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Model
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| Canon HV10 | Sony HVR-HD1000 |
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| Manufacturer | Canon 
| Sony 
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| Name | HV10 | HVR-HD1000 |
| European name ? | HV10 | HVR-HD1000E |
| US name ? | HV10 | HVR-HD1000U |
| lowest US price | 1099 $ | 1800 $ |
| On the market since | October 2006 | May 2008 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon | |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | Satisfactory
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| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| test picture 12 Lux | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | MiniDV HDV
| HDV
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| Recording Medium | MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
| MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
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| video resolutions EU ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/50i MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
| HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
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| video resolutions US ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/60i MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
| HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 25 Mbit/s | 25 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | DV MPEG2
| MPEG2
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Carl Zeiss
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 43,6 mm | 40 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 37 mm | 37 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/2,7 inch | 1/2,9 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2070000 Pixel | 2280000 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 ? | 2.000 | 10.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/3 | 1/3 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual AE-Shift
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| Yes
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| No
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| Peaking ? | Yes
| No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | Off 70% 100%
| Off 70% 100%
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| Histogram ? | No
| Yes
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | No
| No
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| Black Strech ? | No
| No
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| Knee ? | No
| No
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| Colorbars ? | No
| Yes
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
| No
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| Set Time Code ? | No
| No
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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
| Out
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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
| Out
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| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | No
| Mini-jack
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| Headphones ? | No
| Mini-jack
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| Lanc ? | No
| Yes
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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 | 2700 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 500 g | 3000 g |
| Battery type | Canon BP-310
| Sony F570
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| Battery capacity | 850 mAh | 2200 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| No
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| Size |
| Height | 56 mm | 384 mm |
| Width | 104 mm | 206 mm |
| Depth | 106 mm | 708 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 6 | 560 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 211200 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker Ring
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| Manual Focus ? | Wheel bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Menu bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | Yes
| No
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
| No
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| Gain ? | No
| No
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| White balance ? | No
| No
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| Push AF ? | No
| No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ? synonymous: User buttons | No
| No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
| MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
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| Microphone ? | 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
| Memory Stick Duo
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | 2760000 Pixel | 3000000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 1440x1080 848x480 640x480 2048 x 1536 | 640x480 2048 x 1536 2848x2136 2848x1602 |
| 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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Product Shots
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Test results
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| Test pictures |
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| luminance resolution | | |
| chrominance resolution | | |
| lens distortion | | |
| test small ISO image | | |
| noise / internal microphone | | |
| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| test picture 12 Lux | | |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Resolution ? | Excellent | Satisfactory |
| Color performance ? | Very good | Satisfactory |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | Sufficient |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | Good |
| Configuration / sound ? | Poor | Satisfactory |
| Handling ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory |
| Portability ? | Excellent | Sufficient |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Optics ? | Satisfactory | Good |
| Dynamics ? | Satisfactory | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | Satisfactory
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 326 | 296 |
| Pros | + Excellent resolution in brightness and color + Very small + Many manual functions + 25 FPS-mode
| - cheapest shoulder mounted HD camcorder to date -lots of connection options
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| Cons | - Optics only average, small wide-angle - No microphone jack - unergonomic design
| - somewhat outdated technique - almost no manual control elements - no XLR
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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 | For training purposes the HD1000 is not very suitable, since it isn`t operated in the same way as pro-cams.For a professional handling you`ll need many control elements on the camera body, and those are lacking on the HD1000.But compared with other current top consumer cams, many things actually can be controlled manually, a fact that might make this camera interesting to some buyers.If Sony had included the chips and the display used on the SR11/12, many more customers might have taken interest in this model, not least due to the manual shutter control.But now what you`ll get is middle-rate (but not bad!) image quality in a price range where not many cameras are to be found.Those looking for an cheap shoulder cam -- even if it`s only to look more professional to customers -- will not find anything less expensive in HD. |
More information
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