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models compared on this page: Canon HV20 and Hitachi DZ-BD7HE (DZ-BD7H)
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Canon HV20
Hitachi DZ-BD7HE
Picture
?
Manufacturer
Canon
Hitachi
Name
HV20
DZ-BD7HE
European name
?
HV20
DZ-BD7HE
US name
?
HV20
DZ-BD7H
lowest US price
460
$
800
$
On the market since
April 2007
October 2007
Manufacturers URL
link to Canon
link to Hitachi
Test preview
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Canon HV20
Hitachi DZ-BD7HE
slashCAM rating
?
Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
Video
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Canon HV20
Hitachi DZ-BD7HE
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/s
16 Mbit/s
Compression format
?
DV
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory
?
Optics
Optics Manufacturer
?
Canon
Optical Zoom
?
10 x
10 x
Wide Angle 16:9
?
43,6 mm
Filter diameter
?
43 mm
43 mm
Image Stabilization
?
optical
electronical
ND Filter
?
Yes
No
Exchangable optics
?
No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors
?
1
1
Size of image sensor
?
1/2,7 inch
1/2,8 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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Hitachi DZ-BD7HE
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 mm
83 mm
Width
88 mm
87 mm
Depth
138 mm
166 mm
Relative Size
?
9
11
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 Inch
2,7 Inch
Display format
?
16:9
16:9
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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Canon HV20
Hitachi DZ-BD7HE
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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Canon HV20
Hitachi DZ-BD7HE
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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Canon HV20
Hitachi DZ-BD7HE
Specials
never rolled out in germany
Product Shots
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Canon HV20
Hitachi DZ-BD7HE
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Canon HV20
Hitachi DZ-BD7HE
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.
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Canon HV20
Hitachi DZ-BD7HE
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