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Model
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| Panasonic HDC-HS900 | JVC GC-PX10 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic 
| JVC 
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| Name | HDC-HS900 | GC-PX10 |
| European name ? | HDC-HS900EG | GC-PX10 |
| US name ? | HDC-HS900 | GC-PX10 |
| lowest US price | 889 $ | (899) $ |
| On the market since | March 2011 | October 2011 |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | Good
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| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD
| AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | Built-in hard disk SDHC card
| SDHC card built-in flash memory SDXC card
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
| AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
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| Max Bitrate ? | 28 Mbit/s | 36 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | 220 GB | 32 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Leica
| Konica Minolta
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| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 35 mm | 42,9 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 46 mm | 46 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| optically and electronically
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 3 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4, 1 inch
| 1/2, 33 inches
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| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2530000 Pixel | 12700000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets WB-Shift
| auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/8.000 | 1/4000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/25 | 1/4 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
| No
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| Peaking ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | 100% | 70% 100% |
| Histogram ? | Yes
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| No
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| No
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
| No
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| Black Strech ? | No
| No
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| Knee ? | No
| No
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| Colorbars ? | No
| No
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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 | Out
| Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | No
| No
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| No
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| HDMI ? | Out mini
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | - |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
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| Headphones ? | 3.5 mm mini-jack
| also AV-output
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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 ? | Standard
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 455 g | |
| Weight (with battery) | | 520 g |
| Battery type | Panasonic VW-VBN 130
| JVC BNVF815U
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| Battery capacity | | 1460 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal external
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| No
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| Size |
| Height | 67 mm | 122 mm |
| Width | 72 mm | 131 mm |
| Depth | 146 mm | 67 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 7 | 10 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| - |
| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | - |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 3,5 Inch | 3,0 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 460000 Pixel | 230000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker Zoom ring multi-assigned
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | No
| 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
| 1 |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max. Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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| Microphone ? | Mini-jack external 5.1 Internal
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto manual
| auto 5 steps
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| Audio levels ? | Viewfinder Screen
| Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SDXC card
| built-in flash memory SDHC card SDXC card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | 2100000 Pixel | 12000000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 4000 x 3000 - Max 4608 x 3072 - Max
| 4000 x 3000 - Max
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| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s | Automatic recordingShort 4K takes possible as 25p image sequences |
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 image 12 lux auto-mode ? | | |
| Test image 12 lux optimized ? | | |
| Manufacturers URL | Website Panasonic | Website JVC |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Good | Good |
| Resolution ? | Excellent | Excellent |
| Color performance ? | Very good | Good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Good | Sufficient |
| Configuration / image ? | Very good | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Handling ? | Good | Good |
| Portability ? | Very good | Very good |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Good |
| Optics ? | Good | Good |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | Good
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 412 | 348 |
| Pros | + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit + Many manual controls + 1080p50
| + Very sharp
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| Cons | - No Expanded Focus - No touch focus in manual mode
| - Colorful factory settings cannot be modified
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| Conclusion | Not only does Panasonic offer 50p, it also brings enough wide angle (which even isn´t affected by the active image stabilisation), good low-light performance and colors, great sharpness and lots of manual control.Also nice is that the 3D features are now offered as an alternative add-on option. | In terms of sharpness the camera operates at the resolution limit and the available manual control should also be sufficient for many ambitious filmmakers.In addition there are nice innovations such as the short 4K-recording or the automatic recording.Unfortunately the low-light performance is not quite on par with the competition and the partially extreme factory color settings can´t be modified in manual mode. |
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