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Canon HF R86 Camcorder
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Sony PXW-X70 Camcorder
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Sony PXW-Z90 Camcorder
Sony PXW-Z90
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Editiorial reviews
9
4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
25
4.5 out of 5
25 user ratings
5 stars
52 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
3
4.3 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
88
3.6 out of 5
88 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
4 %
89
3.5 out of 5
89 user ratings
5 stars
19 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
37 %
2 stars
13 %
1 stars
2 %

Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCCDCMOSCMOS
Optical sensor size1.0 in1.0 in
N/A
N/A
Effective megapixels2.07 Mpx
N/A
14.2 Mpx
N/A
Total megapixels3.28 Mpx2.1 Mpx14.2 Mpx14.2 Mpx

Optics and focus

Optical zoom32.0 x10.0 x12.0 x12.0 x
Digital zoom1140.0 x
N/A
N/A
48.0 x
Minimum aperture1.8
N/A
2.82.8
Maximum aperture4.5
N/A
4.54.5
Focal length equiv38.5 - 123242.9 - 42929 - 42629 - 348
Focal length range (f-f) (Lens system)2.8 - 89.63 - 309.3 - 111.69.3 - 111.6
Focus adjustmentAuto/Manual
N/A
Auto/ManualAuto
Filter size1.69 in1.46 in2.44 in
N/A
Auto focus
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Manual focus
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Normal focus range
N/A
N/A
0.01 - ∞
N/A

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 in3.5 in3.46 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Flip-out screenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Viewfinder type
N/A
N/A
ElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
0.39 in0.39 in
Display aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
N/A
16:9

Videography features

Resolution
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
N/A
  • 640 x 360
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 640 x 360
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
HD typeFull HD
N/A
4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD
Video formats supported
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
AVCHD
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG4
Analog signal format systemPAL
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum frame rate50.0 fps
N/A
59.94 fps120.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyes
N/A
yesyes
Microphone typeStereo
N/A
Omnidirectional
N/A
Audio systemDolby Digital 2.0Dolby DigitalDolby Digital 2.0Dolby Digital 2.0
Supported audio file formatsAC3
N/A
  • LC-AAC
  • PCM
  • LC-AAC
  • LPCM

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Operating temperature0 - 40
N/A
0 - 400 - 40

Dimensions

Height2.28 in2.64 in4.07 in7.25 in
Width2.09 in2.56 in4.75 in5.12 in
Depth4.57 in4.96 in10.8 in11.38 in
Weight8.47 oz0.97 oz31.75 oz49.03 oz

Power

Battery life (max)3.25 h
N/A
3.33 h4.4 h
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium
Battery capacity2760.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage3.6 V
N/A
6.8 V7.4 V
Number of batteries supported1
N/A
1
N/A
AC adapter included
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
USB portyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Microphone portno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wi-Fiyes
N/A
yesyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Bluetoothno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
yesyes
PictBridge
N/A
N/A
nono
Remote control
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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