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models compared on this page: Canon HV20 and Hitachi DZ-BD7HE (DZ-BD7H)

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Canon HV20Hitachi DZ-BD7HE
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Hitachi
Name HV20DZ-BD7HE
European name ?HV20DZ-BD7HE
US name ?HV20DZ-BD7H
lowest US price 460 $800 $
On the market since April 2007 October 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Hitachi
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
MPEG4/AVC
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
MiniDVD 8cm
Built-in hard disk
MiniBluRay 8cm
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
HD 1920 x 1080i
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
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s16 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
 
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm 
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
electronical
ND Filter ?Yes
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/2,7 inch1/2,8 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 2000000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?2.000 
Maximum shutter time ?1/2 
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
No
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
Off
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?Yes
No
Cinegamma ?Yes
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
In
Out
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
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
No
Headphones ?Mini-jack
No
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Intelligent
Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  630 g
Weight (with battery) 535 g 
Battery type Canon BP-2L13
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 80 mm83 mm
Width 88 mm87 mm
Depth 138 mm166 mm
Relative Size ?911
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel 200000 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 210000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Joystick
Manual Aperture ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
No
Focus switcher ?Yes
Yes
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons
No
No
Audio

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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
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?No
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?MiniSD
SD Card
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?2760000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
2400 x 1800
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

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Specials  never rolled out in germany
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 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
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www.camcorderinfo.com
 
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