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Panasonic HC-X800 Camcorder
Panasonic HC-X800
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Sony HDR-MV1 Camcorder
Sony HDR-MV1
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Zoom Q8 Camcorder
Zoom Q8
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Panasonic’s camcorders have reigned supreme atop PC Pro’s A List for two years now. First the HDC-TM700, then last year the HDC-TM900 won us over with a combination of sterling all-round performance and comparatively reasonableRead more
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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
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
40
4.0 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
47 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.2 out of 5
53 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
11 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOS
Optical sensor size1.0 in1.0 in1.0 in
Effective megapixels6.57 Mpx8.4 Mpx
N/A
Total megapixels9.15 Mpx16.8 Mpx3.0 Mpx

Image

Maximum image resolution5120 x 2880 px
N/A
N/A
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Sunny
Auto
N/A
Indoor white balanceyesyes
N/A
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • MPO
N/A
N/A
Image stabilizeryesnono
Outdoor white balance
N/A
yes
N/A
Onepush white balance
N/A
yes
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Built-in displayyesyesyes
DisplayLCDLCDLCD
Display diagonal3.0 in2.7 in2.7 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A

Videography features

Resolution
  • 960 x 540
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 848 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HD
Video formats supported
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
MPEG4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG4
Maximum frame rate
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Analog signal format system
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Built-in speaker(s)yesyesyes
Audio systemDolby Digital 2.0
N/A
N/A
Supported audio file formats
  • AAC
  • MP4
LPCM
  • AAC
  • WAV

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackBlack

Dimensions

Height2.48 in2.78 in2.72 in
Width2.68 in4.59 in1.89 in
Depth5.28 in1.06 in6.22 in
Weight12.17 oz5.82 oz9.17 oz

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MicroSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • MS Micro
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage typesMemory cardMemory cardMemory card
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.2
N/A
N/A
Maximum memory card size
N/A
N/A
128.0 GB
Memory slots
N/A
N/A
1

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyes
Wirelessno
N/A
N/A
DC-in jackyes
N/A
yes
PictBridgeno
N/A
no
Bluetoothno
N/A
no
Microphone port
N/A
yesyes
Wi-Fi
N/A
yesno

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