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Model
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| Canon HF10 | JVC GZ-HM550 | JVC GZ-HM1 | |
| Picture ? | | | | Picture ? |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| JVC
| JVC
| Manufacturer |
| Name | HF10 | GZ-HM550 | GZ-HM1 | Name |
| European name ? | HF10 | GZ-HM550 BEU | GZ-HM1 | European name ? |
| US name ? | VIXIA HF10 | GZ-HM550 | GZ-HM1 | US name ? |
| lowest US price | | 550 $ | 779 $ | lowest US price |
| On the market since | April 2008 | March 2010 | April 2010 | On the market since |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon | link to JVC | link to JVC | Manufacturers URL |
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Test preview
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| [ top ] | Canon HF10 | JVC GZ-HM550 | JVC GZ-HM1 | |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Good
| Good
| 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
| AVCHD
| AVCHD
| Video formats ? |
| Recording Medium | SD Card
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
| SDHC card
built-in flash memory
| SDHC card
built-in flash memory
| Recording Medium |
| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
| 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
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/30p
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
| video resolutions US ? |
| Max Bitrate ? | 17 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s | Max Bitrate ? |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
| MPEG4
| Compression format ? |
| on-board memory ? | 16 GB | | 64 GB | on-board memory ? |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Konica Minolta
| JVC HD
| Optics Manufacturer ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 10 x | 10 x | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 42,9 mm | 48 mm | 48 mm | Wide Angle 16:9 ? |
| Filter diameter ? | 37 mm | 37 mm | 46 mm | Filter diameter ? |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| electronical
| optically and electronically
| 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 ? | 1/3,2 inch | 1/2,33 inch | 1/2,33 inch | Size of image sensor ? |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2070000 Pixel | 5650000 Pixel | 5650000 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 ? | 1/2.000 | 1/4000 | 1/4000 | Minimum shutter time ? |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | Maximum shutter time ? |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
AE-Shift
| auto
manual
| auto
manual
| Apperture control ? |
| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
| No
| Infrared recording ? |
| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| No
| No
| Expanded Focus ? |
| Peaking ? | No
| Yes
| Yes
| Peaking ? |
| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
| No
| Off
70%
100%
| Zebra ? |
| Histogram ? | No
| No
| No
| Histogram ? |
| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| No
| Yes
| adjustable sharpness ? |
| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| 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
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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
| No
| No
| YC ?
synonymous: S-Video |
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
| Out
| YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal |
| HDMI ? | Out
| Out mini
| 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 ? | Mini-jack
| No
| Mini-jack
| Microphone / Audio input ? |
| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| No
| 3.5 mm mini-jack
| Headphones ? |
| Lanc ? | No
| No
| | Lanc ? |
| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
| No
| Time-code interface ? |
| Genlock ? | No
| No
| No
| Genlock ? |
| Accessory shoe ? | Advanced Mini
| No
| Standard
| Accessory shoe ? |
| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
| No
| HD-SDI ? |
| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 380 g | 260 g | 400 g | Weight (without battery) |
| Weight (with battery) | | 300 g | 485 g | Weight (with battery) |
| Battery type | Canon BP-809
| JVC BN-VG114E
| JVC BNVF815U
| Battery type |
| Battery capacity | | 1400 mAh | 1460 mAh | Battery capacity |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
| internal
| Charger ? |
| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Remote control |
| Size |
| Height | 64 mm | 55 mm | 67 mm | Height |
| Width | 73 mm | 62 mm | 72 mm | Width |
| Depth | 129 mm | 110 mm | 141 mm | Depth |
| Relative Size ? | 6 | 3 | 6 | 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 | 2,8 Inch | Display size |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 | 16:9 | Display format ? |
| Display pixels ? | 211000 Pixel | 123000 Pixel | 207000 Pixel | Display pixels ? |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| No
| No
| Touch Screen ? |
| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
| Rocker
| Manual Zoom ? |
| Manual Focus ? | Joystick
| Menu
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Manual Focus ? |
| Manual Aperture ? | Joystick
| Menu
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| 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
| Yes
| Push AF ? |
| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
| No
| Audio Levels ? |
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | No
| No
| 1 | Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons |
Audio
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| [ top ] | Canon HF10 | JVC GZ-HM550 | JVC GZ-HM1 | |
| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| | Audio Formats ? |
| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
| Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
| Microphone ? |
| Audio Control ? | auto
manual
| auto
| auto
manual
| Audio Control ? |
| Audio levels ? | Screen
| | Screen
| Audio levels ? |
Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SD Card
| built-in flash memory
SDHC card
| built-in flash memory
SDHC card
| Recording Medium ? |
| Medium included ? | No
| No
| No
| Medium included ? |
| Effective pixels ? | | 9290000 Pixel | | Effective pixels ? |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536 | 3520 x 2640 - Max
| 3648 x 2736 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 ] | Canon HF10 | JVC GZ-HM550 | JVC GZ-HM1 | |
| Specials | | Bluetooth | | 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 ? | Good | Very good | Good | Lowlight ? |
| Resolution ? | Very good | Excellent | Excellent | Resolution ? |
| Color performance ? | Very good | Very good | Good | Color performance ? |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Good | Good | subj.Picture impression ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory | Sufficient | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | Poor | Poor | Wide Angle ? |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Good | Configuration / image ? |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient | Satisfactory | Configuration / sound ? |
| Handling ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory | Good | Handling ? |
| Portability ? | Excellent | Very good | Very good | Portability ? |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Photo function ? |
| Optics ? | Good | Good | Good | Optics ? |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good | Good | Dynamics ? |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
| Good
| Good
| slashCAM rating ? |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 358 | 357 | 354 | Total score ?
(maximal 570) |
| Pros | + Best image quality is at the limit of FullHD
+ Many manual controls
| - Adjustable aperture and shutter
-Very good sharpness
-Very good low light behavior
| -Sharpness
-Good low light behavior
- External buttons for focus, shutter, aperture + custom key
| Pros |
| Cons | - fiddly operation
- too small wide-angle
- No Zebra
- Manual focus very poor
| - manual controls are a bit slow
- sparse wide angle
- display not sharp enough
- "loud colors"
| - small wide-angle
- strong, non-adjustable colors
| Cons |
| Conclusion | In this price class currently no rival offers better image quality and more controlsHHowever, compromises must be made in terms of wide angle and in the handling, especially the focussing. | Such a remarkable sharpness, good low light and manual options cannot be found elsewhere in this price range.However, the complicated operation of the camera with its deep submenus ruins the potential fun of manual control.Also, one should be aware of the creative limits set by the minimum focal length of about 48 mm (kb).Setting the focus maually is difficult due to the small and not very sharp display.Clearly, this camera is interesting mainly for "automatic" film makers, who do not need much manual control or wide angle, but are searching for great sharpness and a good low-light performance without having to spend much. | The GZ-HM1 is leading in the race for sharpness in its 1000 Euro range of 2010 camcorders.Also in low light conditions the camera makes a good impression.In spite of its price tag it is not possible to adjust the colors, which is unfortunate because they remain a matter of taste and are sometimes even on the verge of being critical.The external controls will be interesting for people who like to manually adjust things and be in control.In addition to the inertia of the parameters, the user must decide if a fast white balance or the focus aids should be assigned to the custom key.Because for the other it means diving into the menue via laser touch.Also, the small wide angle is not very inspiring. | Conclusion |
More information
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