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Model
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| Canon HF M36 | JVC GC-PX10 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| JVC 
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| Name | HF M36 | GC-PX10 |
| European name ? | Legria HF M36 | GC-PX10 |
| US name ? | VIXIA HF M36 | GC-PX10 |
| lowest US price | (749) $ | (899) $ |
| On the market since | March 2010 | October 2011 |
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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 SDXC card
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
| AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
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| Max Bitrate ? | 24 Mbit/s | 36 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | 8 GB | 32 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Konica Minolta
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| Optical Zoom ? | 15 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 39,5 mm | 42,9 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 37 mm | 46 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| optically and electronically
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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
| 1/2, 33 inches
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| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2990000 Pixel | 12700000 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 ? | 1/2.000 | 1/4000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | 1/4 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| No
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| Peaking ? | No
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
| 70% 100% |
| Histogram ? | No
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| No
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| No
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
| 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 | No
| No
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| No
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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
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack No
| Mini-jack
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| Headphones ? | also AV-output
| also AV-output
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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 ? | Advanced Mini
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 320 g | |
| Weight (with battery) | 380 g | 520 g |
| Battery type | Canon BP-808
| JVC BNVF815U
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| Battery capacity | 890 mAh | 1460 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| No
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| Size |
| Height | 60 mm | 122 mm |
| Width | 68 mm | 131 mm |
| Depth | 123 mm | 67 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 5 | 10 |
| 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 | 3,0 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 211000 Pixel | 230000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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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
| 1 |
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 manual
| auto 5 steps
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| Audio levels ? | Screen
| Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | built-in flash memory SDHC card
| built-in flash memory SDHC card SDXC card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | | 12000000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 2304 x 1296 - Max
| 4000 x 3000 - Max
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| 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 | | Automatic recordingShort 4K takes possible as 25p image sequences |
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 ? | | |
| Manufacturers URL | Website Canon | Website JVC |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Satisfactory | Good |
| Resolution ? | Good | Excellent |
| Color performance ? | Very good | Good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / sound ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Handling ? | Good | Good |
| Portability ? | Excellent | Very good |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Good |
| Optics ? | Good | Good |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 361 | 348 |
| Pros | + Many manual controls
| + Very sharp
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| Cons | - No Zebra
| - Colorful factory settings cannot be modified
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| Conclusion | A big drawback from the previous series has been fixed: setting the focus works much better thanks to the touch screen.But overall the operation is still somewhat fiddly at certain points.The large display of the upcoming HF S series will thus come in handy. On the minus side we have the low light capabilities, the missing zebra mode and the small wide angle.A plus is the lowered price, as well as the cinegamma/25p-mode and the fact, that the camera, given enough light, produces very consistent images in the auto mode. | In terms of sharpness the camera operates at the resolution limit and the available manual control should also be sufficient for many ambitious filmmakers.In addition there are nice innovations such as the short 4K-recording or the automatic recording.Unfortunately the low-light performance is not quite on par with the competition and the partially extreme factory color settings can´t be modified in manual mode. |
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