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Manufacturer/
Model |
Contact |
Media | Features |
Price |
CANON |
(800) OK-CANON |
MiniDV |
35x optical zoom, widescreen recording, microphone input |
$279 |
| JVC Everio GZ-MG555 |
(800) 252-5722 jvc.com |
30GB hard drive, SD card |
10x optical zoom, MPEG-2, 5-megapixel CCD, dock |
$900 |
| MUSTEK DV700TZ |
(949) 790-3800 mustek.com |
64MB hard drive, SD card |
3x optical zoom, MPEG-4, digital voice recorder, MP3 player, webcam |
$300 |
| PANASONIC SDR-H200 |
(800) 211-PANA panasonic.com |
30GB hard drive, SD card |
10x optical zoom, MPEG-2, optical image stabilizer, 3CCD |
$800 |
| SAMSUNG SC-DC575 |
(866) SAMSUNG samsung.com |
DVD |
26x optical zoom, memory card slot, digital image stabilization, supports dual-layer DVD |
$450 |
| SONY DCR-DVD308 |
(877) 865-SONY sonystyle.com |
DVD |
25x optical zoom, 1-megapixel CCD, electronic image stabilization, supports dual-layer DVD |
$500 |