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Model
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| Sony HDR-XR155 | JVC GZ-HD320 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Sony 
| JVC 
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| Name | HDR-XR155 | GZ-HD320 |
| European name ? | HDR-XR155E | GZ-HD320 |
| US name ? | HDR-XR155 | GZ-HD320 |
| lowest US price | 424 $ | |
| On the market since | March 2010 | April 2009 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Sony | link to JVC |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | Satisfactory
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| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD SD MPEG2
| AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | Built-in hard disk SDHC card Memory Stick PRO Duo
| Built-in hard disk microSD/microSDHC
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i SD MPEG2 720 x 576
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i SD MPEG2 720 x 480
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 24 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG2 MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | 120 GB | 120 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Carl Zeiss
| Konica Minolta
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| Optical Zoom ? | | 20 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 37,4 mm | 42 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 30 mm | 30,5 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | electronical
| electronical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| 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 inch | 1/4,1 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 1350000 Pixel | 3000000 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 ? | 1/auto
| 1/4000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | auto
| 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
| No
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| Peaking ? | No
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
| No
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| Histogram ? | No
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | No
| No
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| Adjustable color ? | No
| No
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| Cinegamma ? | No
| No
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| Black Strech ? | No
| No
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| Knee ? | No
| No
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| Colorbars ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
| 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
| Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | About Special Equipment
| No
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out mini
| Out mini
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | - |
| USB ? | USB 2.0 OUT
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | No
| No
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| Headphones ? | No
| No
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| Lanc ? | No
| No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | No
| No
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 300 g | 325 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 350 g | 370 g |
| Battery type | Sony NP-FV50
| JVC BN-VF808U
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| Battery capacity | | 730 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
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| Remote control | | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 57 mm | 53 mm |
| Width | 67 mm | 68 mm |
| Depth | 106 mm | 113 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 4 | 4 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| 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 ? | 230400 Pixel | 123000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
| Menu
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
| Menu
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| Focus switcher ? | No
| No
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
| No
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| Gain ? | No
| No
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| White balance ? | No
| No
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| Push AF ? | No
| No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ? synonymous: User buttons | No
| No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto
| auto
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| Audio levels ? | No
| No
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | Memory Stick Duo hard drive SDHC card
| microSD hard drive
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | 1570000 Pixel | |
| Resolutions ? | 2048 x 1536 max
| 1920 x 1080 - max
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| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | No
| No
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Misc.
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| Specials | | laser touch band |
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 image 12 lux auto-mode ? | | |
| Test image 12 lux optimized ? | | |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Resolution ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Color performance ? | Good | Good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Optical Zoom ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Wide Angle ? | Satisfactory | Poor |
| Configuration / image ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / sound ? | Sufficient | Poor |
| Handling ? | Good | Sufficient |
| Portability ? | Excellent | Excellent |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Optics ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | Satisfactory
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 322 | 283 |
| Pros | + good auto modes
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| Cons | - our test model produced unsharp areas at the right image border - hardly any control
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| Conclusion | The camera shows few dark sides but also no highlights for this price range.The wide angle as well as the sharpness and low light performance are ok for this price.If the unsharp area at the right image border is a problem only of our particular test model and not af the whole series, the camera can be recommended to those who do not value any manual control options. | 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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