/// HD Camcorder Comparison

Picture ?

Manufacturer

Sanyo

Canon

Name

Xacti HD2000

HV40

European name ?

Xacti HD2000

Legria HV40

US name ?

Xacti VPC-HD2000

VIXIA HV40

lowest US price

530 $

585 $

On the market since

April 2009

Manufacturers URL

Test preview

slashCAM rating ?

Satisfactory

not yet tested

test picture 1200 Lux

Test image 12 lux auto-mode

Video

Video formats ?

MPEG4/AVC

MiniDV
HDV

Recording Medium

SDHC card

MiniDV/HDV-Cassette

video resolutions EU ?

AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/30p
720p60 AVC/H.264
720p30 AVC/H.264
AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/60p

HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p

video resolutions US ?

AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/30p
720p60 AVC/H.264
720p30 AVC/H.264
AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/60p

HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
720 MiniDV x480/24p

Max Bitrate ?

24 Mbit/s

25 Mbit/s

Compression format ?

MPEG4

DV
MPEG2

on-board memory ?

Optics

Optics Manufacturer ?

Canon

Optical Zoom ?

10 x

Wide Angle 16:9 ?

42 mm

43,6 mm

Filter diameter ?

40,5 mm

43 mm

Image Stabilization ?

electronical

optical

ND Filter ?

Yes

Exchangable optics ?

Image Sensor

Number of sensors ?

Size of image sensor ?

1/2,5 inch

1/2,7 inch

image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?

5310000 Pixel

2070000 Pixel

Image Sensor Type ?

CMOS

Controls

White Balance ?

auto
manual
presets

auto
presets

Focus ?

auto
manual

Minimum shutter time ?

1/10.000

1/2.000

Maximum shutter time ?

1/15

1/2

Apperture control ?

auto
manual

auto
manual
AE-Shift

Infrared recording ?

Expanded Focus ?

Peaking ?

Signal Processing

Zebra ?

Histogram ?

adjustable sharpness ?

Adjustable color ?

Cinegamma ?

Black Strech ?

Knee ?

Colorbars ?

Misc.

Shot Transition ?

Custom Presets ?

Set Time Code ?

Configuration

Connections

FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite

Out

YC ?
synonymous: S-Video

Out

YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal

Out

HDMI ?

Out

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

In
Out

USB ?

USB 2.0

Microphone / Audio input ?

2,5mm mini jack

Mini-jack
Cinch

Headphones ?

3.5 mm mini-jack

Mini-jack

Lanc ?

Time-code interface ?

Genlock ?

Accessory shoe ?

Standard

HD-SDI ?

Misc.

Weight (without battery)

268 g

535 g

Weight (with battery)

311 g

Battery type

Sanyo DB-L50

Canon BP-2L13

Battery capacity

1900 mAh

Charger ?

internal

Remote control

Yes

Size

Height

90 mm

82 mm

Width

54 mm

88 mm

Depth

112 mm

138 mm

Relative Size ?

Viewfinder

Viewfinder available ?

Yes

Color Viewfinder ?

Color

Viewfinder format ?

16:9

Viewfinder pixels ?

123000 Pixel

Display

Display available ?

Yes

Color display ?

Color

Display size

2,7 Inch

Display format ?

16:9

Display pixels ?

230000 Pixel

211000 Pixel

Touch Screen ?

External controls

Manual Zoom ?

Rocker

Manual Focus ?

Joystick

Manual Aperture ?

Joystick

Focus switcher ?

ND Filter ?

Exp Lock ?

Gain ?

White balance ?

Push AF ?

Audio Levels ?

Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons

Audio

Audio Formats ?

AAC Stereo

MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1

Microphone ?

Stereo internal

Audio Control ?

auto

manual

Audio levels ?

Still

Recording Medium ?

SD Card

MiniSD

Medium included ?

Effective pixels ?

8000000 Pixel

Resolutions ?

4000 x 3000 - Max

1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536

Standard ?

JPEG Exif 2.2

Flash ?

Yes

Misc.

Specials

Adjustable ISO modi USB storage directly connectable

Product Shots

View 1

View 2

Test results

Test pictures

Which SDHC Card for Sanyo Xacti HD2000

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 ?

Satisfactory

Resolution ?

Satisfactory

Color performance ?

Good

subj.Picture impression ?

Satisfactory

Optical Zoom ?

Sufficient

Wide Angle ?

Poor

Configuration / image ?

Satisfactory

Configuration / sound ?

Satisfactory

Handling ?

Sufficient

Portability ?

Excellent

Photo function ?

Satisfactory

Optics ?

Satisfactory

Dynamics ?

Good

Conclusion slashCAM

slashCAM rating ?

Satisfactory

not yet tested

Total score ?
(maximal 570)

296

Pros

+ Many manual controls
+ Adjustable ISO modi
+ USB memory stick can be connected directly for archiving purposes

Cons

- Automatic mode
- Image stabilisation
- resolution
- handling
- wide angle
- 60Hz modi only

Conclusion

While the cam tops ultra-cheap cams from Flip or Aiptec, the real competition is from above.Because meanwhile there are cheap older models for around 500 Euro from Panasonic, JVC, Sony and Canon.To get our recommendation the HD2000 must have been cheaper or better.In its current form, the unique 60p-mode is not enough for a succesfull sales pitch. And a 50Hz-mode in europe would be very adviseable.

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