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models compared on this page: JVC GZ-HD40 and Panasonic HDC-SD1

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JVC GZ-HD40Panasonic HDC-SD1
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name GZ-HD40HDC-SD1
European name ?GZ-HD40HDC-SD1EG-S
US name ?GZ-HD40HDC-SD1
lowest US price  1300 $
On the market since August 2008 March 2007
Manufacturers URL link to JVClink to Panasonic
Test preview

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

[ top ]JVC GZ-HD40Panasonic HDC-SD1
Video formats ? AVCHD
MPEG2-TS
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
microSD/microSDHC
SD Card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
MPEG2 1440 x1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG2
MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?120 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?JVC HD
 Leica
Optical Zoom ?10 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
optical
ND Filter ?No
 
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2 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 ?1/40001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/50
Apperture control ?auto
manual
 
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?No
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
 
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?No
 
Cinegamma ?No
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?No
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?No
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]JVC GZ-HD40Panasonic HDC-SD1
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		  
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
 
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 Out
 
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 ? Standard
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  430 g
Weight (with battery) 450 g490 g
Battery type   
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 73 mm74 mm
Width 68 mm69 mm
Depth 123 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 2,8 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?207000 Pixel 251000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
 
Manual Focus ?Menu
 
Manual Aperture ?Menu
 
Focus switcher ?No
 
ND Filter ?No
 
Exp Lock ?No
 
Gain ?  
White balance ?No
 
Push AF ?No
 
Audio Levels ?No
 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
 
Audio

[ top ]JVC GZ-HD40Panasonic HDC-SD1
Audio Formats ?MPEG-1 Layer2
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Screen
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?microSD
hard drive
SD Card
Medium included ?No
4 GB
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480
2432 x 1368		1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]JVC GZ-HD40Panasonic HDC-SD1
Specials -included: dockingstation with USB,AV-Out, component outt and FireWire
-maximum bitrate 17 MPbps AVCHD, 27 Mbps MPEG-2 TS
 
Product Shots

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Test pictures
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slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?GoodGood
Resolution ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?PoorSatisfactory
Configuration / image ?GoodSatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySufficient
Handling ?SufficientSatisfactory
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SufficientSufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		342328
Pros + Many manual controls
+ two formats (AVCHD and MPEG2)
+ good image and lowlight quality
+ Acceptable wide-angle
+ Good lowlight characteristics
Cons - the controls are hard to getting used to
- formats are not arbitrarily mixable
- No FullHD
-3CCDs with pixelshif do not result in full sharpness
-fan
Conclusion The possibility to record both HD-consumer formats is a good thing, but some details are missing (the formats can not be combined at playback, no backup-tape, no HDV-recording on SD cards).Nice to see that with this introduction of CMOS sensors JVC closed the gap of lagging behind in picture qualityMany important parameters can be adjusted manually, which is great, but the operation requires a little too much patience and practice.If JVC would have included the rich manual controls of the HD7 this cam would have been a real winner for every ambitioned movie maker.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 .
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