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Hitachi DZ-GX20 Camcorder
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JVC GZ-HM435 Camcorder
JVC GZ-HM435
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Panasonic HC-X900 Camcorder
Panasonic HC-X900
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Sony HDR-CX900 Camcorder
Sony HDR-CX900
Editiorial reviews
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1 editorial reviews
For those who want the instant satisfaction of recording and playing on a DVD player with minimum editing or desire for advanced controls.Read more
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3 editorial reviews
The HC-X900M is an impressive high-end camcorder from Panasonic, but it doesn't warrant its steep asking price, given the raft of other excellent models available.Read more
Panasonic ups the image quality ante with its new HC-X900M: a camcorder that packs a ton of visual punch and is equally at home in both the 2D and 3DRead more
The successor to the impressive 1080/50p-shooting HDC-TM900, the HC-X900M, sports improvements such as a wider lens with nano coating, a high-res, 3D-compatible LCD, and an improved 5-axis image stabilization system. Will Panasonic's latest offering leave the others in its wake again?Read more
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Along with seven updated models, Sony's 2014 lineup includes a very nice-sounding top-of-the-line HD camcorder.Read more
Sony CX900 Review and Test and Best Price, this camera is a great piece of kit and in this review we take a good look at the good and bad.Read more
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User rating
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7 user ratings
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Sensor

Sensor typeCCDCMOSCMOSCMOS
Optical sensor size1.0 in1.0 in1.0 in
N/A
Total megapixels2.1 Mpx1.5 Mpx9.15 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Effective megapixels
N/A
N/A
5.57 Mpx14.2 Mpx

Image

Image stabilizeryesyesyesyes
White balance modes
N/A
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Sunny
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Outdoor
  • Push
  • Indoor
  • Auto
Maximum image resolution
N/A
N/A
5120 x 2880 px5968 x 3352 px
Indoor white balance
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Supported image file formats
N/A
N/A
  • EXIF
  • JPG
JPG
Image stabilizer type
N/A
N/A
OpticalOptical
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
16:9
  • 4:3
  • 16:9

Optics and focus

Optical zoom10.0 x40.0 x12.0 x12.0 x
Digital zoom240.0 x200.0 x30.0 x160.0 x
Focal length range (f-f) (Lens system)4.5 - 452.9 - 1162.84 - 34.19.3 - 111.6
Filter size1.34 in
N/A
1.93 in
N/A
Focal length equiv
N/A
42 - 168029.8 - 368.829 - 348
Focus adjustment
N/A
Auto/ManualAuto/ManualManual
Manual focus
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Minimum aperture
N/A
N/A
1.52.8
Maximum aperture
N/A
N/A
2.84.5
Auto focus
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Normal focus range
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.01 - 1

Screen and viewfinder

DisplayLCDLCDLCDLCD
Display diagonal2.5 in2.7 in3.5 in3.5 in
Built-in display
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesno
Viewfinder type
N/A
N/A
Optical
N/A
Articulated LCD
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Display aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
N/A
16:9

Dimensions

Height3.54 in2.17 in2.83 in3.29 in
Width2.01 in1.99 in2.64 in3.19 in
Depth5.39 in4.35 in5.91 in7.74 in
Weight16.93 oz7.58 oz14.99 oz27.87 oz

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