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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-HS900 and JVC GZ-HM1

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Panasonic HDC-HS900JVC GZ-HM1
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

JVC About JVC

Name HDC-HS900GZ-HM1
European name ?HDC-HS900EGGZ-HM1
US name ?HDC-HS900GZ-HM1
lowest US price 889 $779 $
On the market since March 2011 April 2010
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to JVC
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900JVC GZ-HM1
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?28 Mbit/s24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?220 GB64 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
JVC HD
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35 mm48 mm
Filter diameter ?46 mm46 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optically and electronically
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?31
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/2,33 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2530000 Pixel 5650000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/4000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?No
No
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100% Off
70%
100%
Histogram ?Yes
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
No
Cinegamma ?Yes
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ?Out mini
 Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		--
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
3.5 mm mini-jack
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 455 g400 g
Weight (with battery)  485 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBN 130
JVC BNVF815U
Battery capacity  1460 mAh
Charger ?internal
external
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 67 mm67 mm
Width 72 mm72 mm
Depth 146 mm141 mm
Relative Size ?76
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
No
Color Viewfinder ?Color
-
Viewfinder format ?16:9-
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch2,8 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?460000 Pixel 207000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?No
No
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
Yes
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
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Audio

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Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
 
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?SDXC card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
4000 x 3000 - Max
4608 x 3072 - Max
3648 x 2736 max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

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Specials optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s 
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Test results

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 ?GoodGood
Resolution ? Excellent Excellent
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?GoodPoor
Configuration / image ?Very goodGood
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Handling ?GoodGood
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		412354
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
Cons - No Expanded Focus
- No touch focus in manual mode
- small wide-angle
- strong, non-adjustable colors
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.Also nice is that the 3D features are now offered as an alternative add-on option.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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[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900JVC GZ-HM1
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