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Model
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| JVC GZ-HD300 | Samsung HMX-R10 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | JVC 
| Samsung
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| Name | GZ-HD300 | HMX-R10 |
| European name ? | GZ-HD300 | HMX-R10 |
| US name ? | GZ-HD300 | HMX-R10 |
| lowest US price | | 309 $ |
| On the market since | April 2009 | March 2009 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to JVC | link to Samsung |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | not yet tested |
| test picture 1200 Lux | |  |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD
| MPEG4/AVC
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| Recording Medium | Built-in hard disk
microSD/microSDHC
| SD Card
SDHC card
MMC +
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
| AVC 1920 x 1080i50
AVC 1920 x 1080p25
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
| AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/30p
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| Max Bitrate ? | 24 Mbit/s | |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | 60 GB | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Konica Minolta
| Samsung
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| Optical Zoom ? | 20 x | 5 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 42 mm | 34 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 30,5 mm | |
| Image Stabilization ? | electronical
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| ND Filter ? | No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4,1 inch | 1/2,33 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 3000000 Pixel | 5300000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto
manual
presets
| auto
manual
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| Focus ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/4000 | 1/1000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | 1/60 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
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| Peaking ? | Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
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| Histogram ? | No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | No
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| Adjustable color ? | No
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| Cinegamma ? | No
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| Black Strech ? | No
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| Knee ? | No
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| Colorbars ? | No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
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| Set Time Code ? | No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
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YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | No
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YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out mini
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0 OUT
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | No
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| Headphones ? | No
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| Lanc ? | No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
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| Genlock ? | No
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| Accessory shoe ? | No
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| HD-SDI ? | No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 325 g | |
| Weight (with battery) | 370 g | 229 g |
| Battery type | JVC BN-VF808U
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| Battery capacity | 730 mAh | |
| Charger ? | internal
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| Remote control | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 53 mm | |
| Width | 68 mm | |
| Depth | 113 mm | |
| Relative Size ? | 4 | 0 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | - | |
| Viewfinder format ? | - | |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 123000 Pixel | |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
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| Focus switcher ? | No
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| ND Filter ? | No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
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| Gain ? | No
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| White balance ? | No
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| Push AF ? | No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
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Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto
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| Audio levels ? | No
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | microSD
hard drive
| SD Card
SDHC card
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| Medium included ? | No
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| Effective pixels ? | | 9000000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920 x 1080 - max
| 3456 x 2592 max
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| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | No
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | laser touch band | 300/600 fps Super Slow Motion |
Product Shots
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| View 1 | | |
| View 2 | | |
Test results
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| Test pictures |
| [ top ] | JVC GZ-HD300 | Samsung HMX-R10 |
| 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 ? | Satisfactory | |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | |
| Configuration / sound ? | Poor | |
| Handling ? | Sufficient | |
| Portability ? | Excellent | |
| Photo function ? | Sufficient | |
| Optics ? | Satisfactory | |
| Dynamics ? | Good | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
| not yet tested |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 283 | |
| Pros | | |
| Cons | | |
| Conclusion | The effort to get excellent Full HD quality with a small sensor and a small lens packed into a small body proved too hard for other manufacturers too.Due to the unergonomic menu the GZ-HD300s manual controls are hard to setWhats true for all of these minis: if you dont need your cam to be so totally compact you get more picture quality for 100-200 bucks more. | |
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