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models compared on this page: Canon HF R16 and Panasonic HDC-DX3

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Canon HF R16Panasonic HDC-DX3
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HF R16HDC-DX3
European name ?HF R16HDC-DX3
US name ?HF R16HDC-DX3
lowest US price 556 $2799 $
On the market since March 2010 May 2007
Manufacturers URL  link to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF R16Panasonic HDC-DX3
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon HF R16Panasonic HDC-DX3
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 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 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?8 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?20 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?40 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?- mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
optical
ND Filter ?No
 
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/5,5 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1560000 Pixel 560000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/auto
1/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?auto
1/50
Apperture control ?auto
 
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?No
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
 
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?No
 
Adjustable color ?No
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?No
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?No
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Canon HF R16Panasonic 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 ?No
 
Headphones ?No
 
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?No
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  680 g
Weight (with battery) 270 g800 g
Battery type Canon BP-2L5
 
Battery capacity 500 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control No
 
Size
Height 60 mm92 mm
Width 64 mm91 mm
Depth 124 mm163 mm
Relative Size ?413
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 ?112000 Pixel 251000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
 
Manual Focus ? Joystick
 
Manual Aperture ? Joystick
 
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 HF R16Panasonic HDC-DX3
Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
 
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Canon HF R16Panasonic HDC-DX3
Recording Medium ?built-in flash memory
SDHC card
 
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?1730000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920 x 1080 - max
1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
 
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HF R16Panasonic HDC-DX3
Specials Cinemode with 25p 
Product Shots

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Test results

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[ top ]Canon HF R16Panasonic HDC-DX3
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Satisfactory 
Resolution ?Satisfactory 
Color performance ?Sufficient 
subj.Picture impression ?Good 
Optical Zoom ?Satisfactory 
Wide Angle ?Sufficient 
Configuration / image ?Sufficient 
Configuration / sound ?Sufficient 
Handling ?Satisfactory 
Portability ? Excellent  
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Satisfactory 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		289 
Pros - Automatic lens shutter
 
Cons - wide angle
- little manual control
 
Conclusion With little wide angle, small sensors, lean low-light performance and few manual functions, it is hard to see any reason to choose one of the smaller Canon models, given a budget of 500 Euro.The 2010 competition simply has more to offer. 
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