Revealed early last year, Sony’s HDR-CX100 is a low-end high-definition camcorder which is laden with features such as 8GB internal flash memory or optional Memory Stick Pro DUO memory card, 10x optical zoom, a 1/5″ Exmor™ CMOS image sensor with ClearVid™ array, Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens with SteadyShot™ image stabilization, face detection, Smile Shutter, manual focus, exposure and white balance adjustments amongst many other features. Sony’s radical piece of equipment also sports a 2.7″ touchscreen LCD display and is available in 3 colors – silver, black or red. Despite being bulkier and blockish when compared to its fellow camcorders, the Sony HDR-CX100 is extremely receptive and powers up in a split second. This Sony piece of equipment gives high quality video at a comparatively reasonable price tag.
The Sony HDR-CX500V is a high-definition camcorder filled with features such as a 12mp still image capture, back-illuminated 1/2.88″ “Exmor R” CMOS image sensor with ClearVid™ array, Professional-quality Sony® G Lens, Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization with Active Mode and 3-Way Shake Canceling, 12X Optical, 150X Digital Zoom, 32GB flash memory and geotagging. Using such a huge feature-pack and a cheap price tag, it is tough to pass on this exceptional performing camcorder.
The Sony HDR-CX520V serves up attributes synonymous to those of the Sony HDR-CX500V except it has double the flash memory. With these two common camcorders amongst competitors, end users are able to choose from a wide variety.