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models compared on this page: JVC GZ-HM550 and Canon HF R18

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JVC GZ-HM550Canon HF R18
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

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Name GZ-HM550HF R18
European name ?GZ-HM550 BEUHF R18
US name ?GZ-HM550HF R18
lowest US price 550 $556 $
On the market since March 2010 March 2010
Manufacturers URL link to JVC 
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
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ? 32 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Konica Minolta
 Canon
Optical Zoom ?10 x20 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?48 mm40 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm- mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
electronical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/2,33 inch1/5,5 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?5650000 Pixel 1560000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/40001/auto
Maximum shutter time ?1/2auto
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
No
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?No
No
Adjustable color ?No
No
Cinegamma ?No
Yes
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 mini
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		--
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?No
No
Headphones ?No
No
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?No
No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 260 g 
Weight (with battery) 300 g270 g
Battery type JVC BN-VG114E
Canon BP-2L5
Battery capacity 1400 mAh500 mAh
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control Yes
No
Size
Height 55 mm60 mm
Width 62 mm64 mm
Depth 110 mm124 mm
Relative Size ?34
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?- -
Viewfinder format ?- -
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?123000 Pixel 112000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
 Joystick
Manual Aperture ?Menu
 Joystick
Focus switcher ?No
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		No
No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
auto
manual
Audio levels ? Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?built-in flash memory
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?9290000 Pixel 1730000 Pixel
Resolutions ?3520 x 2640 - Max
1920 x 1080 - max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
No
Misc.

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Specials BluetoothCinemode with 25p
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slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Very goodSatisfactory
Resolution ? Excellent Satisfactory
Color performance ?Very goodSufficient
subj.Picture impression ?GoodGood
Optical Zoom ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Wide Angle ?PoorSufficient
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySufficient
Configuration / sound ?SufficientSufficient
Handling ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Portability ?Very good Excellent
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optics ?GoodSatisfactory
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		357289
Pros - Adjustable aperture and shutter
-Very good sharpness
-Very good low light behavior
- Automatic lens shutter
Cons - manual controls are a bit slow
- sparse wide angle
- display not sharp enough
- "loud colors"
- wide angle
- little manual control
Conclusion Such a remarkable sharpness, good low light and manual options cannot be found elsewhere in this price range.However, the complicated operation of the camera with its deep submenus ruins the potential fun of manual control.Also, one should be aware of the creative limits set by the minimum focal length of about 48 mm (kb).Setting the focus maually is difficult due to the small and not very sharp display.Clearly, this camera is interesting mainly for "automatic" film makers, who do not need much manual control or wide angle, but are searching for great sharpness and a good low-light performance without having to spend much.With little wide angle, small sensors, lean low-light performance and few manual functions, it is hard to see any reason to choose one of the smaller Canon models, given a budget of 500 Euro.The 2010 competition simply has more to offer.
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