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Model
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| Canon HF100 | JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| JVC 
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| Name | HF100 | HD Everio GZ-HD7 |
| European name ? | HF100 | HD Everio GZ-HD7EX |
| US name ? | VIXIA HF100 | HD Everio GZ-HD7 |
| lowest US price | 745 $ | |
| On the market since | April 2008 | April 2007 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon | 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 | SD Card SDHC card
| Built-in hard disk SD Card
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| video resolutions EU ? | 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 1080/24p 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
| HDV 1440 x 1080/60i HD 1920 x 1080i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 17 Mbit/s | 30 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG2
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| on-board memory ? | | 60 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Fujinon
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| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 42,9 mm | 39,5 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 37 mm | 46 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| 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 ? | 1 | 3 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/3,2 inch | 1/5 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2070000 Pixel | 530000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CCD
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets
| auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/2.000 | 1/4000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual AE-Shift
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Peaking ? | No
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
| Off 70% 100%
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| Histogram ? | No
| 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
| 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 ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
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| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| 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 ? | Advanced Mini
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 380 g | 665 g |
| Weight (with battery) | | 750 g |
| Battery type | Canon BP-809
| JVC BN-VF815
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| Battery capacity | | 1460 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 64 mm | 91 mm |
| Width | 73 mm | 77 mm |
| Depth | 129 mm | 186 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 6 | 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 ? | 211000 Pixel | 207000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Joystick
| Ring
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| Manual Aperture ? | Joystick
| 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 Mini-jack external
| 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 ? | SD Card
| SD Card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | | |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 1440x1080 848x480 640x480 2048 x 1536 | 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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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 ? | Poor | Sufficient |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Poor |
| Handling ? | Sufficient | 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) | 358 | 252 |
| Pros | + Best image quality is at the limit of FullHD + Many manual controls
| + HDV-compatible disk recording + High color resolution + good manual settings
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| Cons | - fiddly operation - too small wide-angle - No Zebra - Manual focus very poor
| - No FullHD - Bad low light performance - small wide angle
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| 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. | 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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