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Model
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| Canon HF R106 | Panasonic HDC-TM10 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| Panasonic 
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| Name | HF R106 | HDC-TM10 |
| European name ? | HF R106 | HDC-TM10 |
| US name ? | HF R106 | HDC-TM10K |
| lowest US price | 400 $ | 410 $ |
| On the market since | March 2010 | June 2009 |
| Manufacturers URL | | link to Panasonic |
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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
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| Recording Medium | SDHC card
| SDHC card built-in flash memory
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
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| Max Bitrate ? | 17 Mbit/s | 17 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | 8 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Leica
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| Optical Zoom ? | 20 x | 16 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 40 mm | 42 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | - mm | 43 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | electronical
| optical
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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 ? | 1/5,5 inch | 1/6 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 1560000 Pixel | 1170000 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/auto
| 1/8.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | auto
| 1/25 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Peaking ? | No
| No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
| No
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| Histogram ? | No
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | No
| Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | No
| Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
| Yes
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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 | No
| 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
| 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) | | 227 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 270 g | |
| Battery type | Canon BP-2L5
| Panasonic VW-VBG070
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| Battery capacity | 500 mAh | 725 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
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| Remote control | No
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 60 mm | 63 mm |
| Width | 64 mm | 48 mm |
| Depth | 124 mm | 115 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 ? | 112000 Pixel | 230400 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Joystick
| Menu
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| Manual Aperture ? | Joystick
| 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
| AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Audio levels ? | Screen
| Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SDHC card
| SDHC card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | 1730000 Pixel | 2100000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920 x 1080 - max
| 1920 x 1080 - max
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| 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 | Cinemode with 25p | |
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 | |
| Resolution ? | Satisfactory | |
| Color performance ? | Sufficient | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good | |
| Optical Zoom ? | Satisfactory | |
| Wide Angle ? | Sufficient | |
| Configuration / image ? | Sufficient | |
| Configuration / sound ? | Sufficient | |
| Handling ? | Satisfactory | |
| Portability ? | Excellent | |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | |
| Optics ? | Satisfactory | |
| Dynamics ? | Good | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | not yet tested |
Total score ? (maximal 570) | 289 | |
| Pros | - Automatic lens shutter
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| Cons | - wide angle - little manual control
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| Conclusion | With little wide angle, small sensors, lean low-light performance and few manual functions, it is hard to see any reason to choose one of the smaller Canon models, given a budget of 500 Euro.The 2010 competition simply has more to offer. | |
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