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Compare most popular Digital-Camcorders to Panasonic PV-GS39

Product Name Panasonic PV-GS39

Panasonic PV-GS39

 Canon FS10

Canon FS10

 Canon Vixia HF200

Canon Vixia HF200

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Canon FS200 (silver)

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JVC Everio GZ-MS120 (red)
Release Date 01/30/2006 01/24/2008 04/01/2009 02/01/2009 02/01/2009
Price Range Check latest prices » $500 Check latest prices » $200-$498 Check latest prices » $479-$890 Check latest prices » $257-$430 Check latest prices » $195-$251
Review Summary With its extreme zoom range and its low price, the Panasonic PV-GS39 is a good choice for shooting distant subjects. Convenient, well-designed camcorders that look pricier than they are, models in the Canon FS series--FS11, FS10, and FS100--nevertheless deliver typical budget video in line with their budget price tags. While it's more expensive than its sub-$600 competitors, the Canon Vixia HF20 and Vixia HF200 deliver a more extensive feature set for the extra money. The HF200, which lacks internal memory, is probably a better buy than the HF20, though the HF20's all-black body is a bit classier looking. Though its video isn't perfect, the Canon FS200 is one of the better standard-definition consumer camcorders available. The JVC Everio GZ-MS120 is a nice little flash-memory-based standard-definition camcorder.
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Basic Specs

Product Type Camcorder Camcorder Camcorder - 1080p Camcorder Camcorder
Digital Zoom 1000 x 2000 x 300 x 2000 x 800 x
Optical Sensor Size 1/6" 1/6" 1/4" 1/6" 1/6"
Optical Sensor Type CCD CCD CMOS CCD CCD
Min Illumination 2 lux 0.4 lux 1.3 lux
Image Stabilizer Electronic Electronic Optical (SuperRange) Electronic
Digital Scene Transition Black fader, White fader
Min Shutter Speed 1/60 sec
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/2000 sec 1/2000 sec 1/2000 sec
White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic Custom, Presets, Automatic Custom, Presets, Automatic Custom, Presets, Automatic
White Balance Presets Indoor, Outdoor Daylight, Tungsten light Shade, Cloudy, Daylight, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white) Daylight, Tungsten light
Exposure Modes Manual, Program, Automatic Program, Automatic Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority Program, Automatic
Webcam Capability Yes
Shooting Modes Digital photo mode Digital photo mode Digital photo mode Digital photo mode
Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Spotlight, Night mode, Sports mode, Portrait mode Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Spotlight, Night mode, Sports mode, Portrait mode Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Spotlight, Night mode, Sports mode, Portrait mode Snow, Spotlight, Night mode, Sports mode, Portrait mode, Twilight mode
Widescreen Video Capture Yes Yes Yes Yes
Effective Sensor Resolution 2.99 megapixels
Total Pixels 3.89 megapixels 6.8 megapixels 3.05 megapixels
Analog Video Format NTSC NTSC NTSC
Digital Video Format AVCHD, MPEG-4 MPEG-2 MPEG-2
Camera Flash Built-in flash None
Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
Features AF illuminator
Enclosure Color Misty silver Garnet red
PCM Digital Sound 24-bit
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