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Model
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| JVC GZ-HM200 | Sony HDR-PJ200 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | JVC 
| Sony 
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| Name | GZ-HM200 | HDR-PJ200 |
| European name ? | GZ-HM200 | HDR-PJ200 |
| US name ? | GZ-HM200 | HDR-PJ200 |
| lowest US price | | (399) $ |
| On the market since | April 2009 | February 2012 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to JVC | link to Sony |
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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
| AVCHD SD MPEG2
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| Recording Medium | SDHC card
| SD Card SDHC card Memory Stick PRO Duo SDXC card
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i SD MPEG2 720 x 576
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i SD MPEG2 720 x 480
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| Max Bitrate ? | 24 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG2 MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Konica Minolta
| Sony
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| Optical Zoom ? | 20 x | 25 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 42 mm | 36 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 30,5 mm | - 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 ? | 1/4,1 inch | 1/5,8 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 3000000 Pixel | 1310000 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
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/4000 | 1/auto
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| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | auto
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| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| 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
| Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | No
| About Special Equipment
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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
| 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) | 260 g | 210 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 310 g | |
| Battery type | JVC BN-VF808U
| Sony NP-FV30
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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 | 58 mm |
| Width | 68 mm | 56 mm |
| Depth | 113 mm | 107 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 4 | 3 |
| 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 ? | 123000 Pixel | 230400 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| Yes
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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
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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
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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 ? | SDHC card
| Memory Stick Duo SD Card SDHC card SDXC card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | | |
| Resolutions ? | 1920 x 1080 - max
| 3072 1728 - 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 bandHas two SDHC slots. | - Projector - Built-in USB cable
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Product Shots
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| View 2 | | |
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 | |
| 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.The options for manual control are hard to use on the GZ-HM200 due to unergonomical menue obstacles.Whats 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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