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models compared on this page: Canon HF20 (Legria HF20/ VIXIA HF20) and Panasonic HDC-DX3

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Canon HF20Panasonic HDC-DX3
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HF20HDC-DX3
European name ?Legria HF20HDC-DX3
US name ?VIXIA HF20HDC-DX3
lowest US price 499 $2799 $
On the market since April 2009 May 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF20Panasonic HDC-DX3
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
Video

[ top ]Canon HF20Panasonic HDC-DX3
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
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
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?32 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?15 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?39,5 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
 
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2990000 Pixel 560000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?2.0008.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/61/50
Apperture control ?auto
manual
 
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?No
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?no
 
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?No
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?Yes
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Canon HF20Panasonic HDC-DX3
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
 
HDMI ?Out mini
 Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- 
USB ?USB 2.0
 
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
 
Headphones ?also AV-output
 
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 340 g680 g
Weight (with battery) 400 g800 g
Battery type Canon BP-809
 
Battery capacity 890 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 62 mm92 mm
Width 70 mm91 mm
Depth 124 mm163 mm
Relative Size ?513
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?- Color
Viewfinder format ?- 16:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 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 ?211000 Pixel 251000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
 
Manual Focus ?Menu
 
Manual Aperture ?Menu
 
Focus switcher ?No
 
ND Filter ?No
 
Exp Lock ?No
 
Gain ?No
 
White balance ?No
 
Push AF ?No
 
Audio Levels ?No
 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
 
Audio

[ top ]Canon HF20Panasonic HDC-DX3
Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
 
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Canon HF20Panasonic HDC-DX3
Recording Medium ?SDHC card
 
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?2304 x 1296 - max
1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HF20Panasonic HDC-DX3
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Test pictures
[ top ]Canon HF20Panasonic HDC-DX3
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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
 
Cons - fiddly operation
- No Zebra
- Manual focus very poor
 
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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[ top ]Canon HF20Panasonic HDC-DX3
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