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Model

Sony HVR-Z5Canon XL H1ACanon XL H1S 
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Picture ?
Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Canon Informationen zu Canon

Canon Informationen zu Canon

Manufacturer
Name HVR-Z5XL H1AXL H1S Name
European name ?HVR-Z5EXL H1AXL H1SEuropean name ?
US name ?HVR-Z5UXL H1AXL H1SUS name ?
lowest US price 3699 $4849 $4849 $lowest US price
On the market since December 2008 June 2008 May 2008 On the market since
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Canonlink to CanonManufacturers URL
Test preview

[ top ]Sony HVR-Z5Canon XL H1ACanon XL H1S 
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Very good
Very good
slashCAM rating ?
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
Video

[ top ]Sony HVR-Z5Canon XL H1ACanon XL H1S 
Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
MiniDV
HDV
MiniDV
HDV
Video formats ?
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
external flash memory
MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
Recording Medium
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25F
video resolutions EU ?
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
MiniDV 720 x480/24p
MiniDV 720 x 480/30p
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
MiniDV 720 x480/24p
MiniDV 720 x 480/30p
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
MiniDV 720 x480/24p
MiniDV 720 x 480/30p
video resolutions US ?
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s25 Mbit/s25 Mbit/sMax Bitrate ?
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
DV
MPEG2
DV
MPEG2
Compression format ?
on-board memory ?   on-board memory ?
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Sony
 Canon
Canon
Optics Manufacturer ?
Optical Zoom ?20 x20 x20 xOptical Zoom ?
Wide Angle 16:9 ?29,5 mm39 mm39 mmWide Angle 16:9 ?
Filter diameter ?72 mm72 mm72 mmFilter diameter ?
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
optical
Image Stabilization ?
ND Filter ?322ND Filter ?
Exchangable optics ?No
Yes
Yes
Exchangable optics ?
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?333Number of sensors ?
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/3 inch1/3 inchSize of image sensor ?
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1037000 Pixel 1560000 Pixel 1560000 Pixel image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
CCD
Image Sensor Type ?
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
White Balance ?
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
auto
manual
 Focus ?
Minimum shutter time ?16.00016.00016.000Minimum shutter time ?
Maximum shutter time ?1/41/31/3Maximum shutter time ?
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Apperture control ?
Infrared recording ?No
No
No
Infrared recording ?
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Expanded Focus ?
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Yes
 Peaking ?
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70-100% Off
70-100%
Off
70-100%
Zebra ?
Histogram ?Yes
No
No
Histogram ?
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Yes
adjustable sharpness ?
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?
Cinegamma ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?
Black Strech ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Black Strech ?
Knee ?Yes
Yes
Yes
 Knee ?
Colorbars ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Colorbars ?
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Shot Transition ?
Custom Presets ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom Presets ?
Set Time Code ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Set Time Code ?
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Sony HVR-Z5Canon XL H1ACanon XL H1S 
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
In
Out
In
Out
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		About Special Equipment
 In
Out
In
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
HDMI ? Out
No
No
 HDMI ?
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
In
Out
In
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
USB ?No
No
No
 USB ?
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
XLR
Cinch
XLR
Cinch
Microphone / Audio input ?
Headphones ?Mini-jack
3.5 mm mini-jack
3.5 mm mini-jack
Headphones ?
Lanc ?Yes
Yes
Yes
 Lanc ?
Time-code interface ?No
  In
Out
Time-code interface ?
Genlock ?No
  In
Genlock ?
Accessory shoe ? Standard
Standard
Standard
Accessory shoe ?
HD-SDI ?No
  Out
HD-SDI ?
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 2200 g3435 g3435 gWeight (without battery)
Weight (with battery) 2200 g3750 g3750 gWeight (with battery)
Battery type  Canon BP-950G
Canon BP-950G
Battery type
Battery capacity  5200 mAh5200 mAhBattery capacity
Charger ?external
external
external
Charger ?
Remote control Yes
Yes
Yes
Remote control
Size
Height 169 mm226 mm226 mmHeight
Width 188 mm220 mm220 mmWidth
Depth 451 mm496 mm496 mmDepth
Relative Size ?143246246Relative Size ?
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Viewfinder available ?
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Color
Color Viewfinder ?
Viewfinder format ?16:916:916:9Viewfinder format ?
Viewfinder pixels ?1226880 Pixel 215000 Pixel 215000 Pixel Viewfinder pixels ?
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Display available ?
Color display ?Color
Color
Color
Color display ?
Display size 3,2 Inch2,4 Inch2,4 InchDisplay size
Display format ?16:916:916:9Display format ?
Display pixels ?921600 Pixel 215000 Pixel 215000 Pixel Display pixels ?
Touch Screen ?No
  Touch Screen ?
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
Rocker
Ring
Rocker
Ring
Manual Zoom ?
Manual Focus ? Ring
Ring
Ring
Manual Focus ?
Manual Aperture ? Ring
button
Menu
Menu
Manual Aperture ?
Focus switcher ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Focus switcher ?
ND Filter ?Yes
Yes
Yes
ND Filter ?
Exp Lock ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Exp Lock ?
Gain ?Yes
Yes
Yes
 Gain ?
White balance ?Yes
Yes
Yes
White balance ?
Push AF ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Push AF ?
Audio Levels ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Audio Levels ?
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		6  Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons
Audio

[ top ]Sony HVR-Z5Canon XL H1ACanon XL H1S 
Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
HDV: 4x48kHz 16bit MPEG 2
MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
HDV: 4x48kHz 16bit MPEG 2
Audio Formats ?
Microphone ?external XLR
Stereo internal
external XLR
Stereo internal
external XLR
Microphone ?
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio Control ?
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Viewfinder
display
Viewfinder
display
 Audio levels ?
Still

[ top ]Sony HVR-Z5Canon XL H1ACanon XL H1S 
Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
SD Card
SD Card
Recording Medium ?
Medium included ?No
16 MB
16 MB
Medium included ?
Effective pixels ?1037000 Pixel 1560000 Pixel 1560000 Pixel Effective pixels ?
Resolutions ?1440 x 8101920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480		1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480		Resolutions ?
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
 Standard ?
Flash ?No
No
No
Flash ?
Misc.

[ top ]Sony HVR-Z5Canon XL H1ACanon XL H1S 
Specials "Smooth Slow Record" slow motion mode: 6 seconds are recorded with 200 half frames/sec., resulting in a 4-fold slow motion.But the recording in without sound, in HDV resolution and in an inferior picture quality (interlaced not 25p).optional flash recorder for simulataneous recording on tape and flash.optional upgrade for NTSC recordingsimulataneous video signal at RCA and BNC outputoptional upgrade for NTSC recordingsimulataneous video signal at RCA and BNC outputSpecials
Product Shots

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Test pictures
[ top ]Sony HVR-Z5Canon XL H1ACanon XL H1S 
luminance resolution
luminance resolution
chrominance resolution
chrominance resolution
lens distortion
lens distortion
test small ISO image
test small ISO image
noise / internal microphone
noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Very goodGoodGoodLowlight ?
Resolution ?Very good Excellent Excellent Resolution ?
Color performance ?Very goodVery goodVery goodColor performance ?
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodVery goodVery goodsubj.Picture impression ?
Optical Zoom ?SatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactoryOptical Zoom ?
Wide Angle ?Very goodSatisfactorySatisfactoryWide Angle ?
Configuration / image ?Very goodVery goodVery goodConfiguration / image ?
Configuration / sound ?Good Excellent Excellent Configuration / sound ?
Handling ?Very goodVery goodVery goodHandling ?
Portability ?SatisfactorySufficientSufficientPortability ?
Photo function ?SufficientSufficientSufficientPhoto function ?
Optics ?GoodGoodGoodOptics ?
Dynamics ?Very goodVery goodVery goodDynamics ?
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Very good
Very good
slashCAM rating ?
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		427413413Total score ?
(maximal 570)
Pros  + Excellent resolution in brightness and color
+ interchangeable lenses
+ 4 audio channels for HDV
+ Very well equipped
+ Excellent resolution in brightness and color
+ interchangeable lenses
+ 4 audio channels for HDV
+ Very well equipped
Pros
Cons  - unergonomical on the shoulder
- unergonomical on the shoulder
Cons
Conclusion  The Canon XL H1A has excellent CCDs, which in some aspects tap the full resolution potential of HDV.In combination with very good dynamic behavior and the consistent colors this provides a very good image impression.The standard lens is not satisfying: for less distortion and chromatic aberrations as well as for more wide angle pros need to go for an additional (more expensive) optics.The Canon XL H1 has excellent CCDs, which in many areas make full use of the potential HDV resolution.In combination with very good dynamic behavior and the consistent colors this provides a very good image impression.The standard lens is not satisfying: for less distortion and chromatic aberrations as well as for more wide angle pros need to go for an additional (more expensive) optics.Also the surcharge for professional jacks seems disproportionate.Conclusion
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Sony HVR-Z5 im Vergleich mit Canon XL H1S
Sony HVR-Z5 im Vergleich mit Canon XL H1
Sony HVR-Z5 im Vergleich mit Sony HVR-V1
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Sony HVR-Z5 im Vergleich mit Panasonic AG-HPX171
Sony HVR-Z5 im Vergleich mit Panasonic AG-HVX200
Sony HVR-Z5 im Vergleich mit JVC GY-HM100
Sony HVR-Z5 im Vergleich mit Panasonic AG-HMC151
Sony HVR-Z5 im Vergleich mit Panasonic AG-HMC150
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Canon XL H1A im Vergleich mit Canon XL H1S
Canon XL H1A im Vergleich mit Canon XL H1
Canon XL H1A im Vergleich mit Panasonic AG-HPX170
Canon XL H1A im Vergleich mit Panasonic AG-HPX171
Canon XL H1A im Vergleich mit Sony HVR-Z1
Canon XL H1A im Vergleich mit JVC GY-HM100
Canon XL H1A im Vergleich mit Sony HXR-NX5
Canon XL H1A im Vergleich mit JVC GY-HM700
Canon XL H1A im Vergleich mit Sony HVR-Z7
Canon XL H1A im Vergleich mit JVC GY-HD100
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Canon XL H1S im Vergleich mit Canon XH G1
Canon XL H1S im Vergleich mit Panasonic AG-HPX301E
Canon XL H1S im Vergleich mit Sony HDR-AX2000
Canon XL H1S im Vergleich mit Sony HVR-Z5
Canon XL H1S im Vergleich mit Canon XL H1A
Canon XL H1S im Vergleich mit Canon XL H1
Canon XL H1S im Vergleich mit Panasonic AG-HPX170
Canon XL H1S im Vergleich mit Panasonic AG-HPX171
Canon XL H1S im Vergleich mit Sony HVR-Z1
Canon XL H1S im Vergleich mit JVC GY-HM100
Canon XL H1S im Vergleich mit Sony HXR-NX5
Canon XL H1S im Vergleich mit JVC GY-HM700
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