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models compared on this page: Canon HF R18,Sanyo Xacti HD1010 and Sony HDR-TG3

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Canon HF R18Sanyo Xacti HD1010Sony HDR-TG3 
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Sanyo
Sony Information on Sony

Manufacturer
Name HF R18Xacti HD1010HDR-TG3 Name
European name ?HF R18Xacti HD1010HDR-TG3EEuropean name ?
US name ?HF R18Xacti VPC-HD1010HDR-TG3US name ?
lowest US price 556 $400 $979 $lowest US price
On the market since March 2010 October 2008 May 2008 On the market since
Manufacturers URL  link to Sanyolink to SonyManufacturers URL
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF R18Sanyo Xacti HD1010Sony HDR-TG3 
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

[ top ]Canon HF R18Sanyo Xacti HD1010Sony HDR-TG3 
Video formats ? AVCHD
MPEG4/AVC
AVCHD
Video formats ?
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
Recording Medium
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/30p
720p60 AVC/H.264
720p30 AVC/H.264
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions EU ?
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/30p
720p60 AVC/H.264
720p30 AVC/H.264
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
video resolutions US ?
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s14 Mbit/s16 Mbit/sMax Bitrate ?
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
MPEG4
Compression format ?
on-board memory ?32 GB  on-board memory ?
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
 Carl Zeiss
Optics Manufacturer ?
Optical Zoom ?20 x10 x10 xOptical Zoom ?
Wide Angle 16:9 ?40 mm50 mm42,9 mmWide Angle 16:9 ?
Filter diameter ?- mm40,5 mm Filter diameter ?
Image Stabilization ?electronical
electronical
electronical
Image Stabilization ?
ND Filter ?No
Yes
No
ND Filter ?
Exchangable optics ?No
No
No
Exchangable optics ?
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?111Number of sensors ?
Size of image sensor ?1/5,5 inch1/2,5 inch1/5 inchSize of image sensor ?
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1560000 Pixel 3560000 Pixel 1430000 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
White Balance ?
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
auto
manual
 Focus ?
Minimum shutter time ?1/auto
1/40001/auto
Minimum shutter time ?
Maximum shutter time ?auto
1/30auto
Maximum shutter time ?
Apperture control ?auto
auto
manual
auto
manual
Apperture control ?
Infrared recording ?No
No
No
Infrared recording ?
Expanded Focus ?Yes
No
No
Expanded Focus ?
Peaking ?No
No
No
 Peaking ?
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
No
70%
100%		 Zebra ?
Histogram ?No
No
No
Histogram ?
adjustable sharpness ?No
No
No
adjustable sharpness ?
Adjustable color ?No
No
No
Adjustable color ?
Cinegamma ?Yes
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

Connections
[ top ]Canon HF R18Sanyo Xacti HD1010Sony HDR-TG3 
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
Out
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 Out
via accessories
 YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
HDMI ?Out mini
 Out
Out
HDMI ?
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		-- DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
 USB ?
Microphone / Audio input ?No
2,5mm mini jack
No
Microphone / Audio input ?
Headphones ?No
3.5 mm mini-jack
No
Headphones ?
Lanc ?No
No
No
 Lanc ?
Time-code interface ?No
No
No
Time-code interface ?
Genlock ?No
No
No
 Genlock ?
Accessory shoe ?No
 Standard
No
Accessory shoe ?
HD-SDI ?No
No
No
 HD-SDI ?
Misc.
Weight (without battery)   240 gWeight (without battery)
Weight (with battery) 270 g311 g300 gWeight (with battery)
Battery type Canon BP-2L5
 Sony NP-FH50
Battery type
Battery capacity 500 mAh 900 mAhBattery capacity
Charger ?internal
internal
internal
Charger ?
Remote control No
Yes
No
Remote control
Size
Height 60 mm90 mm32 mmHeight
Width 64 mm54 mm119 mmWidth
Depth 124 mm112 mm63 mmDepth
Relative Size ?452Relative 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 Inch2,7 Inch2,7 InchDisplay size
Display format ?16:916:916:9Display format ?
Display pixels ?112000 Pixel 230000 Pixel 211200 Pixel Display pixels ?
Touch Screen ?No
No
Yes
Touch Screen ?
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
thumb wheel
Manual Zoom ?
Manual Focus ? Joystick
Joystick
Menu
Manual Focus ?
Manual Aperture ? Joystick
Joystick
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
4No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons
Audio

[ top ]Canon HF R18Sanyo Xacti HD1010Sony HDR-TG3 
Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
AAC Stereo
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Audio Formats ?
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Stereo internal
5.1 Internal
Microphone ?
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
auto
Audio Control ?
Audio levels ?Screen
display
No
 Audio levels ?
Still

[ top ]Canon HF R18Sanyo Xacti HD1010Sony HDR-TG3 
Recording Medium ?built-in flash memory
SDHC card
SD Card
Memory Stick Duo
Recording Medium ?
Medium included ?No
No
4 GB
Medium included ?
Effective pixels ?1730000 Pixel 4000000 Pixel  Effective pixels ?
Resolutions ?1920 x 1080 - max
3264 x 24482304x1728Resolutions ?
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
 Standard ?
Flash ?No
Yes
Yes
Flash ?
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HF R18Sanyo Xacti HD1010Sony HDR-TG3 
Specials Cinemode with 25pAdjustable ISO modi Sound-only recordings can be madeUSB storage directly connectableOutside Europe the Cam is named Sony HDR-TG1Specials
Product Shots

[ top ]Canon HF R18Sanyo Xacti HD1010Sony HDR-TG3 
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Canon HF R18Sanyo Xacti HD1010Sony HDR-TG3 
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 ?SatisfactoryGoodSatisfactoryLowlight ?
Resolution ?SatisfactorySufficientSatisfactoryResolution ?
Color performance ?SufficientGoodGoodColor performance ?
subj.Picture impression ?GoodSatisfactoryGoodsubj.Picture impression ?
Optical Zoom ?SatisfactorySufficientSufficientOptical Zoom ?
Wide Angle ?SufficientPoorPoorWide Angle ?
Configuration / image ?SufficientSatisfactorySufficientConfiguration / image ?
Configuration / sound ?SufficientSatisfactoryPoorConfiguration / sound ?
Handling ?SatisfactorySufficientSatisfactoryHandling ?
Portability ? Excellent Excellent Excellent Portability ?
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactorySufficientPhoto function ?
Optics ?SatisfactorySatisfactoryGoodOptics ?
Dynamics ?GoodGoodGoodDynamics ?
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
slashCAM rating ?
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		289288288Total score ?
(maximal 570)
Pros - Automatic lens shutter
+ Many manual controls
+ Adjustable ISO modi
+ audio-only recordings possible
+ USB memory stick can be connected directly for archiving purposes
 Pros
Cons - wide angle
- little manual control
- Automatic mode
- Image stabilisation
- vertical resolution in 60i mode
- handling
- wide angle
- 60Hz modi only
 Cons
Conclusion With little wide angle, small sensors, lean low-light performance and few manual functions, it is hard to see any reason to choose one of the smaller Canon models, given a budget of 500 Euro.The 2010 competition simply has more to offer.Audio-only recording, Xacti-Library-Function and adjustable ISO are features that the more established rivals lack.Furthermore this camera offers great manual control in combination with the display of relevant parameters such as focus-distance or shutter.Even the low-light performance of the camera is remarkable for this price class.Nonetheless the camera has several flaws, eg. the lacking support for the european 50 HZ standard.Due to the bumpy image stabilisation and the poor automatics the camera is not very suited for newbies who want a simple camera for holiday trips.Ambitious videographers on the other hand will not be able to fully appreciate the manual control due to the handling, and the small wide angle will surely be a nuisance.In terms of sharpness the camera can only compete with its rivals in the 30p-mode.While the new Exmor CMOS technology and the Bionz signal processor provide great results with the SR-12, their benefits are leveled by the smaller chip area of the TG3.Demanding filmmakers will find too many compromises in terms of lowlight, ports and manual controls, preventing them from using the camera seriously.Ambitious filmmakers on the other hand will like the nice interface via touch screen.Conclusion
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Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Canon HF R18Sanyo Xacti HD1010Sony HDR-TG3 
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