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Model
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| JVC GZ-HM1 | JVC GC-PX10 |
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| Manufacturer | JVC 
| JVC 
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| Name | GZ-HM1 | GC-PX10 |
| European name ? | GZ-HM1 | GC-PX10 |
| US name ? | GZ-HM1 | GC-PX10 |
| lowest US price | 779 $ | (899) $ |
| On the market since | April 2010 | October 2011 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to JVC | link to JVC |
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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 1080/50p AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
| 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 ? | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | JVC HD
| Konica Minolta
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 48 mm | 42,9 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 ? | 1 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/2,33 inch | 1/2,33 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 5650000 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 ? | 1/4000 | 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 ? | No
| No
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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
| No
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| Adjustable color ? | No
| No
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| Cinegamma ? | No
| 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
| 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
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 400 g | |
| Weight (with battery) | 485 g | 520 g |
| Battery type | JVC BNVF815U
| JVC BNVF815U
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| Battery capacity | 1460 mAh | 1460 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| No
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| Size |
| Height | 67 mm | 122 mm |
| Width | 72 mm | 131 mm |
| Depth | 141 mm | 67 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 6 | 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 | 2,8 Inch | 3,0 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 207000 Pixel | 230000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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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
| 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 ? | 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
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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 ? | 3648 x 2736 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 ? | | |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Good | Good |
| Resolution ? | Excellent | Excellent |
| Color performance ? | Good | Good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good | Good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | Sufficient |
| Configuration / image ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Handling ? | Good | Good |
| Portability ? | Very good | Very good |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Good |
| Optics ? | Good | Good |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Good
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 354 | 348 |
| Pros | -Sharpness -Good low light behavior - External buttons for focus, shutter, aperture + custom key
| + Very sharp
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| Cons | - small wide-angle - strong, non-adjustable colors
| - Colorful factory settings cannot be modified
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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. | 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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