	F/2.0
Built-In Flash
Built-In Light			Yes	Yes	Yes					Yes
Camcorder Depth	6.5 in	5.5 in	6.1 in	4.3 in			4.33 in.	4.6 in	4.5 in	4.3 in
Camcorder Height	3.07 in.	3.2 in	3 in	2.8 in	2.7 in	3 in	2.8 in.	2.88 in.	2.8 in	2.8 in.
Camcorder Weight	1.56 lb.	1.2 lbs	1.3 lbs	13.2 oz			12.5 oz	13.8 oz	13.4 oz	0.88 lb.
Camcorder Width	3.31 in.	3 in	3.2 in	2.6 in	2.1 in	3 in	2.6 in	2.75 in.	2.9 in	2.6 in.
CCD Quantity			3
CCD Size	1/3 in	1/3 in	1/5 in	1/6 in	1/6 in	1/8 in	1/3.9 in	1/6 in	1/6 in	1/6 in
Digital Zoom	80x	80 x	200 x	800 x	800 x	2000 x	300x	800x	2000 x	800 x
Focal Length	5.1 mm - 51 mm	5.1 mm - 51 mm	3.2 mm - 32 mm		77 mm	76 mm	38 mm	2.3 mm - 46 mm	1.9 mm - 76 mm	2.3 mm - 78.2 mm
Memory Card Slot	Memory Stick	Memory Stick	SD Memory Card	SD Memory Card		Memory Stick	SD Memory Card	Memory Stick	Memory Stick	SD Memory Card
Still Camera
Widescreen Mode

Reviewer Comments
Lowest Price	$450.00	$315.00	$470.00	$230.00	$489.99	$242.00	$329.00	$150.00	$189.00	$349.99