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Model
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| Canon HV10 | Panasonic AG-HMC40 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| Panasonic
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| Name | HV10 | AG-HMC40 |
| European name ? | HV10 | AG-HMC41E |
| US name ? | HV10 | AG-HMC40 |
| lowest US price | | 1599 $ |
| On the market since | October 2006 | August 2009 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon | link to Panasonic |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | not yet tested |
| test picture 1200 Lux | |  |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | MiniDV
HDV
| AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
| SD Card
SDHC card
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| video resolutions EU ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/25p
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| video resolutions US ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/30p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/24p
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| Max Bitrate ? | 25 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | DV
MPEG2
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Leica
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 12 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 43,6 mm | 41 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 37 mm | 43 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| Yes
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 3 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/2,7 inch | 1/4 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2070000 Pixel | 2510000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto
manual
presets
| auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
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| Focus ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/2.000 | 1/2.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/3 | 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
AE-Shift
| auto
manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Peaking ? | Yes
| No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | Off
70%
100%
| 50-105% |
| Histogram ? | No
| waveform
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | No
| Yes
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| Black Strech ? | No
| No
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| Knee ? | No
| Yes
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| Colorbars ? | No
| Yes
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
| Yes
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| Set Time Code ? | No
| Yes
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite | In
Out
| Out
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YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | No
| No
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YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | No
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | In
Out
| - |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | No
| Mini-jack
XLR optional
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| Headphones ? | No
| Mini-jack
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| Lanc ? | No
| No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | No
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 440 g | 980 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 500 g | 1200 g |
| Battery type | Canon BP-310
| Panasonic VW-VBG260E
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| Battery capacity | 850 mAh | |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
external
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 56 mm | 136 mm |
| Width | 104 mm | 135 mm |
| Depth | 106 mm | 304 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 6 | 55 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 123000 Pixel | 113000 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 210000 Pixel | 230000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Ring
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| Manual Aperture ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Ring
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| Focus switcher ? | Yes
| Yes
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| ND Filter ? | No
| Yes
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| Exp Lock ? | No
| Yes
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| Gain ? | No
| No
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| White balance ? | No
| Yes
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| Push AF ? | No
| Yes
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | No
| 3 |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
| Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
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| Audio Control ? | auto
| auto
manual
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| Audio levels ? | No
| Viewfinder
Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | MiniSD
| SD Card
SDHC card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | 2760000 Pixel | 10600000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536 | 4224 × 2376 max
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| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| No
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Misc.
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| Specials | | optional available XLR adapter |
Product Shots
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| View 2 | | |
Test results
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| Test pictures |
| [ top ] | Canon HV10 | Panasonic AG-HMC40 |
| 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 ? | Satisfactory | |
| Resolution ? | Very good | |
| Color performance ? | Very good | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | |
| Configuration / sound ? | Poor | |
| Handling ? | Sufficient | |
| Portability ? | Excellent | |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | |
| Optics ? | Satisfactory | |
| Dynamics ? | Satisfactory | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
| not yet tested |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 318 | |
| Pros | + Excellent resolution in brightness and color
+ Very small
+ Many manual functions
+ 25 FPS-mode
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| Cons | - Optics only average, small wide-angle
- No microphone jack
- unergonomic design
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| Conclusion | The Canon HV10 has an CMOS with excellent resolution, which almost uses the HDV possibilities of brightness and color resolution to the full.The lens shows very little distorsion, but offers only a small wide angle, and throughout the focal range slight chromatic aberrations can be seen.Under lowlight conditions the HV10 performs - as expected with a camcorder in this price range - average, a better configuration rating is hinderd by lacking audio-I/O options | |
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