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Model
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| Sony HDR-HC3 | JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7 | Canon XF105 | |
| Picture ? | | | | Picture ? |
| Manufacturer | Sony 
| JVC
| Canon
| Manufacturer |
| Name | HDR-HC3 | HD Everio GZ-HD7 | XF105 | Name |
| European name ? | HDR-HC3E | HD Everio GZ-HD7EX | XF105 | European name ? |
| US name ? | HDRHC3 | HD Everio GZ-HD7 | XF105 | US name ? |
| lowest US price | 1500 $ | 2000 $ | 2000 $ | lowest US price |
| On the market since | March 2006 | April 2007 | January 2011 | On the market since |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Sony | link to JVC | link to Canon | Manufacturers URL |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Sufficient
 | Sufficient
| not yet tested | 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 ? | MiniDV
HDV
| MPEG2-TS
| MPEG2 - MXF
| Video formats ? |
| Recording Medium | MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
| Built-in hard disk
SD Card
| Compact Flash
| Recording Medium |
| video resolutions EU ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
| HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
HD 1920 x 1080i
| MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
MPEG2 720p12 -50
MPEG2-1080p12 25
| video resolutions EU ? |
| video resolutions US ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
| HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HD 1920 x 1080i
| MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
MPEG2-720p12 60
MPEG2 1080p12-30
| video resolutions US ? |
| Max Bitrate ? | 25 Mbit/s | 30 Mbit/s | 50 Mbit/s | Max Bitrate ? |
| Compression format ? | DV
MPEG2
| MPEG2
| MPEG2 MXF
| Compression format ? |
| on-board memory ? | | 60 GB | | on-board memory ? |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Carl Zeiss
| Fujinon
| Canon
| Optics Manufacturer ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x | 10 x | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 41,3 mm | 39,5 mm | 30,4 mm | Wide Angle 16:9 ? |
| Filter diameter ? | 30 mm | 46 mm | 58 mm | Filter diameter ? |
| Image Stabilization ? | electronical
| optical
| optically and electronically
| Image Stabilization ? |
| ND Filter ? | No
| No
| digital
| ND Filter ? |
| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
| No
| Exchangable optics ? |
| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 3 | 1 | Number of sensors ? |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/3 inch | 1/5 inch | 1/3 inch | Size of image sensor ? |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 1434000 Pixel | 530000 Pixel | 2070000 Pixel | image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CCD
| CMOS
| 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 ? | auto
| 4000 | 2.000 | Minimum shutter time ? |
| Maximum shutter time ? | auto
| 1/2 | 1/3 | Maximum shutter time ? |
| Apperture control ? | auto
AE-Shift
| auto
manual
| auto
manual
AE-Shift
| Apperture control ? |
| Infrared recording ? | Yes
| | Yes
| Infrared recording ? |
| Expanded Focus ? | | Yes
| Yes
| Expanded Focus ? |
| Peaking ? | | Yes
| Yes
| Peaking ? |
| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | Off
70%
100%
| Off
70%
100%
| 50-105% | Zebra ? |
| Histogram ? | Yes
| Yes
| waveform
| Histogram ? |
| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| | Yes
| adjustable sharpness ? |
| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| | Yes
| Adjustable color ? |
| Cinegamma ? | No
| No
| Yes
| Cinegamma ? |
| Black Strech ? | No
| No
| Yes
| Black Strech ? |
| Knee ? | No
| No
| Yes
| Knee ? |
| Colorbars ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Colorbars ? |
| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| No
| No
| Shot Transition ? |
| Custom Presets ? | No
| No
| Yes
| Custom Presets ? |
| Set Time Code ? | No
| No
| Yes
| 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 | No
| Out
| No
| YC ?
synonymous: S-Video |
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
| Out
| YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal |
| HDMI ? | Out
| Out
| Out
| HDMI ? |
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | In
Out
| In
Out
| - | DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
| USB 2.0 OUT
| USB ? |
| Microphone / Audio input ? | No
| Mini-jack
| XLR
| Microphone / Audio input ? |
| Headphones ? | No
| No
| Mini-jack
| Headphones ? |
| Lanc ? | Yes
| | | Lanc ? |
| Time-code interface ? | No
| | In
Out
| Time-code interface ? |
| Genlock ? | No
| | In
| Genlock ? |
| Accessory shoe ? | AI
| Standard
| Standard
| Accessory shoe ? |
| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
| Out
| HD-SDI ? |
| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 500 g | 665 g | 1000 g | Weight (without battery) |
| Weight (with battery) | 600 g | 750 g | 1100 g | Weight (with battery) |
| Battery type | Sony NP-FP60
| JVC BN-VF815
| Canon BP-925
| Battery type |
| Battery capacity | 1000 mAh | 1460 mAh | | Battery capacity |
| Charger ? | internal
| | external
| Charger ? |
| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Remote control |
| Size |
| Height | 82 mm | 91 mm | 139 mm | Height |
| Width | 78 mm | 77 mm | 191 mm | Width |
| Depth | 139 mm | 186 mm | 268 mm | Depth |
| Relative Size ? | 8 | 13 | 71 | Relative Size ? |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Viewfinder available ? |
| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| Color
| Color
| Color Viewfinder ? |
| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 | 16:9 | Viewfinder format ? |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 123200 Pixel | 269000 Pixel | 260000 Pixel | Viewfinder pixels ? |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Display available ? |
| Color display ? | Color
| Color
| Color
| Color display ? |
| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 2,8 Inch | 3,5 Inch | Display size |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 | 16:9 | Display format ? |
| Display pixels ? | 211200 Pixel | 207000 Pixel | 920000 Pixel | Display pixels ? |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| No
| No
| Touch Screen ? |
| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
| Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
| Manual Zoom ? |
| Manual Focus ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Ring
| Ring
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Manual Focus ? |
| Manual Aperture ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| button
| Ring
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Manual Aperture ? |
| Focus switcher ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Focus switcher ? |
| ND Filter ? | No
| No
| No
| ND Filter ? |
| Exp Lock ? | No
| | No
| Exp Lock ? |
| Gain ? | No
| No
| Yes
| Gain ? |
| White balance ? | No
| No
| Yes
| White balance ? |
| Push AF ? | No
| Yes
| No
| Push AF ? |
| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
| Yes
| Audio Levels ? |
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | | No
| 10 | Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
| MPEG-1 Layer2
| 2 channel PCM
| Audio Formats ? |
| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
external XLR
| Microphone ? |
| Audio Control ? | auto
| auto
| auto
manual
| Audio Control ? |
| Audio levels ? | No
| | Viewfinder
Screen
display
| Audio levels ? |
Still
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| Recording Medium ? | Memory Stick Duo
| SD Card
| | Recording Medium ? |
| Medium included ? | No
| No
| | Medium included ? |
| Effective pixels ? | 1991000 Pixel | | | Effective pixels ? |
| Resolutions ? | 2304x1728
2304x1296 | 1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480
1024 x 768 | | Resolutions ? |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
| | Standard ? |
| Flash ? | Yes
| | | Flash ? |
Misc.
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| Specials | &"Smooth Slow Record" slow motion mode: 3 seconds are recorded with 200 half frames/sec., resulting in a 4-fold slow motion.However, the recording is without sound and in poorer image quality. | | Variable frame rates:720p: 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34, 37, 42, 45, 48, 50fps1080p: 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25fps | 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 | Sufficient | | Lowlight ? |
| Resolution ? | Sufficient | Sufficient | | Resolution ? |
| Color performance ? | Sufficient | Good | | Color performance ? |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | | subj.Picture impression ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient | | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle ? | Sufficient | Sufficient | | Wide Angle ? |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | | Configuration / image ? |
| Configuration / sound ? | Poor | Poor | | Configuration / sound ? |
| Handling ? | Sufficient | Good | | Handling ? |
| Portability ? | Very good | Very good | | Portability ? |
| Photo function ? | Sufficient | Sufficient | | Photo function ? |
| Optics ? | Good | Sufficient | | Optics ? |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Satisfactory | | Dynamics ? |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Sufficient
| Sufficient
| not yet tested | slashCAM rating ? |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 264 | 252 | | Total score ?
(maximal 570) |
| Pros | HDMI out
+ Cheap price
| + HDV-compatible disk recording
+ High color resolution
+ good manual settings
| + Codec with 4:2:2 50 Mbps
| Pros |
| Cons | - bad color resolution
- DV-quality only average
- poorly equipped
| - No FullHD
- Bad low light performance
- small wide angle
| | Cons |
| Conclusion | The Sony HDR-HC3 offers only average brightness resolution in HDV, the color resolution is beneath SD-level.Occasionally significant (colored) moirees can be seen on fine details.The subjective picture impression is barely good, in part thanks to the good dynamics behavior with little noise and few smear-effects.Color-wise the HC3 is pleasantly warm.The wide angle is very limited for indoors, but on the other hand there are only few lens errors.In low light situations the HC3 performs satisfactory. | The JVC GZ-HD7 provides full 1920x1080 pixels for recording, which does not result in a visible improvement in recording quality, though.The recording mode 1440x1080 suffices for a full image performance with a good color resolution.The subjective image impression is satisfactory; when recording images with low contrast the details diminish due to the significant contour.In terms of color the GZ-HD7 is quite rich, the white balance on the other hand is often slow.With little light, the image grows quickly gloomy despite of the three CCDs, which combined with the relatively small wide-angle makes it less suitable for interior shots.Our test pattern also showed significant blurs and aberrations on the right border, which might suggest a not quite correctly built-in lens. | | Conclusion |
More information
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