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Model
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| Sony HDR-CX116 | Sony HDR-CX115 | JVC GZ-HM335 | |
| Picture ? | | | | Picture ? |
| Manufacturer | Sony 
| Sony
| JVC
| Manufacturer |
| Name | HDR-CX116 | HDR-CX115 | GZ-HM335 | Name |
| European name ? | HDR-CX116E | HDR-CX115E | GZ-HM335 | European name ? |
| US name ? | HDR-CX116 | HDR-CX115 | GZ-HM335 | US name ? |
| lowest US price | 424 $ | 424 $ | 280 $ | lowest US price |
| On the market since | March 2010 | March 2010 | March 2010 | On the market since |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Sony | link to Sony | link to JVC | Manufacturers URL |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | Satisfactory
| Satisfactory
| slashCAM rating ? |
| test picture 1200 Lux | | | | test picture 1200 Lux |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | | | Test image 12 lux auto-mode |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD
SD MPEG2
| AVCHD
SD MPEG2
| AVCHD
| Video formats ? |
| Recording Medium | SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
built-in flash memory
| SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
| SDHC card
built-in flash memory
| Recording Medium |
| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
SD MPEG2 720 x 576
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
SD MPEG2 720 x 576
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
| video resolutions EU ? |
| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
SD MPEG2 720 x 480
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
SD MPEG2 720 x 480
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
| video resolutions US ? |
| Max Bitrate ? | 24 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s | Max Bitrate ? |
| Compression format ? | MPEG2
MPEG4
| MPEG2
MPEG4
| MPEG4
| Compression format ? |
| on-board memory ? | 8 GB | | 8 GB | on-board memory ? |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Carl Zeiss
| Carl Zeiss
| Konica Minolta
| Optics Manufacturer ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | | 25 x | 30 x | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 37,4 mm | 37,4 mm | 43,6 mm | Wide Angle 16:9 ? |
| Filter diameter ? | 30 mm | 30 mm | 37 mm | Filter diameter ? |
| Image Stabilization ? | electronical
| electronical
| electronical
| Image Stabilization ? |
| ND Filter ? | No
| No
| No
| ND Filter ? |
| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
| No
| Exchangable optics ? |
| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | Number of sensors ? |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4 inch | 1/4 inch | 1/4,1 inch | Size of image sensor ? |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 1350000 Pixel | 1350000 Pixel | 1160000 Pixel | image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
| CMOS
| Image Sensor Type ? |
| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto
manual
presets
| auto
manual
presets
| auto
manual
presets
| White Balance ? |
| Focus ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
| auto
manual
| Focus ? |
| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/auto
| 1/auto
| 1/4000 | Minimum shutter time ? |
| Maximum shutter time ? | auto
| auto
| 1/2 | Maximum shutter time ? |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
| auto
| Apperture control ? |
| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
| | Infrared recording ? |
| Expanded Focus ? | No
| No
| No
| Expanded Focus ? |
| Peaking ? | No
| No
| Yes
| Peaking ? |
| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
| No
| No
| Zebra ? |
| Histogram ? | No
| No
| No
| Histogram ? |
| adjustable sharpness ? | No
| No
| No
| adjustable sharpness ? |
| Adjustable color ? | No
| No
| No
| Adjustable color ? |
| Cinegamma ? | No
| No
| No
| Cinegamma ? |
| Black Strech ? | No
| No
| No
| Black Strech ? |
| Knee ? | No
| No
| No
| Knee ? |
| Colorbars ? | No
| No
| No
| Colorbars ? |
| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| No
| No
| Shot Transition ? |
| Custom Presets ? | No
| No
| No
| Custom Presets ? |
| Set Time Code ? | No
| No
| No
| Set Time Code ? |
Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
| Out
| Out
| FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite |
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | About Special Equipment
| About Special Equipment
| No
| YC ?
synonymous: S-Video |
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
| Out
| YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal |
| HDMI ? | Out mini
| Out mini
| Out mini
| HDMI ? |
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | - | - | DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 |
| USB ? | USB 2.0 OUT
| USB 2.0 OUT
| USB 2.0
| USB ? |
| Microphone / Audio input ? | No
| No
| No
| Microphone / Audio input ? |
| Headphones ? | No
| No
| No
| Headphones ? |
| Lanc ? | No
| No
| No
| Lanc ? |
| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
| No
| Time-code interface ? |
| Genlock ? | No
| No
| No
| Genlock ? |
| Accessory shoe ? | No
| No
| No
| Accessory shoe ? |
| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
| No
| HD-SDI ? |
| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 210 g | 210 g | 220 g | Weight (without battery) |
| Weight (with battery) | 260 g | 260 g | 260 g | Weight (with battery) |
| Battery type | Sony NP-FV50
| Sony NP-FV50
| JVC BN-VG114E
| Battery type |
| Battery capacity | | | 1400 mAh | Battery capacity |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
| internal
| Charger ? |
| Remote control | | | Yes
| Remote control |
| Size |
| Height | 50 mm | 50 mm | 52 mm | Height |
| Width | 56 mm | 56 mm | 62 mm | Width |
| Depth | 106 mm | 106 mm | 110 mm | Depth |
| Relative Size ? | 2 | 2 | 3 | Relative Size ? |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| No
| No
| Viewfinder available ? |
| Color Viewfinder ? | - | - | - | Color Viewfinder ? |
| Viewfinder format ? | - | - | - | Viewfinder format ? |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | | | Viewfinder pixels ? |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Display available ? |
| Color display ? | Color
| Color
| Color
| Color display ? |
| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch | Display size |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 | 16:9 | Display format ? |
| Display pixels ? | 230400 Pixel | 230400 Pixel | 123000 Pixel | Display pixels ? |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| Yes
| No
| Touch Screen ? |
| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
| Rocker
| Manual Zoom ? |
| Manual Focus ? | Menu
| Menu
| Menu
| Manual Focus ? |
| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
| Menu
| Menu
| Manual Aperture ? |
| Focus switcher ? | No
| No
| No
| Focus switcher ? |
| ND Filter ? | No
| No
| No
| ND Filter ? |
| Exp Lock ? | No
| No
| No
| Exp Lock ? |
| Gain ? | No
| No
| No
| Gain ? |
| White balance ? | No
| No
| No
| White balance ? |
| Push AF ? | No
| No
| No
| Push AF ? |
| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
| No
| Audio Levels ? |
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | No
| No
| No
| Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| Audio Formats ? |
| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
| Microphone ? |
| Audio Control ? | auto
| auto
| auto
| Audio Control ? |
| Audio levels ? | No
| No
| | Audio levels ? |
Still
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| Recording Medium ? | Memory Stick Duo
SDHC card
| Memory Stick Duo
SDHC card
| SDHC card
| Recording Medium ? |
| Medium included ? | No
| No
| No
| Medium included ? |
| Effective pixels ? | 1570000 Pixel | 1570000 Pixel | 1380000 Pixel | Effective pixels ? |
| Resolutions ? | 2048 x 1536 max
| 2048 x 1536 max
| 1920x1080 | Resolutions ? |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
| Standard ? |
| Flash ? | No
| No
| No
| Flash ? |
Misc.
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| Specials | | | | Specials |
Product Shots
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| View 1 | | | | View 1 |
| View 2 | | | | View 2 |
Test results
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| Test pictures |
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| 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 image 12 lux auto-mode ? | | | | Test image 12 lux auto-mode ? |
| Test image 12 lux optimized ? | | | | Test image 12 lux optimized ? |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Good | Lowlight ? |
| Resolution ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Resolution ? |
| Color performance ? | Good | Good | Good | Color performance ? |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good | Good | Good | subj.Picture impression ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | Good | Good | Good | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Poor | Wide Angle ? |
| Configuration / image ? | Sufficient | Sufficient | Satisfactory | Configuration / image ? |
| Configuration / sound ? | Sufficient | Sufficient | Sufficient | Configuration / sound ? |
| Handling ? | Good | Good | Satisfactory | Handling ? |
| Portability ? | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Portability ? |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Photo function ? |
| Optics ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Optics ? |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good | Good | Dynamics ? |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
| Satisfactory
| Satisfactory
| slashCAM rating ? |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 322 | 322 | 320 | Total score ?
(maximal 570) |
| Pros | + good auto modes
| + good auto modes
| + Adjustable aperture and shutter
+ Good low-light behavior
| Pros |
| Cons | - our test model produced unsharp areas at the right image border
- hardly any control
| - our test model produced unsharp areas at the right image border
- hardly any control
| - wide angle
- Operation
- Hot colors
| Cons |
| Conclusion | The camera shows few dark sides but also no highlights for this price range.The wide angle as well as the sharpness and low light performance are ok for this price.If the unsharp area at the right image border is a problem only of our particular test model and not af the whole series, the camera can be recommended to those who do not value any manual control options. | The camera shows few dark sides but also no highlights for this price range.The wide angle as well as the sharpness and low light performance are ok for this price.If the unsharp area at the right image border is a problem only of our particular test model and not af the whole series, the camera can be recommended to those who do not value any manual control options. | In terms of measured values the JVC GZ-HM335 is on par with all competitors in the 500 Euro range, and in lowlight situations it even outperforms Sonys Exmor-R sensors.Nevertheless, this camera has three shortcomings that should be taken into account.One of them is the operation which is really awkward and thus hardly encourages the use of the theoretically good manual control functions. The second is the lens without wide angle.Here Sony and Panasonic in particular show much more --definitely a strong argument (not only) in this price range.And thirdly, problematic are also the hot colors, but that of course is a matter of taste.Apart from that the HM335 doesn´t show any real weaknesses compared to its close competitors. | Conclusion |
More information
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| Reviews and Forums |
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| slashCAM Review | | | | slashCAM Review |
| external reviews/tests | | | | external reviews/tests |
| Comparison |  Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Canon HF M306
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Canon HF10
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Canon HF11
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Samsung HMX-H204
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Canon HG20
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Sony HDR-CX11
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Canon HV30
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Canon HV20
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Sony HDR-SR10
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Sony HDR-XR155
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Sony HDR-CX155
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Sony HDR-CX115
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to JVC GZ-X900
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD10
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD20
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Canon HF R106
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to Sanyo Xacti HD1010
Sony HDR-CX116 compared to JVC GZ-HD320
| Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Canon HF M306
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Canon HF10
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Canon HF11
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Samsung HMX-H204
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Canon HG20
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Sony HDR-CX11
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Canon HV30
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Canon HV20
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Sony HDR-SR10
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Sony HDR-XR155
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Sony HDR-CX155
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Sony HDR-CX116
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to JVC GZ-X900
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD10
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD20
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Canon HF R106
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to Sanyo Xacti HD1010
Sony HDR-CX115 compared to JVC GZ-HD320
| JVC GZ-HM335 compared to JVC GZ-HM200
JVC GZ-HM335 compared to JVC GZ-HD300
JVC GZ-HM335 compared to Sony HDR-CX210
JVC GZ-HM335 compared to Sony HDR-CX200
JVC GZ-HM335 compared to Sony HDR-CX190
JVC GZ-HM335 compared to Samsung HMX-R10
JVC GZ-HM335 compared to Samsung HMX-H100
| Comparison |
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