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Canon HV20Sony HDR-SR10
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

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Name HV20HDR-SR10
European name ?HV20HDR-SR10E
US name ?HV20HDR-SR10
lowest US price 550 $874 $
On the market since April 2007 March 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Sony
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
Video

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Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
AVCHD
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
Built-in hard disk
Memory Stick PRO Duo
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
MPEG2 720 x756/50i
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
MPEG2 720 x 480/60i
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s16 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ? 40 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?10 x15 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm40 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm30 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?Yes
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/2,7 inch1/5 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 1490000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?2.000800
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?Yes
No
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
Off
70%
100%
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
Out
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
No
Headphones ?Mini-jack
No
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Intelligent
AI
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  480 g
Weight (with battery) 535 g560 g
Battery type Canon BP-2L13
Sony NP-FH60
Battery capacity  1000 mAh
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 80 mm76 mm
Width 88 mm81 mm
Depth 138 mm129 mm
Relative Size ?97
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
No
Color Viewfinder ?Color
-
Viewfinder format ?16:9-
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 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 211200 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
 
Manual Focus ?Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Menu
Manual Aperture ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Menu
Focus switcher ?Yes
No
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
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?No
Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?MiniSD
Memory Stick Duo
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?2760000 Pixel 1990000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
2304x1728
640x480
2304x1296
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

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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 ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Resolution ? Excellent Good
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodVery good
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSatisfactory
Wide Angle ?PoorSufficient
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySufficient
Handling ?SufficientSatisfactory
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
348333
Pros + Excellent resolution in brightness and color
+ Compact
+ Very good price / performance ratio
+ very sharp under good lighting
Cons - small wide angle
- slight problems with reds
- over-simplified operation
- lowlight
- no manual aperture control
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.Compared to the SR11 this cheaper modell has a smaller hard disk, no control ring, a less sharp display, no view-finder a a smaller image sensor resulting in worse lowlight pictures.Many users will prefer paying additional 300 EuroMovie makers will look for manual aperture-control - which is only to be found in competing models.Holiday videomakers who trust automatic controls and don´t want to shoot in the dark will be satistied with good image quality for a good price.
More information

Reviews and Forums
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www.camcorderinfo.com
 
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