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Canon XA15 Camcorder
Canon XA15
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Panasonic HC-X800 Camcorder
Panasonic HC-X800
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Panasonic NVGS500 Camcorder
Panasonic NVGS500
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Sony PXW-X70 Camcorder
Sony PXW-X70
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User rating
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48 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
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43 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
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5 stars
16 %
4 stars
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3.6 out of 5
88 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
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2 stars
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCCDCMOS
Optical sensor size1.0 in1.0 in1.0 in
N/A
Effective megapixels2.91 Mpx6.57 Mpx
N/A
14.2 Mpx
Total megapixels3.09 Mpx9.15 Mpx
N/A
14.2 Mpx

Optics and focus

Optical zoom20.0 x12.0 x12.0 x12.0 x
Digital zoom400.0 x30.0 x700.0 x
N/A
Minimum aperture1.81.5
N/A
2.8
Maximum aperture162.8
N/A
4.5
Focal length equiv28.8 - 57629.8 - 369.8
N/A
29 - 426
Focal length range (f-f) (Lens system)3.67 - 73.42.84 - 34.13.3 - 39.69.3 - 111.6
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
N/A
Auto/Manual
Macro focus range0.01
N/A
N/A
N/A
Filter size2.28 in1.93 in1.69 in2.44 in
Auto focus
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Manual focus
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Normal focus range
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.01 - ∞

Screen and viewfinder

Built-in displayyesyes
N/A
yes
DisplayLCDLCDLCDLCD
Display diagonal3.0 in3.0 in2.7 in3.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder typeElectronic
N/A
N/A
Electronic
Viewfinder screen size0.24 in
N/A
N/A
0.39 in
Flip-out screenyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Audio systemStereoDolby Digital 2.0
N/A
Dolby Digital 2.0
Supported audio file formats
  • LC-AAC
  • LPCM
  • MP4
  • AAC
  • MP4
N/A
  • LC-AAC
  • PCM
Built-in speaker(s)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Microphone type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Omnidirectional

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackSilverBlack
Operating temperature0 - 40
N/A
N/A
0 - 40
Operating relative humidity0 - 85
N/A
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height7.09 in2.48 in2.87 in4.07 in
Width5.16 in2.68 in3.58 in4.75 in
Depth9.09 in5.28 in6.02 in10.8 in
Weight26.46 oz12.17 oz20.11 oz31.75 oz

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