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models compared on this page: JVC GZ-HM550 and Samsung HMX-S10

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JVC GZ-HM550Samsung HMX-S10
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

Samsung Information on Samsung

Name GZ-HM550HMX-S10
European name ?GZ-HM550 BEUHMX-S10
US name ?GZ-HM550HMX-S10
lowest US price 550 $699 $
On the market since March 2010 May 2010
Manufacturers URL link to JVClink 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
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 1440 x 1080/60i
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 ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Konica Minolta
Tailor Kreunznach
Optical Zoom ?10 x15 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?48 mm46,5 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm46 mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
optically and electronically
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/2,33 inch1/2,33 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?5650000 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 ?1/40001/10.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?No
No
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
No
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?No
No
Adjustable color ?No
No
Cinegamma ?No
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
No
HDMI ?Out mini
 Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		--
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?No
Mini-jack
Headphones ?No
No
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?No
 Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 260 g 
Weight (with battery) 300 g 
Battery type JVC BN-VG114E
Samsung IA-BP210E
Battery capacity 1400 mAh 
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 55 mm58 mm
Width 62 mm56 mm
Depth 110 mm114 mm
Relative Size ?33
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?- -
Viewfinder format ?- -
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch3,5 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?123000 Pixel 1152000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?Menu
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
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
AAC Stereo
AAC Stereo 48 kHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
auto
manual
Audio levels ? 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 ?9290000 Pixel 10000000 Pixel
Resolutions ?3520 x 2640 - Max
3984 x 2656
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
No
Misc.

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Specials Bluetooth+ Time lapse recording
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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luminance resolution
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noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ?
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Very goodGood
Resolution ? Excellent Very good
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?GoodGood
Optical Zoom ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Wide Angle ?PoorPoor
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SufficientSufficient
Handling ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optics ?GoodSatisfactory
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		357323
Pros - Adjustable aperture and shutter
-Very good sharpness
-Very good low light behavior
+ Sharpness and lowlight behavior
+ Some good manual control
+ Touch Focus
Cons - manual controls are a bit slow
- sparse wide angle
- display not sharp enough
- "loud colors"
- Automatics never completely switched off
- No support for AVCHD
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 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.
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