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models compared on this page: Canon HV10 and Canon HF R18

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Canon HV10Canon HF R18
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

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Name HV10HF R18
European name ?HV10HF R18
US name ?HV10HF R18
lowest US price  556 $
On the market since October 2006 March 2010
Manufacturers URL link to Canon 
Test preview

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

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Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
AVCHD
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ? 32 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Canon
Optical Zoom ?10 x20 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm40 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm- mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
electronical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/2,7 inch1/5,5 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 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 ?1/2.0001/auto
Maximum shutter time ?1/3auto
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
No
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?Yes
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
In
Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
No
No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
Out
Out
HDMI ?No
Out mini
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
In
Out
-
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) 440 g 
Weight (with battery) 500 g270 g
Battery type Canon BP-310
Canon BP-2L5
Battery capacity 850 mAh500 mAh
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control Yes
No
Size
Height 56 mm60 mm
Width 104 mm64 mm
Depth 106 mm124 mm
Relative Size ?64
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
No
Color Viewfinder ?Color
-
Viewfinder format ?16:9-
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?210000 Pixel 112000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Joystick
Manual Aperture ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Joystick
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
No
No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
auto
manual
Audio levels ?No
Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?MiniSD
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?2760000 Pixel 1730000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
1920 x 1080 - max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
No
Misc.

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Specials  Cinemode with 25p
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 ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Resolution ?Very goodSatisfactory
Color performance ?Very goodSufficient
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSatisfactory
Wide Angle ?PoorSufficient
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySufficient
Configuration / sound ?PoorSufficient
Handling ?SufficientSatisfactory
Portability ? Excellent Excellent
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optics ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Dynamics ?SatisfactoryGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
318289
Pros + Excellent resolution in brightness and color
+ Very small
+ Many manual functions
+ 25 FPS-mode
- Automatic lens shutter
Cons - Optics only average, small wide-angle
- No microphone jack
- unergonomic design
- wide angle
- little manual control
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 optionsWith 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.
More information

Reviews and Forums
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