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models compared on this page: Canon HV20 and Panasonic HDC-SD5

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Canon HV20Panasonic HDC-SD5
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HV20HDC-SD5
European name ?HV20HDC-SD5EG
US name ?HV20HDC-SD5
lowest US price  920 $
On the market since April 2007 September 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic HDC-SD5
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic HDC-SD5
Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
AVCHD
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
SD Card
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
720 MiniDV x480/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm42,9 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?Yes
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/2,7 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
 
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?No
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?No
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic HDC-SD5
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 In
Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
 
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
No
Headphones ?Mini-jack
No
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ? Intelligent
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  340 g
Weight (with battery) 535 g 
Battery type Canon BP-2L13
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 80 mm65 mm
Width 88 mm67 mm
Depth 138 mm135 mm
Relative Size ?95
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
No
Color Viewfinder ?Color
 
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?210000 Pixel 300000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Manual Aperture ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Focus switcher ?Yes
 
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
No
Audio

[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic HDC-SD5
Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?No
 
Still

[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic HDC-SD5
Recording Medium ?MiniSD
SD Card
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?2760000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536		 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic HDC-SD5
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[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic HDC-SD5
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[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic HDC-SD5
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test picture 1200 Lux
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Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Satisfactory 
Resolution ?Very good 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Poor 
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory 
Handling ?Sufficient 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		340 
Pros + Excellent resolution in brightness and color
+ Compact
+ Very good price / performance ratio
 
Cons - small wide angle
- slight problems with reds
- over-simplified operation
 
Conclusion Thanks to the excellent resolution of its CMOS the Canon HV20 makes almost full use of the HDV-system in brightness as well as color.Noticeable is the high resolution in diagonals.With enough light the HV20 makes a very clean picture, only in low light there is visible image noise.The optics has very little distorsion, but offers only a small wide angle. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic HDC-SD5
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