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models compared on this page: Canon HV20 and Panasonic AG-HMC40

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Canon HV20Panasonic AG-HMC40
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HV20AG-HMC40
European name ?HV20AG-HMC41E
US name ?HV20AG-HMC40
lowest US price  1599 $
On the market since April 2007 August 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic AG-HMC40
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic AG-HMC40
Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
AVCHD
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/25p
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
720 MiniDV x480/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/30p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/24p
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?10 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm41 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?Yes
Yes
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/2,7 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 2510000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
50-105%
Histogram ?No
waveform
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Yes
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
Yes
Colorbars ?No
Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
Yes
Set Time Code ?No
Yes
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 In
Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
-
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
XLR optional
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Intelligent
Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  980 g
Weight (with battery) 535 g1200 g
Battery type Canon BP-2L13
Panasonic VW-VBG260E
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
internal
external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 80 mm136 mm
Width 88 mm135 mm
Depth 138 mm304 mm
Relative Size ?955
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel 113000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?210000 Pixel 230000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Ring
Manual Aperture ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Ring
Focus switcher ?Yes
Yes
ND Filter ?No
Yes
Exp Lock ?No
Yes
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
Yes
Push AF ?No
Yes
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
3
Audio

[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic AG-HMC40
Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?No
Viewfinder
Screen
Still

[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic AG-HMC40
Recording Medium ?MiniSD
SD Card
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?2760000 Pixel 10600000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536		4224 × 2376 max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
No
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic AG-HMC40
Specials  optional available XLR adapter
Product Shots

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Test results

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 ?Satisfactory 
Resolution ?Very good 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Poor 
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory 
Handling ?Sufficient 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		340 
Pros + Excellent resolution in brightness and color
+ Compact
+ Very good price / performance ratio
 
Cons - small wide angle
- slight problems with reds
- over-simplified operation
 
Conclusion Thanks to the excellent resolution of its CMOS the Canon HV20 makes almost full use of the HDV-system in brightness as well as color.Noticeable is the high resolution in diagonals.With enough light the HV20 makes a very clean picture, only in low light there is visible image noise.The optics has very little distorsion, but offers only a small wide angle. 
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Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic AG-HMC40
slashCAM Review
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digitalcontentproducer.com
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