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Canon HF R56 Camcorder
Canon HF R56
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Panasonic HC-V180 Camcorder
Panasonic HC-V180
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Panasonic HC-V380 Camcorder
Panasonic HC-V380
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Panasonic NVGS500 Camcorder
Panasonic NVGS500
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User rating
4
3.8 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
50 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
101
3.6 out of 5
101 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
16 %
1 stars
2 %
76
3.9 out of 5
76 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
0 %
6
4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSMOS BSIMOS BSICCD
Optical sensor size1.0 in1.0 in1.0 in1.0 in
Effective megapixels2.07 Mpx2.2 Mpx2.2 Mpx
N/A
Total megapixels3.2 Mpx2.51 Mpx2.51 Mpx
N/A

Optics and focus

Optical zoom32.0 x50.0 x50.0 x12.0 x
Digital zoom57.0 x500.0 x150.0 x700.0 x
Minimum aperture1.81.81.8
N/A
Maximum aperture4.54.24.2
N/A
Focal length equiv32.5 - 185328 - 174028 - 1740
N/A
Focal length range (f-f) (Lens system)2.8 - 89.62.06 - 1032.06 - 1033.3 - 39.6
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
N/A
Auto focus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Manual focus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Filter size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.69 in

Screen and viewfinder

Built-in displayyesyesyes
N/A
DisplayLCDLCDLCDLCD
Display diagonal3.0 in2.7 in3.0 in2.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Viewfinder type
N/A
Not available
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Audio systemDolby Digital 2.0Dolby Digital 2.0Dolby Digital 2.0
N/A
Microphone type
N/A
StereoStereo
N/A
Built-in speaker(s)
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Brown
  • Black
BlackBlackSilver
Operating temperature0 - 40
N/A
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height2.24 in2.32 in2.36 in2.87 in
Width2.09 in2.09 in2.44 in3.58 in
Depth4.57 in4.57 in5.08 in6.02 in
Weight8.29 oz7.44 oz8.89 oz20.11 oz

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