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Sony Handycam DCR-SR40 comparison

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Sony Handycam DCR-SR40
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Sony Handycam DCR-SR40

Sony Handycam HDR-SR12
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Sony Handycam HDR-SR12

Sony Handycam DCR-SR85
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Sony Handycam DCR-SR85

Sony Handycam HDR-SR11
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Sony Handycam HDR-SR11

Price $409.50 $344.95 to $539.95 $482.99 to $1,299.99 $409.00 to $699.00 $731.00 to $1,099.99
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Release date February 01, 2008 February 01, 2008
The Bottom Line Sony's DCR-SR40 is a solid, midlevel, hard-drive-based option, though still-image buffs won't be impressed with this camcorder's submegapixel snapshots. The Sony Handycam DCR-SR45 has a good design and reasonable feature set for its price, but the video quality doesn't measure up to the rest of the package. Sony's Handycam HDR-SR11 and SR12 60GB hard-drive-based AVCHD camcorders deliver top notch performance and image quality. If you don't want to, need to, or simply can't shell out a couple hundred dollars more for an HD camcorder, the Sony Handycam DCR-SR85 delivers decent SD video and copious recording time. Sony's Handycam HDR-SR11 and SR12 60GB hard-drive-based AVCHD camcorders deliver top notch performance and image quality.
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Features
Lens aperture F/1.8-3.1
F/1.8-4.1
F/1.8-3.1
F/1.8-3.2
F/1.8-3.1
Flash type Info unavailable None
Built-in flash
None
Built-in flash
Media type Hard disk drive
Hard disk drive
Flash card
Hard disk drive
Hard disk drive
Hard disk drive
Optical zoom 20 x
40 x
12 x
25 x
12 x
Optical sensor type CCD
Advanced HAD CCD
ClearVid CMOS
Advanced HAD CCD
ClearVid CMOS
Video input type Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Digital zoom 800 x
2000 x
150 x
2000 x
150 x
Battery technology Lithium ion
Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable
Battery included qty 1
Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable
Min illumination 0 lux
0 lux
5 lux
0 lux
0 lux
Weight 13.8 oz
12.3 oz
1.2 lbs
12.7 oz
1.2 lbs
Image stabilizer Electronic (Super Steady Shot)
Electronic (Super Steady Shot)
Optical (Super Steady Shot)
Electronic (Super Steady Shot)
Optical (Super Steady Shot)
Optical sensor size 1/6 in
1/8 in
1/3.1 in
1/6 in
1/3.1"
Manual focus Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
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