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JVC GZ-HM400

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JVC GZ-HM400
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

Name GZ-HM400
European name ?GZ-HM400E
US name ?GZ-HM400
lowest US price 559 $
On the market since September 2009
Manufacturers URL link to JVC
Test preview

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

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Video formats ? AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
on-board memory ?32 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Konica Minolta
Optical Zoom ?10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?48 mm
Filter diameter ?46 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
ND Filter ?No
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?1
Size of image sensor ?1/2,33 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? 
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
Focus ? 
Minimum shutter time ?1/4000
Maximum shutter time ?1/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
Expanded Focus ?No
Peaking ?Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
Histogram ?No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Adjustable color ?No
Cinegamma ?No
Black Strech ?No
Knee ?No
Colorbars ?No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
Custom Presets ?No
Set Time Code ?No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
HDMI ? Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		-
USB ?USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
Time-code interface ?No
Genlock ?No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
HD-SDI ?No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 400 g
Weight (with battery) 485 g
Battery type JVC BNVF815U
Battery capacity 1460 mAh
Charger ?internal
Remote control Yes
Size
Height 67 mm
Width 72 mm
Depth 135 mm
Relative Size ?6
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Color Viewfinder ?-
Viewfinder format ?-
Viewfinder pixels ? 
Display
Display available ?Yes
Color display ?Color
Display size 2,8 Inch
Display format ?16:9
Display pixels ? 
Touch Screen ?No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Manual Focus ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?No
ND Filter ?No
Exp Lock ?No
Gain ?No
White balance ?No
Push AF ?No
Audio Levels ?No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		1
Audio

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Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?SDHC card
Medium included ?No
Effective pixels ?1037000 Pixel
Resolutions ?3456 x 2592 max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Misc.

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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 ?Satisfactory
Resolution ?Good
Color performance ?Very good
subj.Picture impression ?Good
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient
Wide Angle ?Poor
Configuration / image ?Good
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory
Handling ?Good
Portability ?Very good
Photo function ?Satisfactory
Optics ?Good
Dynamics ?Good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		336
Pros + manual controls for shutter, focus and aperture
+ Custom Key
Cons - manual controls are a bit slow
Conclusion The GZ-HM400 got one of the sharpest images of its classToo bad you can no longer adjust the colors.The external controls will be interesting for people who like to manually adjust things and be in control.In addition to the slowness of the parameters, when filming, the user has to decide whether to use the fast white balance, focus help or custom keys.Otherwise it is back to the menu via laser touch controls
More information

Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review
GZ-HM400 Review
external reviews/tests  
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JVC GZ-HM400 compared to Canon HF R18
JVC GZ-HM400 compared to Canon HF R28
Forum posts Test: JVC GZ-HM400


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