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Product Name	Panasonic AG-HMC70	Sony HVR-HD1000U	Panasonic AG-HMC40	Sony Handycam HDR-FX7	Panasonic AG-DVX100B
Release Date				10/15/2006	11/15/2005
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Review Summary				The Sony Handycam HDR-FX7 is an excellent high-definition camcorder from a video perspective, but it's less satisfying if you're an audio control freak.	Panasonic has listened. The third incarnation of the AG-DVX100 offers unrivalled bang for the buck in a prosumer standard-definition MiniDV camera.
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Product Type	Camcorder - 1080i	Camcorder - 1080i	Camcorder - 1080p	Camcorder - 1080i	Camcorder
Digital Zoom	700 x	20 x	10 x
Optical Sensor Size	1/4"	1/2.9"	1/4.1"	1/4"	1/3"
Optical Sensor Type	3CCD	ClearVid CMOS	3CMOS	3 ClearVid CMOS	3CCD
Min Illumination	6 lux	0 lux	1 lux	4 lux	3 lux
Digital Video Format	AVCHD		AVCHD
Image Stabilizer	Optical	Optical (Super Steady Shot)		Optical (Super Steady Shot)	Optical
Digital Scene Transition	Black fader, White fader		Black fader, White fader		Black fader, White fader
Min Shutter Speed	1/60 sec	1/2 sec	1/2 sec		1/24 sec
Max Shutter Speed	1/8000 sec	1/10000 sec	1/2000 sec		1/2000 sec
Shooting Modes	Digital photo mode	Digital photo mode	Digital photo mode	Normal movie mode	Normal movie mode
Shooting Programs	Low light, Spotlight, Sports mode, Surf & snow, Portrait mode
White Balance	Custom, Presets, Automatic	Custom, Presets, Automatic	Custom, Presets, Automatic	Custom, Presets, Automatic	Custom, Presets, Automatic
White Balance Presets	Indoor, Outdoor		3200K, 5600K		Indoor, Outdoor
Exposure Modes	Program, Automatic	Manual, Automatic		Manual, Automatic	Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
Camera Flash	None	None	None		None
Widescreen Video Capture	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Enclosure Color		Matte black			Black
Analog Video Format		NTSC			NTSC
Effective Sensor Resolution				1.04 megapixels	3.8 megapixels
Total Pixels				1.12 megapixels	4.1 megapixels
Progressive scan					Yes
PCM Digital Sound					16bit (48KHz / 2 channels), 12bit (32KHz / 2 channels)
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