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Model
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| JVC GZ-HD40 | Sony HDR-CX6 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | JVC 
| Sony
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| Name | GZ-HD40 | HDR-CX6 |
| European name ? | GZ-HD40 | HDR-CX6EK |
| US name ? | GZ-HD40 | HDR-CX6 |
| lowest US price | | |
| On the market since | August 2008 | July 2007 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to JVC | link to Sony |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | not yet tested |
| test picture 1200 Lux | |  |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD
MPEG2-TS
| AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | Built-in hard disk
microSD/microSDHC
| Memory Stick PRO Duo
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
MPEG2 1440 x1080/50i
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
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| video resolutions US ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 17 Mbit/s | 15 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG2
MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | 120 GB | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | JVC HD
| Carl Zeiss
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 43,6 mm | 40 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 43 mm | 37 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | electronical
| 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 ? | 1/3 inch | 1/3 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2 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 ? | 1/4000 | 1/500 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| Yes
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
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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 ? | No
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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 | Out
| Out
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YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | | via accessories
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YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | Out
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| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| No
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| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| 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 ? | Standard
| AI
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | | |
| Weight (with battery) | 450 g | 450 g |
| Battery type | | Sony NP-FH60
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| Battery capacity | | |
| Charger ? | internal
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| Remote control | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 73 mm | 69 mm |
| Width | 68 mm | 67 mm |
| Depth | 123 mm | 129 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 6 | 5 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | | |
| Viewfinder format ? | | |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,8 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 207000 Pixel | 211200 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
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| Focus switcher ? | No
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
| No
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| Gain ? | | 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 ? | MPEG-1 Layer2
| AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
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| Microphone ? | Mini-jack external
| 5.1 Internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto
manual
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| Audio levels ? | Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | microSD
hard drive
| Memory Stick Duo
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| Medium included ? | No
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| Effective pixels ? | | 2280000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480
2432 x 1368 | |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | No
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | -included: dockingstation with USB,AV-Out, component outt and FireWire
-maximum bitrate 17 MPbps AVCHD, 27 Mbps MPEG-2 TS
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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 ? | Good | |
| Resolution ? | Satisfactory | |
| Color performance ? | Very good | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | |
| Configuration / image ? | Good | |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | |
| Handling ? | Sufficient | |
| Portability ? | Very good | |
| Photo function ? | Sufficient | |
| Optics ? | Good | |
| Dynamics ? | Good | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
| not yet tested |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 342 | |
| Pros | + Many manual controls
+ two formats (AVCHD and MPEG2)
+ good image and lowlight quality
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| Cons | - the controls are hard to getting used to
- formats are not arbitrarily mixable
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| 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. | |
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