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models compared on this page: Canon HF100 (VIXIA HF100) and Panasonic HDC-DX3

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Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-DX3
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HF100HDC-DX3
European name ?HF100HDC-DX3
US name ?VIXIA HF100HDC-DX3
lowest US price 520 $1300 $
On the market since April 2008 May 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-DX3
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SD Card
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 1080/24p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42,9 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 ?1/3,2 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 560000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?2.0008.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/50
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
 
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 ?No
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
Out
 
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
- 
USB ?USB 2.0
 
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
 
Headphones ?Mini-jack
 
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 380 g680 g
Weight (with battery)  800 g
Battery type Canon BP-809
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 64 mm92 mm
Width 73 mm91 mm
Depth 129 mm163 mm
Relative Size ?613
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 ? 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

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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 ?Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-DX3
Recording Medium ?SD Card
 
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?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 ?Good 
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 ? Excellent  
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
366 
Pros + Best image quality is at the limit of FullHD
+ Many manual controls
 
Cons - fiddly operation
- too small wide-angle
- No Zebra
- Manual focus very poor
 
Conclusion In this price class currently no rival offers better image quality and more controlsHowever, compromises must be made in terms of wide angle and in the handling, especially the focussing. 
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[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-DX3
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