/// HD Camcorder Comparison

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Manufacturer

Panasonic

JVC

Name

HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)

GY-HD100

European name ?

HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)

GY-HD100

US name ?

HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)

GY-HD100

lowest US price

(3499) $

5699 $

On the market since

November 2011

November 2005

Manufacturers URL

link to Panasonic

link to JVC

Test preview

slashCAM rating ?

Very good

not yet tested

test picture 1200 Lux

Test image 12 lux auto-mode

Video

Video formats ?

AVCHD
MVC 3D

ProHD

Recording Medium

SD Card
SDHC card
SDXC card

MiniDV/HDV-Cassette

video resolutions EU ?

AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p

ProHD 720/25p

video resolutions US ?

AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p

ProHD 720p24
ProHD 720p30

Max Bitrate ?

28 Mbit/s

19 Mbit/s

Compression format ?

MPEG4

MPEG2

on-board memory ?

Optics

Optics Manufacturer ?

Panasonic

Fujinon

Optical Zoom ?

10 x

16 x

Wide Angle 16:9 ?

29,8 mm

Filter diameter ?

- mm

82 mm

Image Stabilization ?

optical

None

ND Filter ?

Exchangable optics ?

Yes

Image Sensor

Number of sensors ?

Size of image sensor ?

1/4,1 inch

1/3 inch

image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?

3050000 Pixel

930000 Pixel

Image Sensor Type ?

CMOS

CCD

Controls

White Balance ?

auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift

auto
manual
presets

Focus ?

auto
manual

manual

Minimum shutter time ?

1/250

1/10.000

Maximum shutter time ?

1/24

1/6

Apperture control ?

auto
manual
AE-Shift

auto
manual

Infrared recording ?

Expanded Focus ?

Yes

Peaking ?

Yes

Signal Processing

Zebra ?

50-105%

60-100%

Histogram ?

Yes

adjustable sharpness ?

Yes

Adjustable color ?

Yes

Cinegamma ?

Yes

Black Strech ?

Yes

Knee ?

Yes

Colorbars ?

Yes

Misc.

Shot Transition ?

Custom Presets ?

Yes

Set Time Code ?

Yes

Configuration

Connections

FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite

Out

YC ?
synonymous: S-Video

YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal

Out

HDMI ?

Out

DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394

Out

USB ?

USB 2.0

Microphone / Audio input ?

XLR

Headphones ?

Mini-jack

Lanc ?

Time-code interface ?

Genlock ?

Accessory shoe ?

Standard

HD-SDI ?

Misc.

Weight (without battery)

1600 g

3200 g

Weight (with battery)

3300 g

Battery type

Panasonic CGA-D54s

JVC V428U

Battery capacity

5400 mAh

2800 mAh

Charger ?

external

External, double

Remote control

Yes

Size

Height

145 mm

235 mm

Width

195 mm

232 mm

Depth

350 mm

481 mm

Relative Size ?

262

Viewfinder

Viewfinder available ?

Yes

Color Viewfinder ?

Color

Viewfinder format ?

16:9

Viewfinder pixels ?

1226880 Pixel

250000 Pixel

Display

Display available ?

Yes

Color display ?

Color

Display size

3,5 Inch

Display format ?

16:9

Display pixels ?

1152000 Pixel

230000 Pixel

Touch Screen ?

Yes

External controls

Manual Zoom ?

Rocker
Ring

Manual Focus ?

Ring

Manual Aperture ?

Ring

Focus switcher ?

Yes

ND Filter ?

Yes

Exp Lock ?

Gain ?

Yes

White balance ?

Yes

Push AF ?

Yes

Audio Levels ?

Yes

Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons

Audio

Audio Formats ?

AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
2 channel PCM

HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1

Microphone ?

external XLR
5.1 Internal

external XLR
Mono internal

Audio Control ?

auto
manual

Audio levels ?

Viewfinder
Screen

Still

Recording Medium ?

Medium included ?

Effective pixels ?

Resolutions ?

Standard ?

Flash ?

Misc.

Specials

Product Shots

View 1

View 2

Test results

Test pictures

luminance resolution

chrominance resolution

lens distortion

test small ISO image

noise / internal microphone

test picture 1200 Lux

Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?

Test image 12 lux optimized ?

slashCAM rating

Lowlight ?

Good

Resolution ?

Excellent

Color performance ?

Very good

subj.Picture impression ?

Very good

Optical Zoom ?

Sufficient

Wide Angle ?

Very good

Configuration / image ?

Very good

Configuration / sound ?

Excellent

Handling ?

Very good

Portability ?

Satisfactory

Photo function ?

Poor

Optics ?

Very good

Dynamics ?

Very good

Conclusion slashCAM

slashCAM rating ?

Very good

not yet tested

Total score ?
(maximal 570)

440

Pros

+ Extreme manual control options
+ Very good image quality
+ Good 3D control

Cons

- No ND filter
- Autostereoscopic display mode

Conclusion

Even as a 2D camcorder the Z10000 is absolutely competitive thanks to the professional features and excellent image quality.The additional 3D capabilities are currently unique in this price range (and even much further) (as of 11/2011).

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