Product comparison · 2 camcorders

BenQ M21 5 MP CMOS Black vs BenQ S21 5 MP CMOS Full HD Black

22specifications compared
7differ
15identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Normal focusing range
- M21 5 MP CMOS Black:0.3 - ∞
- S21 5 MP CMOS Full HD Black:1.5 m
Camera shutter speed
- M21 5 MP CMOS Black:1/8000 - 2 s
- S21 5 MP CMOS Full HD Black:1/8000 - 1/2 s
Video formats supported
- M21 5 MP CMOS Black:AVI
- S21 5 MP CMOS Full HD Black:H.264, MOV
Width
- M21 5 MP CMOS Black:116 mm
- S21 5 MP CMOS Full HD Black:50.3 mm
Depth
- M21 5 MP CMOS Black:53 mm
- S21 5 MP CMOS Full HD Black:112 mm
Height
- M21 5 MP CMOS Black:60 mm
- S21 5 MP CMOS Full HD Black:59.5 mm
Weight
- M21 5 MP CMOS Black:310 g
- S21 5 MP CMOS Full HD Black:225 g

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Comparison of M21, S21
57 specifications	A BenQ M21 5 MP CMOS Black Model M21 View product	B BenQ S21 5 MP CMOS Full HD Black Model S21 View product
Lens systemidentical
Image stabilizerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical zoomKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Focal length rangeKnown for one	6.8 - 34 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)Known for one	35 - 175 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Camcorder media typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Memory card
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Focusing1 differ
Face detectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Macro focusing rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.016 m
Normal focusing rangeDiffers	0.3 - ∞	1.5 m
White balanceidentical
White balanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Indoor white balanceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Outdoor white balanceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Shutter1 differ
Camera shutter speedDiffers	1/8000 - 2 s	1/8000 - 1/2 s
Displayidentical
Display resolution (numeric)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230000 pixels
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cameraidentical
Back Light Compensation (BLC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Video1 differ
HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full HD
Maximum video resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1080 pixels
Video resolutionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 x 240,1280 x 720,1920 x 1080
Video formats supportedDiffers	AVI	H.264, MOV
Analog signal format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTSC, PAL
Dual shot (video & photo)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum frame rateKnown for one	30 fps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Still imageidentical
Maximum image resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4608 x 3456 pixels
Still image resolution(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 x 1536,2592 x 1944,3200 x 2400
Image formats supportedKnown for one	JPG	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Composite video outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	116 mm	50.3 mm
DepthDiffers	53 mm	112 mm
HeightDiffers	60 mm	59.5 mm
WeightDiffers	310 g	225 g
Packaging contentidentical
Batteries includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AV, HDMI, USB
Hand strapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.9 MB
Power requirementsKnown for one	3.7VDC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto focusKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manual focusKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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