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Model
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| Canon HF G10 | Sony HDR-CX6 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| Sony 
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| Name | HF G10 | HDR-CX6 |
| European name ? | Legria HF G10 | HDR-CX6EK |
| US name ? | HF G10 | HDR-CX6 |
| lowest US price | 1249 $ | |
| On the market since | April 2011 | July 2007 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon | link to Sony |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | not yet tested |
| test picture 1200 Lux | |  |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | |  |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD
| AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | SD Card SDHC card built-in flash memory SDXC card
| Memory Stick PRO Duo
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| 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
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
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| Max Bitrate ? | 24 Mbit/s | 15 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | 32 GB | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Carl Zeiss
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 30,4 mm | 40 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 58 mm | 37 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | Digital (auto)
| No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/3 inch | 1/3 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2070000 Pixel | 2280000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/2.000 | 1/500 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/6 | 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual AE-Shift
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| Yes
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
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| Peaking ? | Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | 70% 100% | |
| Histogram ? | waveform
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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 ? | Yes
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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
| Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | No
| via accessories
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | |
| USB ? | USB 2.0 OUT
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| No
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| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| No
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| Lanc ? | Yes
| 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
| AI
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | | |
| Weight (with battery) | | 450 g |
| Battery type | Canon BP-808
| Sony NP-FH60
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| Battery capacity | 850 mAh | |
| Charger ? | internal
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| Remote control | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 77 mm | 69 mm |
| Width | 77 mm | 67 mm |
| Depth | 161 mm | 129 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 9 | 5 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 260000 Pixel | |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 3,5 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 922000 Pixel | 211200 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Ring bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | Wheel bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | No
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
| No
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| Gain ? | No
| No
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| White balance ? | No
| No
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| Push AF ? | No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ? synonymous: User buttons | 2 | 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
| 5.1 Internal
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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 ? | SD Card built-in flash memory SDHC card SDXC card
| Memory Stick Duo
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| Medium included ? | No
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| Effective pixels ? | | 2280000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 | |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | No
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | 2 memory card slots | |
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 image 12 lux auto-mode ? | |  |
| Test image 12 lux optimized ? | |  |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Very good | |
| Resolution ? | Very good | |
| Color performance ? | Very good | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | |
| Wide Angle ? | Very good | |
| Configuration / image ? | Very good | |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | |
| Handling ? | Good | |
| Portability ? | Very good | |
| Photo function ? | Sufficient | |
| Optics ? | Good | |
| Dynamics ? | Good | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | not yet tested |
Total score ? (maximal 570) | 422 | |
| Pros | + Manual control over image characteristics + Low-Light Properties + Manual buttons, wheel and lens ring + Touch focus in manual mode
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| Cons | - ND-filter function toothless - 4:2:2 codec is not "activated"
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| Conclusion | In terms of manual control Canon leaves comparable consumer camcorders behind: the three custom keys, the dial and the lens ring make for the best camera operation we have seen for a long time in the price range under 1500 Euro (March 2011).The possibility to use touch focus in the manual mode is also a great plus. | |
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