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models compared on this page: Canon HF100 (VIXIA HF100) and Panasonic HDC-SD1 (HDC-SD1EG-S)

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Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD1
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HF100HDC-SD1
European name ?HF100HDC-SD1EG-S
US name ?VIXIA HF100HDC-SD1
lowest US price 520 $799 $
On the market since April 2008 March 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD1
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SD Card
SDHC card
SD Card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42,9 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
 
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/3,2 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?2.0008.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/50
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
 
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?No
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?no
 
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?No
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?No
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD1
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
Out
 
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
- 
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones ?Mini-jack
 
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 380 g430 g
Weight (with battery)  490 g
Battery type Canon BP-809
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 64 mm74 mm
Width 73 mm69 mm
Depth 129 mm142 mm
Relative Size ?67
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?  
Viewfinder format ?  
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?211000 Pixel 251000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
 
Manual Focus ? Joystick
 
Manual Aperture ? Joystick
 
Focus switcher ?No
 
ND Filter ?No
 
Exp Lock ?No
 
Gain ?No
 
White balance ?No
 
Push AF ?No
 
Audio Levels ?No
 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons
No
 
Audio

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD1
Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD1
Recording Medium ?SD Card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
4 GB
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD1
Specials   
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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 picture 12 Lux
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?GoodGood
Resolution ? Excellent Sufficient
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?PoorSatisfactory
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySufficient
Handling ?SufficientSatisfactory
Portability ? Excellent Very good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
366320
Pros + Best image quality is at the limit of FullHD
+ Many manual controls
+ Acceptable wide-angle
+ Good lowlight characteristics
Cons - fiddly operation
- too small wide-angle
- No Zebra
- Manual focus very poor
- No FullHD
-3CCDs with pixelshif do not result in full sharpness
-fan
Conclusion In this price class currently no rival offers better image quality and more controlsHowever, compromises must be made in terms of wide angle and in the handling, especially the focussing.In our opinion the SD1 is the best AVCHD Cam by Panansonic, and it remains competitive in 2008 thanks to its wide-angle and lowlight characteristics .
More information

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[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD1
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