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Canon HF R86 Camcorder
Canon HF R86
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Panasonic HDC-SD9 Camcorder
Panasonic HDC-SD9
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Sony HDR-MV1 Camcorder
Sony HDR-MV1
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Zoom Q8 Camcorder
Zoom Q8
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Editiorial reviews
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4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
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3 stars
16 %
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The musician-friendly Sony HDR-MV1 records 1080p video and packs a pair of stereo mics that can record uncompressed linear PCM audio.Read more
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User rating
25
4.5 out of 5
25 user ratings
5 stars
52 %
4 stars
48 %
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4.3 out of 5
3 user ratings
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33 %
4 stars
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4.0 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCCDCMOSCMOS
Optical sensor size1.0 in1.0 in1.0 in1.0 in
Effective megapixels2.07 Mpx
N/A
8.4 Mpx
N/A
Total megapixels3.28 Mpx2.1 Mpx16.8 Mpx3.0 Mpx

Screen and viewfinder

Built-in displayyes
N/A
yesyes
DisplayLCD
N/A
LCDLCD
Articulated LCDyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Display diagonal3.0 in2.7 in2.7 in2.7 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screenyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Videography features

Resolution
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
N/A
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 848 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
HD typeFull HD
N/A
Full HDFull HD
Video formats supported
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
AVCHDMPEG4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG4
Analog signal format systemPAL
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Maximum frame rate50.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Operating temperature0 - 40
N/A
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height2.28 in2.64 in2.78 in2.72 in
Width2.09 in2.56 in4.59 in1.89 in
Depth4.57 in4.96 in1.06 in6.22 in
Weight8.47 oz0.97 oz5.82 oz9.17 oz

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
USB portyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microphone portno
N/A
yesyes
Wi-Fiyes
N/A
yesno
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothno
N/A
N/A
no
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
PictBridge
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

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