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Model
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| Canon HF200 | Panasonic HDC-DX3 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| Panasonic 
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| Name | HF200 | HDC-DX3 |
| European name ? | Legria HF200 | HDC-DX3 |
| US name ? | VIXIA HF200 | HDC-DX3 |
| lowest US price | 459 $ | 2799 $ |
| On the market since | April 2009 | May 2007 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon | link to Panasonic |
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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 ? | AVCHD
| AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | SDHC card
| MiniDVD 8cm MiniDVD-DL 8cm
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 24 Mbit/s | 13 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Leica
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| Optical Zoom ? | 15 x | 12 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 39,5 mm | 38,5 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 37 mm | 43 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 3 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4 inch | 1/4 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2990000 Pixel | 560000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CCD
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual
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| Focus ? | auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 2.000 | 8.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/6 | 1/50 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| Yes
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
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| Peaking ? | No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | no
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| Histogram ? | No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
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| Black Strech ? | No
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| Knee ? | No
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| Colorbars ? | No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
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| Custom Presets ? | Yes
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| Set Time Code ? | No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ? synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | No
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
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| HDMI ? | Out mini
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
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| Headphones ? | also AV-output
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| Lanc ? | No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | Advanced Mini
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 340 g | 680 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 400 g | 800 g |
| Battery type | Canon BP-809
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| Battery capacity | 890 mAh | |
| Charger ? | internal
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| Remote control | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 62 mm | 92 mm |
| Width | 70 mm | 91 mm |
| Depth | 124 mm | 163 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 5 | 13 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | - | Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | - | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | 183000 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 3,0 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 211000 Pixel | 251000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
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| Focus switcher ? | No
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| ND Filter ? | No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
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| Gain ? | No
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| White balance ? | No
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| Push AF ? | No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
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Custom Keys ? synonymous: User buttons | No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal Mini-jack external
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| Audio Control ? | auto manual
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| Audio levels ? | Viewfinder Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SDHC card
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| Medium included ? | No
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| Effective pixels ? | | |
| Resolutions ? | 2304 x 1296 - max
| 1920x1080 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
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Misc.
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Product Shots
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| View 2 | | |
Test results
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| 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 ? | Good | |
| Color performance ? | Very good | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | |
| Optical Zoom ? | Satisfactory | |
| Wide Angle ? | Satisfactory | |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | |
| Handling ? | Satisfactory | |
| Portability ? | Excellent | |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | |
| Optics ? | Good | |
| Dynamics ? | Good | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | not yet tested |
Total score ? (maximal 570) | 367 | |
| Pros | + Many manual controls
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| Cons | - fiddly operation - No Zebra - Manual focus very poor
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| Conclusion | Compared with the older models of the same series the smaller sensor, the picture problems and the exaggerated sharpness offer no real advancementsAdd to that the bad low-light sensitivity with some bright pixel noise, the missing histogram and zebra-displays and the manual focus problems.On the positive side: the low price and the fact that the pictures in the automatic mode (assumed there is enough light) are sharp and generally good. | |
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