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Model
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| Panasonic HDC-SD600 | JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic 
| JVC 
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| Name | HDC-SD600 | HD Everio GZ-HD7 |
| European name ? | HDC-SD600 | HD Everio GZ-HD7EX |
| US name ? | HDC-SD600 | HD Everio GZ-HD7 |
| lowest US price | 949 $ | |
| On the market since | June 2010 | April 2007 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Panasonic | link to JVC |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Sufficient
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| test picture 1200 Lux | |  |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | |  |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD
| MPEG2-TS
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| Recording Medium | SDHC card SDXC card
| Built-in hard disk SD Card
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| HDV 1440 x 1080/50i HD 1920 x 1080i
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
| HDV 1440 x 1080/60i HD 1920 x 1080i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 28 Mbit/s | 30 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG2
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| on-board memory ? | | 60 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Leica
| Fujinon
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| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 35 mm | 39,5 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 46 mm | 46 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| optical
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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 | 3 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4,1 inch | 1/5 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2530000 Pixel | 530000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CCD
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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 | 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
| Yes
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| Peaking ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | 100% | Off 70% 100%
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| Histogram ? | Yes
| Yes
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
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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
| 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 | 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 ? | Out mini
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | In 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
| No
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| Lanc ? | No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
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| Genlock ? | 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) | 325 g | 665 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 385 g | 750 g |
| Battery type | Panasonic VW-VBG 130
| JVC BN-VF815
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| Battery capacity | 1250 mAh | 1460 mAh |
| Charger ? | external
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 62 mm | 91 mm |
| Width | 66 mm | 77 mm |
| Depth | 126 mm | 186 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 5 | 13 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | - | Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | - | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | 269000 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 2,8 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 230400 Pixel | 207000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
| Ring
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
| button
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| Focus switcher ? | No
| Yes
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
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| Gain ? | No
| No
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| White balance ? | No
| No
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| Push AF ? | No
| Yes
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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 ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| MPEG-1 Layer2
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto manual
| auto
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| Audio levels ? | Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SDHC card SDXC card
| SD Card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | 2100000 Pixel | |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 4000 x 3000 - Max
| 1920x1080 1440x1080 640x480 1024 x 768 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s | |
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 ? | Good | Sufficient |
| Resolution ? | Very good | Sufficient |
| Color performance ? | Very good | Good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Satisfactory |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Good | Sufficient |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / sound ? | Sufficient | Poor |
| Handling ? | Good | Good |
| Portability ? | Excellent | Very good |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Optics ? | Good | Sufficient |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Sufficient
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 384 | 252 |
| Pros | + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit + Many manual controls + 1080p50
| + HDV-compatible disk recording + High color resolution + good manual settings
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| Cons | - setting focus manually is a little complicated - low resolution display
| - No FullHD - Bad low light performance - small wide angle
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| Conclusion | Costing 200 Euro less, the SD600 lacks a lot compared to the SD707 (viewfinder, lens ring, accessory shoe, mic and headphone jacks).Also the display is smaller and setting the focus manually is harder without a lens ring.But still, it is an interesting camera for those filming in automatic mode. | The JVC GZ-HD7 provides full 1920x1080 pixels for recording, which does not result in a visible improvement in recording quality, though.The recording mode 1440x1080 suffices for a full image performance with a good color resolution.The subjective image impression is satisfactory; when recording images with low contrast the details diminish due to the significant contour.In terms of color the GZ-HD7 is quite rich, the white balance on the other hand is often slow.With little light, the image grows quickly gloomy despite of the three CCDs, which combined with the relatively small wide-angle makes it less suitable for interior shots.Our test pattern also showed significant blurs and aberrations on the right border, which might suggest a not quite correctly built-in lens. |
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