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Model
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| Canon HV10 | Sony HDR-CX6 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| Sony 
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| Name | HV10 | HDR-CX6 |
| European name ? | HV10 | HDR-CX6EK |
| US name ? | HV10 | HDR-CX6 |
| lowest US price | | |
| On the market since | October 2006 | July 2007 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon | link to Sony |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | not yet tested |
| test picture 1200 Lux | |  |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | |  |
Video
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| Video formats ? | MiniDV HDV
| AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
| Memory Stick PRO Duo
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| video resolutions EU ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/50i MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
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| video resolutions US ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/60i MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 25 Mbit/s | 15 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | DV MPEG2
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Carl Zeiss
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 43,6 mm | 40 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 37 mm | 37 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/2,7 inch | 1/3 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2070000 Pixel | 2280000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/2.000 | 1/500 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/3 | 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual AE-Shift
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| Yes
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
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| Peaking ? | Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | Off 70% 100%
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| Histogram ? | No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | No
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| Black Strech ? | No
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| Knee ? | No
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| Colorbars ? | No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
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| Set Time Code ? | No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ? synonymous: RCA, composite | In Out
| Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | No
| via accessories
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | No
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | In Out
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| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | No
| No
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| Headphones ? | No
| No
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| Lanc ? | No
| No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | No
| AI
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 440 g | |
| Weight (with battery) | 500 g | 450 g |
| Battery type | Canon BP-310
| Sony NP-FH60
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| Battery capacity | 850 mAh | |
| Charger ? | internal
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| Remote control | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 56 mm | 69 mm |
| Width | 104 mm | 67 mm |
| Depth | 106 mm | 129 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 6 | 5 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 123000 Pixel | |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 210000 Pixel | 211200 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Wheel bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | Yes
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
| No
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| Gain ? | No
| No
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| White balance ? | No
| No
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| Push AF ? | No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ? synonymous: User buttons | No
| No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
| AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
| 5.1 Internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto
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| Audio levels ? | No
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | MiniSD
| Memory Stick Duo
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| Medium included ? | No
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| Effective pixels ? | 2760000 Pixel | 2280000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 1440x1080 848x480 640x480 2048 x 1536 | |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | | |
Product Shots
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Test results
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| Test pictures |
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| luminance resolution | |  |
| chrominance resolution | |  |
| lens distortion | |  |
| test small ISO image | |  |
| noise / internal microphone | |  |
| test picture 1200 Lux | |  |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode ? | |  |
| 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 ? | Poor | |
| Handling ? | Sufficient | |
| Portability ? | Excellent | |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | |
| Optics ? | Satisfactory | |
| Dynamics ? | Satisfactory | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | not yet tested |
Total score ? (maximal 570) | 318 | |
| Pros | + Excellent resolution in brightness and color + Very small + Many manual functions + 25 FPS-mode
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| Cons | - Optics only average, small wide-angle - No microphone jack - unergonomic design
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| Conclusion | The Canon HV10 has an CMOS with excellent resolution, which almost uses the HDV possibilities of brightness and color resolution to the full.The lens shows very little distorsion, but offers only a small wide angle, and throughout the focal range slight chromatic aberrations can be seen.Under lowlight conditions the HV10 performs - as expected with a camcorder in this price range - average, a better configuration rating is hinderd by lacking audio-I/O options | |
More information
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