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Model
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| Panasonic HC-X900M | Canon HF R26 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic 
| Canon 
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| Name | HC-X900M | HF R26 |
| European name ? | HC-X900 | HF R26 |
| US name ? | HC-X900M | HF R26 |
| lowest US price | | |
| On the market since | February 2012 | April 2011 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Panasonic | link to Canon |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | Satisfactory
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| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD iFrame
| AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | SD Card SDHC card SDXC card
| SD 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 iFrame 960 x 540
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p iFrame 960 x 540
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
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| Max Bitrate ? | 28 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | 32 GB | 8 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Leica
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| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 20 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 29,8 mm | 41,3 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 49 mm | 34 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| electronical
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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 | 1/4,85 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2190000 Pixel | 2070000 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/auto
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| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/25 | auto
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| Apperture control ? | auto manual AE-Shift
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
| Yes
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| Peaking ? | Yes
| No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | 100% | No
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| Histogram ? | Yes
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| No
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| No
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| Cinegamma ? | No
| Yes
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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
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out mini
| Out mini
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | - |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0 OUT
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| No
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| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| 3.5 mm mini-jack
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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
| No
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 425 g | 270 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 480 g | |
| Battery type | Panasonic VW-VBN 130
| Canon BP-110
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| Battery capacity | 1250 mAh | 1050 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal external
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| No
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| Size |
| Height | 67 mm | 60 mm |
| Width | 72 mm | 62 mm |
| Depth | 150 mm | 121 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 7 | 4 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| - |
| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | - |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 263000 Pixel | |
| 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 ? | 1152000 Pixel | 230000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker Zoom ring multi-assigned
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Menu
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Menu
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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
| No
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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 ? | 5.1 Internal
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Audio levels ? | Viewfinder Screen
| Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SD Card built-in flash memory SDHC card SDXC card
| SD Card built-in flash memory SDHC card SDXC card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | 2370000 Pixel | 3050000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 5120 x 2880 - Max
| 2016 x 1512 - Max
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| 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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| Specials | -Optional 1080p50 recording at 28 Mbit / s Optional 3D-conversion lens, 3D FullHD recording -2D to 3D conversion stereoscopic touch-screen / 3D -the hybrid image stabilizer now also compensates for lateral tilting movements
| 2 SD card slots |
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 ? | | |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Very good | Satisfactory |
| Resolution ? | Excellent | Satisfactory |
| Color performance ? | Very good | Sufficient |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Satisfactory |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory |
| Wide Angle ? | Excellent | Sufficient |
| Configuration / image ? | Very good | Sufficient |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Handling ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Portability ? | Very good | Excellent |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Optics ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | Satisfactory
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 442 | 279 |
| Pros | + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit + Many manual controls + 1080p50
| + Automatic lens cover
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| Cons | - No Expanded Focus - No touch focus in manual mode - Audible ventilation
| - small wide angle
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| Conclusion | The immaculate sharpness, very good wide angle, as well as much manual control and convenient, visual adjustment aids leave little to be desired.In our opinion, the camera would profit from an expanded focus, a touch-focus in manual mode and a fan-less design.But apart from that the camera really is convincing.Together with the new 3D adapter VW CLT2 the duo can not keep up with real dual lens cameras, but still delivers a better performance than the previous combination. | |
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