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Sony Handycam HDR-HC3 comparison

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Sony Handycam HDR-HC3
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Sony Handycam HDR-HC3

Sony Handycam HDR-SR11
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Canon Vixia HV30
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Canon Vixia HV30

Sony Handycam HDR-CX7
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Canon Vixia HF100
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Canon Vixia HF100

Price $629.99 to $999.99 $731.00 to $1,099.99 $569.00 to $998.99 $549.99 to $829.95 $518.00 to $899.99
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Release date March 11, 2006 March 01, 2008 April 08, 2008
The Bottom Line Though significantly cheaper than Sony's previous consumer HD camcorder, the Sony Handycam HDR-HC3 still offers superb HD video quality. Sony's Handycam HDR-SR11 and SR12 60GB hard-drive-based AVCHD camcorders deliver top notch performance and image quality. An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a couple of performance issues. As the flash-memory-based equivalent of the HDR-SR7, the Sony Handycam HDR-CX7 serves up the same pleasing performance and quality as its hard-drive cousin. One of a pair of Canon's first flash-based camcorders, the Canon Vixia HF100, delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package.
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Features
Lens aperture F/1.8-2.9
F/1.8-3.1
F/1.8-3.0
F/1.8-2.9
F/1.8-3.0
Flash type Built-in flash
Built-in flash
Built-in flash
Built-in flash
Info unavailable
Media type Mini DV (HDV)
Hard disk drive
Mini DV (HDV)
Flash card
Flash card
Optical zoom 10 x
12 x
10 x
10 x
12 x
Optical sensor type ClearVid CMOS
ClearVid CMOS
CMOS
ClearVid CMOS
CMOS
Video input type Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Camcorder
Digital zoom 80 x
150 x
200 x
20 x
200 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
0.2 lux
0 lux
Info unavailable
Weight 19.8 oz
1.2 lbs
1.2 lbs
15.9 oz
13.4 oz
Image stabilizer Electronic (Super Steady Shot)
Optical (Super Steady Shot)
Optical (SuperRange)
Optical (Super Steady Shot)
Optical (SuperRange)
Optical sensor size 1/3 in
1/3.1"
1/2.7 in
1/2.9 in
1/3.2 in
Service & support type 1 year warranty
Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable 1 year warranty
Manual focus Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual