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models compared on this page: JVC GZ-HD30 and Toshiba GSC A40F

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JVC GZ-HD30Toshiba GSC A40F
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

 Toshiba
Name GZ-HD30GSC A40F
European name ?GZ-HD30GSC A40F
US name ?GZ-HD30GSC A40F
lowest US price 464 $400 $
On the market since August 2008 April 2008
Manufacturers URL link to JVClink to Toshiba
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
MPEG2-TS
MPEG4/AVC
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
microSD/microSDHC
Built-in hard disk
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
MPEG2 1440 x1080/50i
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s16 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG2
MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?80 GB40 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?JVC HD
 Fujinon
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm35,9 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
electronical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2 Pixel 1490000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?4000auto
Maximum shutter time ?1/2auto
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?No
No
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
Off
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?No
No
Cinegamma ?No
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		  Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- 
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
No
Headphones ?Mini-jack
No
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  485 g
Weight (with battery) 450 g545 g
Battery type  Toshiba GSC-BT6
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 73 mm78 mm
Width 68 mm79 mm
Depth 123 mm135 mm
Relative Size ?68
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ? -
Viewfinder format ? -
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,8 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?207000 Pixel 230000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
 Joystick
Manual Aperture ?Menu
 Joystick
Focus switcher ?No
No
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ? No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MPEG-1 Layer2
AAC Stereo
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
No
Still

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Recording Medium ?microSD
hard drive
SD Card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480
2432 x 1368		1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
Yes
Misc.

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Specials -maximum bitrate 17 MPbps AVCHD, 27 Mbps MPEG-2 TS
 
Product Shots

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Test results

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 ?GoodSatisfactory
Resolution ?GoodSatisfactory
Color performance ?Very goodSatisfactory
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?PoorGood
Configuration / image ?GoodSufficient
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactoryPoor
Handling ?SufficientSufficient
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SufficientSufficient
Optics ?GoodSatisfactory
Dynamics ?GoodSatisfactory
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		350276
Pros + Many manual controls
+ two formats (AVCHD and MPEG2)
+ good image and lowlight quality
 
Cons - the controls are hard to getting used to
- formats are not arbitrarily mixable
 
Conclusion The possibility to record both HD-consumer formats is a good thing, but some details are missing (the formats can not be combined at playback, no backup-tape, no HDV-recording on SD cards).Nice to see that with this introduction of CMOS sensors JVC closed the gap of lagging behind in picture qualityMany important parameters can be adjusted manually, which is great, but the operation requires a little too much patience and practice.If JVC would have included the rich manual controls of the HD7 this cam would have been a real winner for every ambitioned movie maker.No focus ring, no manual controls, no viewfinder, no audio connections, and crippled manual values are inaccessibly hidden in colorful menus.Analog output is NTSC-only, and a new video format is used that is even worse to edit than AVCHD.The sharpness is achieved through extreme contourCompared to Sony, Panasonic and Canon the codec shows even more artifacts.
More information

Reviews and Forums
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