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Model
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| Panasonic HDC-SDT750 | JVC GZ-HM1 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic 
| JVC 
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| Name | HDC-SDT750 | GZ-HM1 |
| European name ? | HDC-SDT750 | GZ-HM1 |
| US name ? | HDC-SDT750 | GZ-HM1 |
| lowest US price | 779 $ | 779 $ |
| On the market since | September 2010 | April 2010 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Panasonic | link to JVC |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Very 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
| SDHC card built-in flash memory
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 28 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | 64 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Leica
| JVC HD
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| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 35 mm | 48 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 46 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 ? | 3 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4,1 inch | 1/2,33 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2530000 Pixel | 5650000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets WB-Shift
| auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/8.000 | 1/4000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/25 | 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 ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | 100% | Off 70% 100%
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| Histogram ? | Yes
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| Yes
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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
| 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
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
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| Headphones ? | 3.5 mm mini-jack
| 3.5 mm mini-jack
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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
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 380 g | 400 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 440 g | 485 g |
| Battery type | Panasonic VW-VBG 130
| JVC BNVF815U
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| Battery capacity | 1250 mAh | 1460 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal external
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 66 mm | 67 mm |
| Width | 69 mm | 72 mm |
| Depth | 138 mm | 141 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 6 | 6 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| - |
| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | - |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 123000 Pixel | |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 3,0 Inch | 2,8 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 230400 Pixel | 207000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker Zoom ring multi-assigned
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| 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
| Yes
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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 ? | AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max. Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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| Microphone ? | Mini-jack external 5.1 Internal
| Stereo internal Mini-jack external
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| Audio Control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Audio levels ? | Viewfinder Screen
| Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SDXC card
| built-in flash memory SDHC card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | 2100000 Pixel | |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 4000 x 3000 - Max
| 3648 x 2736 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 | 3D filming is possible with a supplied converter lensoptional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s | |
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 | Excellent |
| Color performance ? | Very good | Good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Good | Poor |
| Configuration / image ? | Very good | Good |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Handling ? | Good | Good |
| Portability ? | Very good | Very good |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Optics ? | Good | Good |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | Good
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 412 | 354 |
| Pros | + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit + Many manual controls + 1080p50
| -Sharpness -Good low light behavior - External buttons for focus, shutter, aperture + custom key
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| Cons | - setting focus manually is a little complicated
| - small wide-angle - strong, non-adjustable colors
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| Conclusion | Not only does Panasonic offer 50p, it also brings enough wide angle (which even isn´t affected by the active image stabilisation), good low-light performance and colors, great sharpness and lots of manual control.(only 2D mode) | 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. |
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