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Model
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| JVC GC-PX10 | Canon HF S200 | Canon HF S21 | |
| Picture ? | | | | Picture ? |
| Manufacturer | JVC 
| Canon
| Canon
| Manufacturer |
| Name | GC-PX10 | HF S200 | HF S21 | Name |
| European name ? | GC-PX10 | Legria HF S200 | Legria HF S21 | European name ? |
| US name ? | GC-PX10 | VIXIA HF S200 | VIXIA HF S21 | US name ? |
| lowest US price | (899) $ | 800 $ | 1189 $ | lowest US price |
| On the market since | October 2011 | April 2010 | April 2010 | On the market since |
| Manufacturers URL | link to JVC | link to Canon | link to Canon | Manufacturers URL |
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Test preview
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| 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 | SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SDXC card
| SDHC card
built-in flash memory
| SDHC card
built-in flash memory
| Recording Medium |
| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
| video resolutions EU ? |
| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
| 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 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
| video resolutions US ? |
| Max Bitrate ? | 36 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s | Max Bitrate ? |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
| MPEG4
| Compression format ? |
| on-board memory ? | 32 GB | | 64 GB | on-board memory ? |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Konica Minolta
| Canon
| Canon
| Optics Manufacturer ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x | 10 x | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 42,9 mm | 43,6 mm | 43,6 mm | Wide Angle 16:9 ? |
| Filter diameter ? | 46 mm | 58 mm | 58 mm | Filter diameter ? |
| Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| optically and electronically
| 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 ? | 1/2,33 inch | 1/2,6 inch | 1/2,6 inch | Size of image sensor ? |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 12700000 Pixel | 6010000 Pixel | 6010000 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 ? | 1/4000 | 1/2.000 | 1/2.000 | Minimum shutter time ? |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1/6 | Maximum shutter time ? |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
| auto
manual
| Apperture control ? |
| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
| No
| Infrared recording ? |
| Expanded Focus ? | No
| Yes
| Yes
| Expanded Focus ? |
| Peaking ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Peaking ? |
| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | 70%
100% | 70%
100% | 70%
100% | Zebra ? |
| Histogram ? | No
| No
| No
| Histogram ? |
| adjustable sharpness ? | No
| Yes
| Yes
| adjustable sharpness ? |
| Adjustable color ? | No
| Yes
| Yes
| Adjustable color ? |
| Cinegamma ? | No
| Yes
| Yes
| Cinegamma ? |
| Black Strech ? | No
| No
| No
| Black Strech ? |
| Knee ? | No
| No
| No
| Knee ? |
| Colorbars ? | No
| Yes
| Yes
| Colorbars ? |
| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| No
| No
| Shot Transition ? |
| Custom Presets ? | No
| Yes
| Yes
| 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 | No
| Out
| Out
| YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal |
| HDMI ? | Out
| 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 ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
| Microphone / Audio input ? |
| Headphones ? | also AV-output
| also AV-output
| also AV-output
| Headphones ? |
| Lanc ? | No
| Yes
| Yes
| Lanc ? |
| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
| No
| Time-code interface ? |
| Genlock ? | No
| No
| No
| Genlock ? |
| Accessory shoe ? | Standard
| Advanced Mini
| Advanced Mini
| Accessory shoe ? |
| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
| No
| HD-SDI ? |
| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | | 470 g | 470 g | Weight (without battery) |
| Weight (with battery) | 520 g | 520 g | 520 g | Weight (with battery) |
| Battery type | JVC BNVF815U
| Canon BP-807
| Canon BP-807
| Battery type |
| Battery capacity | 1460 mAh | 890 mAh | 890 mAh | Battery capacity |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
| internal
| Charger ? |
| Remote control | No
| Yes
| Yes
| Remote control |
| Size |
| Height | 122 mm | 75 mm | 75 mm | Height |
| Width | 131 mm | 74 mm | 74 mm | Width |
| Depth | 67 mm | 140 mm | 140 mm | Depth |
| Relative Size ? | 10 | 7 | 7 | Relative Size ? |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| No
| Yes
| Viewfinder available ? |
| Color Viewfinder ? | - | - | Color
| Color Viewfinder ? |
| Viewfinder format ? | - | - | 16:9 | Viewfinder format ? |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | | 123000 Pixel | Viewfinder pixels ? |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Display available ? |
| Color display ? | Color
| Color
| Color
| Color display ? |
| Display size | 3,0 Inch | 3,5 Inch | 3,5 Inch | Display size |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 | 16:9 | Display format ? |
| Display pixels ? | 230000 Pixel | 922000 Pixel | 922000 Pixel | Display pixels ? |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Touch Screen ? |
| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | | Rocker
| Rocker
| Manual Zoom ? |
| Manual Focus ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Manual Focus ? |
| Manual Aperture ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Manual Aperture ? |
| Focus switcher ? | No
| Yes
| Yes
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons |
Audio
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| [ top ] | JVC GC-PX10 | Canon HF S200 | Canon HF S21 | |
| 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
Mini-jack external
| Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
| Microphone ? |
| Audio Control ? | auto
5 steps
| auto
manual
| auto
manual
| Audio Control ? |
| Audio levels ? | Screen
| Screen
| Viewfinder
Screen
| Audio levels ? |
Still
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| [ top ] | JVC GC-PX10 | Canon HF S200 | Canon HF S21 | |
| Recording Medium ? | built-in flash memory
SDHC card
SDXC card
| SDHC card
| built-in flash memory
SDHC card
| Recording Medium ? |
| Medium included ? | No
| No
| No
| Medium included ? |
| Effective pixels ? | 12000000 Pixel | | 8020000 Pixel | Effective pixels ? |
| Resolutions ? | 4000 x 3000 - Max
| 3264 x 2448
3264 x 2456 max
| 3264 x 2448
3264 x 2456 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 ] | JVC GC-PX10 | Canon HF S200 | Canon HF S21 | |
| Specials | Automatic recordingShort 4K takes possible as 25p image sequences | 2 SDHC slots | 2 SDHC slots | Specials |
Product Shots
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| View 1 | | | | View 1 |
| View 2 | | | | View 2 |
Test results
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| Test pictures |
| [ top ] | JVC GC-PX10 | Canon HF S200 | Canon HF S21 | |
| 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 | Good | Good | Lowlight ? |
| Resolution ? | Excellent | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Resolution ? |
| Color performance ? | Good | Very good | Very good | Color performance ? |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good | Very good | Very good | subj.Picture impression ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient | Sufficient | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle ? | Sufficient | Poor | Poor | Wide Angle ? |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | Good | Good | Configuration / image ? |
| Configuration / sound ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Configuration / sound ? |
| Handling ? | Good | Good | Good | Handling ? |
| Portability ? | Very good | Very good | Very good | Portability ? |
| Photo function ? | Good | 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) | 348 | 348 | 348 | Total score ?
(maximal 570) |
| Pros | + Very sharp
| + Many manual controls
| + Many manual controls
| Pros |
| Cons | - Colorful factory settings cannot be modified
| - small wide angle
| - small wide angle
| Cons |
| Conclusion | In terms of sharpness the camera operates at the resolution limit and the available manual control should also be sufficient for many ambitious filmmakers.In addition there are nice innovations such as the short 4K-recording or the automatic recording.Unfortunately the low-light performance is not quite on par with the competition and the partially extreme factory color settings can´t be modified in manual mode. | The sharpness is only slightly below what is possible in this price range and the options for manual control are also quite ok.The touchscreen is a real improvement, so the problems with focus setting we used to citizise are gone.Since Sony offers more manual in this price range than they did before and both Sony and Panasonic have more wide angle, the HF S models of 2010 appear a little overpriced. | The sharpness is only slightly below what is possible in this price range and the options for manual control are also quite ok.The touchscreen is a real improvement, so the problems with focus setting we used to citizise are gone.Since Sony offers more manual in this price range than they did before and both Sony and Panasonic have more wide angle, the HF S models of 2010 appear a little overpriced. | 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 |  JVC GC-PX10 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS900
JVC GC-PX10 compared to Panasonic HDC-TM900
JVC GC-PX10 compared to Panasonic HDC-SDT750
JVC GC-PX10 compared to Panasonic HDC-TM700
JVC GC-PX10 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD707
JVC GC-PX10 compared to Sony HDR-XR550V
JVC GC-PX10 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD600
JVC GC-PX10 compared to JVC GZ-HM845
JVC GC-PX10 compared to JVC GZ-HM960
JVC GC-PX10 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS300
JVC GC-PX10 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD300
JVC GC-PX10 compared to Sony HDR-CX305V
JVC GC-PX10 compared to Canon HF21
JVC GC-PX10 compared to Canon HF20
JVC GC-PX10 compared to Canon HF M41
JVC GC-PX10 compared to Canon HF M36
JVC GC-PX10 compared to Canon HF100
JVC GC-PX10 compared to JVC GZ-HM1
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Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-TM900
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-SDT750
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-TM700
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD707
Canon HF S200 compared to Sony HDR-XR550V
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD600
Canon HF S200 compared to JVC GZ-HM845
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS300
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD300
Canon HF S200 compared to Sony HDR-CX305V
Canon HF S200 compared to Canon HF M31
Canon HF S200 compared to Canon HF20
Canon HF S200 compared to Canon HF M41
Canon HF S200 compared to Canon HF M36
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS60
Canon HF S200 compared to Canon HF100
Canon HF S200 compared to JVC GZ-HM1
| Canon HF S21 compared to Canon HF G10
Canon HF S21 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS900
Canon HF S21 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD707
Canon HF S21 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS700
Canon HF S21 compared to Sony HDR-CX690
Canon HF S21 compared to Sony HDR-CX700
Canon HF S21 compared to Sony HDR-XR550V
Canon HF S21 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD600
Canon HF S21 compared to JVC GZ-HM960
Canon HF S21 compared to Panasonic HDC-TM350
Canon HF S21 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD300
Canon HF S21 compared to Canon HF21
Canon HF S21 compared to Sony HDR-XR500V
Canon HF S21 compared to Canon HF S11
Canon HF S21 compared to JVC GC-PX10
Canon HF S21 compared to Canon HG21
Canon HF S21 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS100
Canon HF S21 compared to Sony HDR-CX520V
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