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Model
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| Sony HDR-FX7 | Canon HV10 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Sony 
| Canon 
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| Name | HDR-FX7 | HV10 |
| European name ? | HDR-FX7E | HV10 |
| US name ? | HDR-FX7 | HV10 |
| lowest US price | 1920 $ | 1099 $ |
| On the market since | November 2006 | October 2006 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Sony | link to Canon |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Satisfactory
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| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| test picture 12 Lux | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | MiniDV HDV
| MiniDV HDV
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| Recording Medium | MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
| MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
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| video resolutions EU ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/50i MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
| HDV 1440 x 1080/50i MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
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| video resolutions US ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/60i MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
| HDV 1440 x 1080/60i MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 25 Mbit/s | 25 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | DV MPEG2
| DV MPEG2
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Carl Zeiss
| Canon
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| Optical Zoom ? | 20 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 37,4 mm | 43,6 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 62 mm | 37 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | 2 | No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 3 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4 inch | 1/2,7 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 1037000 Pixel | 2070000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets
| auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 10.000 | 2.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/3 | 1/3 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto manual AE-Shift
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Peaking ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | Off 70% 100%
| Off 70% 100%
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| Histogram ? | Yes
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
| No
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| Black Strech ? | No
| No
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| Knee ? | No
| No
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| Colorbars ? | Yes
| No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | Yes
| No
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| Custom Presets ? | Yes
| No
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| Set Time Code ? | No
| No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ? synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
| In Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | Out
| No
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
| No
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | In Out
| In Out
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| USB ? | USB 1.1
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| No
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| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| No
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| Lanc ? | Yes
| No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | Standard
| No
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 1430 g | 440 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 1600 g | 500 g |
| Battery type | Sony F570
| Canon BP-310
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| Battery capacity | 2200 mAh | 850 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 145 mm | 56 mm |
| Width | 156 mm | 104 mm |
| Depth | 322 mm | 106 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 72 | 6 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 252000 Pixel | 123000 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 3,5 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 211200 Pixel | 210000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker Ring
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Ring
| Wheel bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | Wheel
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | Yes
| Yes
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| ND Filter ? | Yes
| No
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| Exp Lock ? | Yes
| No
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| Gain ? | Yes
| No
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| White balance ? | Yes
| No
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| Push AF ? | Yes
| No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ? synonymous: User buttons | 6 | No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
| MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal Mini-jack external
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto manual
| auto
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| Audio levels ? | Viewfinder Screen
| No
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | Memory Stick Duo
| MiniSD
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| Medium included ? | | No
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| Effective pixels ? | 1037000 Pixel | 2760000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1440 x 810 | 1920x1080 1440x1080 848x480 640x480 2048 x 1536 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | No
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | "Smooth Slow Record" slow motion mode: 6 seconds are recorded with 200 half frames/sec., resulting in a 4-fold slow motion.However, the recording is without sound, in SD-resolution and in poorer image quality. | |
Product Shots
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Test results
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| Test pictures |
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| luminance resolution | | |
| chrominance resolution | | |
| lens distortion | | |
| test small ISO image | | |
| noise / internal microphone | | |
| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| test picture 12 Lux | | |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Resolution ? | Good | Excellent |
| Color performance ? | Good | Very good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Very good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Satisfactory | Poor |
| Configuration / image ? | Very good | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Poor |
| Handling ? | Very good | Sufficient |
| Portability ? | Good | Excellent |
| Photo function ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory |
| Optics ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Dynamics ? | Very good | Satisfactory |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Satisfactory
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 381 | 326 |
| Pros | + Very good image quality impression + 20x zoom + handling well-conceived HDMI out
| + Excellent resolution in brightness and color + Very small + Many manual functions + 25 FPS-mode
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| Cons | - Audio controlling only via menu -less Wide-angle than FX1/A1/HVX200
| - Optics only average, small wide-angle - No microphone jack - unergonomic design
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| Conclusion | The Sony HDR-FX7 uses its 1/4-inch-CMOS-Wandler almost to full capacity.The resolution, at least in the Y-channel is good, the color resolution is a little weaker.Low noise and smear-effects together with excellent automatics ensure a very good image impression.The 20x lens shows comparatively few errors like aberrations or distortion, but the wide-angle could be larger for this price range.In low light situations the FX7 is just about good -- here too the low noise a plus point. | The Canon HV10 has an CMOS with excellent resolution, which almost uses the HDV possibilities of brightness and color resolution to the full.The lens shows very little distorsion, but offers only a small wide angle, and throughout the focal range slight chromatic aberrations can be seen.Under lowlight conditions the HV10 performs - as expected with a camcorder in this price range - average, a better configuration rating is hinderd by lacking audio-I/O options |
More information
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| Reviews and Forums |
| [ top ] | Sony HDR-FX7 | Canon HV10 |
| slashCAM Review | HDR-FX7 Review | HV10 Review |
| external reviews/tests | | www.camcorder-test.com
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