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models compared on this page: Canon HF10 and Panasonic HDC-SD5

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Canon HF10Panasonic HDC-SD5
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HF10HDC-SD5
European name ?HF10HDC-SD5EG
US name ?VIXIA HF10HDC-SD5
lowest US price  920 $
On the market since April 2008 September 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF10Panasonic HDC-SD5
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon HF10Panasonic HDC-SD5
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SD Card
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SD Card
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 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 ?16 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42,9 mm42,9 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/3,2 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?Yes
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
[ top ]Canon HF10Panasonic HDC-SD5
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- 
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
No
Headphones ?Mini-jack
No
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 380 g340 g
Weight (with battery)   
Battery type Canon BP-809
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 64 mm65 mm
Width 73 mm67 mm
Depth 129 mm135 mm
Relative Size ?65
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?  
Viewfinder format ?  
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?211000 Pixel 300000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ? Joystick
 
Manual Aperture ? Joystick
 
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

[ top ]Canon HF10Panasonic HDC-SD5
Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Canon HF10Panasonic HDC-SD5
Recording Medium ?SD Card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536		 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HF10Panasonic HDC-SD5
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Canon HF10Panasonic HDC-SD5
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Good 
Resolution ?Very good 
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)		358 
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 controlsHHowever, compromises must be made in terms of wide angle and in the handling, especially the focussing. 
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[ top ]Canon HF10Panasonic HDC-SD5
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