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models compared on this page: Canon HF S20 and Samsung HMX-S10

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Canon HF S20Samsung HMX-S10
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Samsung Information on Samsung

Name HF S20HMX-S10
European name ?Legria HF S20HMX-S10
US name ?VIXIA HF S20HMX-S10
lowest US price 848 $699 $
On the market since April 2010 May 2010
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Samsung
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
MPEG4/AVC
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
AVC 1920 x 1080i50
AVC 1920 x 1080p25
MP4 720 x 576 50i
AVC 1280 720p25/p50
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
AVC 1920 x 1080 60i
MP4 720 x 480 60i
AVC 1280 720p30/p60
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/sk. a. Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?32 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Tailor Kreunznach
Optical Zoom ?10 x15 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm46,5 mm
Filter diameter ?58 mm46 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optically and electronically
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/2,6 inch1/2,33 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?6010000 Pixel 10000000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/10.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
No
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70%
100%		No
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?Yes
No
Cinegamma ?Yes
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?Yes
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?Yes
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
No
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		--
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones ?also AV-output
No
Lanc ?Yes
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
 Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 470 g 
Weight (with battery) 520 g 
Battery type Canon BP-807
Samsung IA-BP210E
Battery capacity 890 mAh 
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 75 mm58 mm
Width 74 mm56 mm
Depth 140 mm114 mm
Relative Size ?73
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?- -
Viewfinder format ?- -
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch3,5 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?922000 Pixel 1152000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
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 ?Yes
No
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		1No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
AAC Stereo
AAC Stereo 48 kHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
No
Still

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Recording Medium ?built-in flash memory
SDHC card
SD Card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ? 10000000 Pixel
Resolutions ?3264 x 2448
3264 x 2456 max
3984 x 2656
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
No
Misc.

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Specials 2 SDHC slots+ Time lapse recording
Product Shots

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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 ?SatisfactoryVery good
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSatisfactory
Wide Angle ?PoorPoor
Configuration / image ?GoodSatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySufficient
Handling ?GoodSatisfactory
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optics ?GoodSatisfactory
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		348323
Pros + Many manual controls
+ Sharpness and lowlight behavior
+ Some good manual control
+ Touch Focus
Cons - small wide angle
- Automatics never completely switched off
- No support for AVCHD
Conclusion The sharpness is only slightly below what is possible in this price range and the options for manual control are also quite ok.The touchscreen is a real improvement, so the problems with focus setting we used to citizise are gone.Since Sony offers more manual in this price range than they did before and both Sony and Panasonic have more wide angle, the HF S models of 2010 appear a little overpriced.With the HMX-S10 Samsung shows the company is able to build cameras that can compete technically in the 1000 Euro league.The camera hardware is more than adequate for this price.But software-wise there is more emphasis on colorful animations than practical usability. The small lens wheel does in any case only make limited sense, as long as you cannot inhibit the camera from automatically changing the settings.The display, however, is really impressive and also the manufacturing of the camera seems very solid.
More information

Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review
HMX-S10 Review
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