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Model
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| Panasonic HDC-DX1 | Canon HV10 | JVC GZ-X900 | |
| Picture ? | | | | Picture ? |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic 
| Canon
| JVC
| Manufacturer |
| Name | HDC-DX1 | HV10 | GZ-X900 | Name |
| European name ? | HDC-DX1EG | HV10 | GZ-X900 | European name ? |
| US name ? | HDC-DX1 | HV10 | GZ-X900 | US name ? |
| lowest US price | 949 $ | | | lowest US price |
| On the market since | March 2007 | October 2006 | May 2009 | On the market since |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Panasonic | link to Canon | 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
| MiniDV
HDV
| AVCHD
| Video formats ? |
| Recording Medium | MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
MiniDVD RAM 8cm
| MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
| SDHC card
| Recording Medium |
| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
| HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
| video resolutions EU ? |
| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
| HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
| video resolutions US ? |
| Max Bitrate ? | 13 Mbit/s | 25 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s | Max Bitrate ? |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| DV
MPEG2
| MPEG4
| Compression format ? |
| on-board memory ? | | | | on-board memory ? |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Leica
| Canon
| Konica Minolta
| Optics Manufacturer ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 10 x | 5 x | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 38,5 mm | 43,6 mm | 43,6 mm | Wide Angle 16:9 ? |
| Filter diameter ? | 43 mm | 37 mm | 34 mm | Filter diameter ? |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
| optical
| Image Stabilization ? |
| ND Filter ? | | No
| No
| ND Filter ? |
| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
| No
| Exchangable optics ? |
| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 3 | 1 | 1 | Number of sensors ? |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4 inch | 1/2,7 inch | 1/2,33 inch | Size of image sensor ? |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 520000 Pixel | 2070000 Pixel | 5300000 Pixel | image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CCD
| 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 ? | 1/8.000 | 1/2.000 | 1/4000 | Minimum shutter time ? |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/50 | 1/3 | 1/2 | Maximum shutter time ? |
| Apperture control ? | | auto
manual
AE-Shift
| auto
manual
| Apperture control ? |
| Infrared recording ? | | No
| No
| Infrared recording ? |
| Expanded Focus ? | | Yes
| No
| Expanded Focus ? |
| Peaking ? | | Yes
| Yes
| Peaking ? |
| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | | Off
70%
100%
| No
| Zebra ? |
| Histogram ? | | No
| No
| Histogram ? |
| adjustable sharpness ? | | Yes
| No
| adjustable sharpness ? |
| Adjustable color ? | | Yes
| No
| Adjustable color ? |
| Cinegamma ? | | No
| No
| Cinegamma ? |
| Black Strech ? | | No
| No
| Black Strech ? |
| Knee ? | | No
| No
| Knee ? |
| Colorbars ? | | No
| No
| Colorbars ? |
| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | | No
| No
| Shot Transition ? |
| Custom Presets ? | | No
| No
| Custom Presets ? |
| Set Time Code ? | | No
| No
| Set Time Code ? |
Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite | | In
Out
| Out via Docking Station
| FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite |
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | | No
| No
| YC ?
synonymous: S-Video |
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | | Out
| Out via Docking Station
| YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal |
| HDMI ? | Out
| No
| Out mini
| HDMI ? |
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | | In
Out
| - | DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
| USB ? |
| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| No
| No
| Microphone / Audio input ? |
| Headphones ? | | No
| No
| Headphones ? |
| Lanc ? | | No
| No
| Lanc ? |
| Time-code interface ? | | No
| No
| Time-code interface ? |
| Genlock ? | | No
| No
| Genlock ? |
| Accessory shoe ? | | No
| No
| Accessory shoe ? |
| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
| No
| HD-SDI ? |
| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 680 g | 440 g | 246 g | Weight (without battery) |
| Weight (with battery) | 800 g | 500 g | 298 g | Weight (with battery) |
| Battery type | | Canon BP-310
| JVC BN-VF908U
| Battery type |
| Battery capacity | | 850 mAh | 705 mAh | Battery capacity |
| Charger ? | | internal
| internal
| Charger ? |
| Remote control | | Yes
| Yes
| Remote control |
| Size |
| Height | 92 mm | 56 mm | 37 mm | Height |
| Width | 91 mm | 104 mm | 66 mm | Width |
| Depth | 163 mm | 106 mm | 124 mm | Depth |
| Relative Size ? | 13 | 6 | 3 | Relative Size ? |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| Yes
| No
| Viewfinder available ? |
| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| Color
| - | Color Viewfinder ? |
| Viewfinder format ? | | 16:9 | - | Viewfinder format ? |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 183000 Pixel | 123000 Pixel | | Viewfinder pixels ? |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Display available ? |
| Color display ? | Color
| Color
| Color
| Color display ? |
| Display size | 3,0 Inch | 2,7 Inch | 2,8 Inch | Display size |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 | 16:9 | Display format ? |
| Display pixels ? | 251000 Pixel | 210000 Pixel | 207000 Pixel | Display pixels ? |
| Touch Screen ? | | No
| No
| Touch Screen ? |
| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | | Rocker
| Rocker
| Manual Zoom ? |
| Manual Focus ? | | Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Menu
| Manual Focus ? |
| Manual Aperture ? | | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Menu
| Manual Aperture ? |
| Focus switcher ? | | Yes
| No
| Focus switcher ? |
| ND Filter ? | | No
| No
| ND Filter ? |
| Exp Lock ? | | No
| No
| Exp Lock ? |
| Gain ? | | No
| No
| Gain ? |
| White balance ? | | No
| No
| White balance ? |
| Push AF ? | | No
| No
| Push AF ? |
| Audio Levels ? | | No
| No
| Audio Levels ? |
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | | No
| No
| Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
| MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
| Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| Audio Formats ? |
| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
| Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
| Microphone ? |
| Audio Control ? | | auto
| auto
| Audio Control ? |
| Audio levels ? | | No
| No
| Audio levels ? |
Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SD Card
| MiniSD
| SDHC card
| Recording Medium ? |
| Medium included ? | No
| No
| No
| Medium included ? |
| Effective pixels ? | | 2760000 Pixel | 9000000 Pixel | Effective pixels ? |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536 | 3456 x 2592 max
| Resolutions ? |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
| Standard ? |
| Flash ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Flash ? |
Misc.
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| [ top ] | Panasonic HDC-DX1 | Canon HV10 | JVC GZ-X900 | |
| Specials | | | progressive 50/60p output,Laser Touch operation | Specials |
Product Shots
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| [ top ] | Panasonic HDC-DX1 | Canon HV10 | JVC GZ-X900 | |
| 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 ? | Good | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Lowlight ? |
| Resolution ? | Satisfactory | Very good | Very good | Resolution ? |
| Color performance ? | Good | Very good | Good | Color performance ? |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good | Very good | Good | subj.Picture impression ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient | Poor | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle ? | Satisfactory | Poor | Poor | Wide Angle ? |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Configuration / image ? |
| Configuration / sound ? | Sufficient | Poor | Poor | Configuration / sound ? |
| Handling ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient | Sufficient | Handling ? |
| Portability ? | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Portability ? |
| Photo function ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory | Good | Photo function ? |
| Optics ? | Good | Satisfactory | Good | Optics ? |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Satisfactory | Good | Dynamics ? |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
| Satisfactory
| Satisfactory
| slashCAM rating ? |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 320 | 318 | 311 | Total score ?
(maximal 570) |
| Pros | + Acceptable wide-angle
+ Good lowlight characteristics
| + Excellent resolution in brightness and color
+ Very small
+ Many manual functions
+ 25 FPS-mode
| + lots of manual controls
+ very sharp picture
+ good photo functions
| Pros |
| Cons | - No FullHD
-3CCDs with pixelshif do not result in full sharpness
- MiniDVD
| - Optics only average, small wide-angle
- No microphone jack
- unergonomic design
| - manual controls not really feasible
- no audio connectors
- no view finder
| Cons |
| Conclusion | The MiniDVD as a recording medium does not strike us as particularly useful for HD , so the similar model SD1 is much more interesting. | The Canon HV10 has an CMOS with excellent resolution, which almost uses the HDV possibilities of brightness and color resolution to the full.The lens shows very little distorsion, but offers only a small wide angle, and throughout the focal range slight chromatic aberrations can be seen.Under lowlight conditions the HV10 performs - as expected with a camcorder in this price range - average, a better configuration rating is hinderd by lacking audio-I/O options | The X900 showacases JVCs ability to be one of the frontrunners in the race for sharpness.Until today nobody packed so much sharpness in a body so smallThe colors are a matter of taste.Controls are miseable: the laser-touch panel allows no precise control of parameters.That the nice manual control possibilities are buried deep in sub-menus is not understandable.For everyone filming mainly in auto-mode and wanting to eliminate the need for a digital photo camera, this is the right cam.But for a considerable amount of money. | Conclusion |
More information
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| Comparison | Panasonic HDC-DX1 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS900
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