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Canon HV20Panasonic HDC-DX3
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

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Name HV20HDC-DX3
European name ?HV20HDC-DX3
US name ?HV20HDC-DX3
lowest US price 460 $2799 $
On the market since April 2007 May 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
Video

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Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
AVCHD
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
MiniDV 720 x480/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s13 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 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?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 560000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?2.0008.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/50
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
 
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
 
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?No
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?No
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
In
Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
Out
 
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
In
Out
 
USB ?USB 2.0
 
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
 
Headphones ?Mini-jack
 
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Intelligent
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  680 g
Weight (with battery) 535 g800 g
Battery type Canon BP-2L13
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 80 mm92 mm
Width 88 mm91 mm
Depth 138 mm163 mm
Relative Size ?913
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel 183000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?210000 Pixel 251000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
 
Manual Focus ?Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Manual Aperture ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Focus switcher ?Yes
 
ND Filter ?No
 
Exp Lock ?No
 
Gain ?No
 
White balance ?No
 
Push AF ?No
 
Audio Levels ?No
 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons
No
 
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
 
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?No
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?MiniSD
 
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?2760000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

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Specials   
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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 picture 12 Lux
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Satisfactory 
Resolution ? Excellent  
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)
348 
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. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Canon HV20Panasonic HDC-DX3
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