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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-HS900 and JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7

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Panasonic HDC-HS900JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

JVC About JVC

Name HDC-HS900HD Everio GZ-HD7
European name ?HDC-HS900EGHD Everio GZ-HD7EX
US name ?HDC-HS900HD Everio GZ-HD7
lowest US price 889 $ 
On the market since March 2011 April 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to JVC
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Sufficient
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7
Video formats ? AVCHD
MPEG2-TS
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
Built-in hard disk
SD Card
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
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
Max Bitrate ?28 Mbit/s30 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG2
on-board memory ?220 GB60 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Fujinon
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35 mm39,5 mm
Filter diameter ?46 mm46 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/5 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2530000 Pixel 530000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/4000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100% Off
70%
100%
Histogram ?Yes
Yes
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ?Out mini
 Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- In
Out
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
No
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ? Standard
Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 455 g665 g
Weight (with battery)  750 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBN 130
JVC BN-VF815
Battery capacity  1460 mAh
Charger ?internal
external
 
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 67 mm91 mm
Width 72 mm77 mm
Depth 146 mm186 mm
Relative Size ?713
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 269000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch2,8 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?460000 Pixel 207000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Ring
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 button
Focus switcher ?No
Yes
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
 
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
Yes
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
No
Audio

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
MPEG-1 Layer2
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7
Recording Medium ?SDXC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
4000 x 3000 - Max
4608 x 3072 - Max
1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480
1024 x 768
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7
Specials optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s 
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7
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 ?GoodSufficient
Resolution ? Excellent Sufficient
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?GoodSufficient
Configuration / image ?Very goodSatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactoryPoor
Handling ?GoodGood
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySufficient
Optics ?GoodSufficient
Dynamics ?GoodSatisfactory
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Sufficient
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		412252
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ 1080p50
+ HDV-compatible disk recording
+ High color resolution
+ good manual settings
Cons - No Expanded Focus
- No touch focus in manual mode
- No FullHD
- Bad low light performance
- small wide angle
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.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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[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7
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