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models compared on this page: JVC GZ-X900 and Panasonic HDC-SD5

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JVC GZ-X900Panasonic HDC-SD5
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name GZ-X900HDC-SD5
European name ?GZ-X900HDC-SD5EG
US name ?GZ-X900HDC-SD5
lowest US price  920 $
On the market since May 2009 September 2007
Manufacturers URL link to JVClink to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
SD Card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Konica Minolta
 Leica
Optical Zoom ?5 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm42,9 mm
Filter diameter ?34 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/2,33 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?5300000 Pixel 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/40001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
 
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?No
 
Adjustable color ?No
 
Cinegamma ?No
 
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 via Docking Station
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		Out via Docking Station
 Out
HDMI ?Out mini
 Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- 
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?No
No
Headphones ?No
No
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ?No
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 246 g340 g
Weight (with battery) 298 g 
Battery type JVC BN-VF908U
 
Battery capacity 705 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 37 mm65 mm
Width 66 mm67 mm
Depth 124 mm135 mm
Relative Size ?35
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?-  
Viewfinder format ?-  
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,8 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?207000 Pixel 300000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
 
Manual Aperture ?Menu
 
Focus switcher ?No
 
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
 
Audio levels ?No
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?SDHC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?9000000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?3456 x 2592 max
 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

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Specials progressive 50/60p output,Laser Touch operation 
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Satisfactory 
Resolution ?Very good 
Color performance ?Good 
subj.Picture impression ?Good 
Optical Zoom ?Poor 
Wide Angle ?Poor 
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / sound ?Poor 
Handling ?Sufficient 
Portability ? Excellent  
Photo function ?Good 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		311 
Pros + lots of manual controls
+ very sharp picture
+ good photo functions
 
Cons - manual controls not really feasible
- no audio connectors
- no view finder
 
Conclusion The X900 showacases JVCs ability to be one of the frontrunners in the race for sharpness.Until today nobody packed so much sharpness in a body so smallThe colors are a matter of taste.Controls are miseable: the laser-touch panel allows no precise control of parameters.That the nice manual control possibilities are buried deep in sub-menus is not understandable.For everyone filming mainly in auto-mode and wanting to eliminate the need for a digital photo camera, this is the right cam.But for a considerable amount of money. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
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