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Model
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| JVC GZ-HM1 | Canon HF S11 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | JVC 
| Canon
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| Name | GZ-HM1 | HF S11 |
| European name ? | GZ-HM1 | Legria HF S11 |
| US name ? | GZ-HM1 | VIXIA HF S11 |
| lowest US price | 779 $ | 920 $ |
| On the market since | April 2010 | September 2009 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to JVC | link to Canon |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Good
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| 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
built-in flash memory
| SDHC card
built-in flash memory
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
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| Max Bitrate ? | 24 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | JVC HD
| Canon
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 48 mm | 43,6 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 46 mm | 58 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| 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 ? | 1/2,33 inch | 1/2,6 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 5650000 Pixel | 6010000 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 ? | 1/4000 | 1/2.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | 1/6 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
| Yes
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| Peaking ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | Off
70%
100%
| 70%
100% |
| Histogram ? | No
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | No
| Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | No
| Yes
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| Black Strech ? | No
| No
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| Knee ? | No
| No
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| Colorbars ? | No
| Yes
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
| Yes
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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
| Out
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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 ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
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| Headphones ? | 3.5 mm mini-jack
| also AV-output
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| Lanc ? | | No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | Standard
| Advanced Mini
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 400 g | 450 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 485 g | 500 g |
| Battery type | JVC BNVF815U
| Canon BP-807
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| Battery capacity | 1460 mAh | 890 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 67 mm | 69 mm |
| Width | 72 mm | 70 mm |
| Depth | 141 mm | 136 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 6 | 6 |
| 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 | 2,8 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 207000 Pixel | 211000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Wheel
Menu
Joystick
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| Manual Aperture ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | No
| Yes
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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 ? | Yes
| No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | 1 | 1 |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
| Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
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| Audio Control ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
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| Audio levels ? | Screen
| Viewfinder
Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | built-in flash memory
SDHC card
| built-in flash memory
SDHC card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | | |
| Resolutions ? | 3648 x 2736 max
| 3264 x 2448 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | | |
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 ? | Good | Good |
| Resolution ? | Excellent | Good |
| Color performance ? | Good | Very good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good | Very good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | Poor |
| Configuration / image ? | Good | Good |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Handling ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Portability ? | Very good | Very good |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Optics ? | Good | Good |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
| Good
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Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 354 | 354 |
| Pros | -Sharpness
-Good low light behavior
- External buttons for focus, shutter, aperture + custom key
| + Many manual controls
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| Cons | - small wide-angle
- strong, non-adjustable colors
| - focusing is hard
- no 1/25 sec. shutter speed in cinema mode
- small wide angle
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| Conclusion | The GZ-HM1 is leading in the race for sharpness in its 1000 Euro range of 2010 camcorders.Also in low light conditions the camera makes a good impression.In spite of its price tag it is not possible to adjust the colors, which is unfortunate because they remain a matter of taste and are sometimes even on the verge of being critical.The external controls will be interesting for people who like to manually adjust things and be in control.In addition to the inertia of the parameters, the user must decide if a fast white balance or the focus aids should be assigned to the custom key.Because for the other it means diving into the menue via laser touch.Also, the small wide angle is not very inspiring. | Compared with its predecessor Canon indeed could enhance ist low light capabilitiesThe high photo pixel resolution results in a good but not unique video resolution and focussing is harder with a Canon model compared with a Sony or Panasonic.In return the cam has got a lot of interesting controls and features ehich are only topped by Panasonic |
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