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models compared on this page: JVC GZ-HD300 and Sony HDR-CX250

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JVC GZ-HD300Sony HDR-CX250
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

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Name GZ-HD300HDR-CX250
European name ?GZ-HD300HDR-CX250E
US name ?GZ-HD300HDR-CX250
lowest US price   (449) $
On the market since April 2009 January 2012
Manufacturers URL link to JVClink to Sony
Test preview

[ top ]JVC GZ-HD300Sony HDR-CX250
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]JVC GZ-HD300Sony HDR-CX250
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
microSD/microSDHC
SD Card
SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
SDXC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s28 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?60 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Konica Minolta
Sony
Optical Zoom ?20 x30 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42 mm29,8 mm
Filter diameter ?30,5 mm- mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
optically and electronically
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/3,91 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?3000000 Pixel 2230000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/40001/10.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/8
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?No
No
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
No
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?No
No
Adjustable color ?No
No
Cinegamma ?No
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]JVC GZ-HD300Sony HDR-CX250
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
About Special Equipment
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ?Out mini
 Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		--
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0 OUT
Microphone / Audio input ?No
Mini-jack
Headphones ?No
No
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?No
No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 325 g200 g
Weight (with battery) 370 g 
Battery type JVC BN-VF808U
Sony NP-FV50
Battery capacity 730 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
No
Size
Height 53 mm55 mm
Width 68 mm52 mm
Depth 113 mm112 mm
Relative Size ?43
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?- -
Viewfinder format ?- -
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?123000 Pixel 230000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Menu
 
Focus switcher ?No
No
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
 
Audio

[ top ]JVC GZ-HD300Sony HDR-CX250
Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
auto
Audio levels ?No
 
Still

[ top ]JVC GZ-HD300Sony HDR-CX250
Recording Medium ?microSD
hard drive
Memory Stick Duo
SD Card
SDHC card
SDXC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ? 5020000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920 x 1080 - max
3640 x 2160 max
6016 x 3384 - Max
3984 x 2240 - Max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
No
Misc.

[ top ]JVC GZ-HD300Sony HDR-CX250
Specials laser touch band 
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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luminance resolution
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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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[ top ]JVC GZ-HD300Sony HDR-CX250
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GZ-HD300 Review
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