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models compared on this page: JVC GZ-HD5 and Panasonic HDC-SD5

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JVC GZ-HD5Panasonic HDC-SD5
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name GZ-HD5HDC-SD5
European name ?GZ-HD5EXHDC-SD5EG
US name ?GZ-HD5HDC-SD5
lowest US price 779 $920 $
On the market since March 2008 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 ? HDV
MPEG2-TS
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SD Card
SD Card
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?26,6 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ?120 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Fujinon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?40 mm42,9 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/5 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?530000 Pixel 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CCD
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 ?70%
100%		 
Histogram ?  
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?No
 
Cinegamma ?No
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?Yes
 
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		 Out
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 Out
 
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
No
Headphones ?No
No
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ? Standard
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 480 g340 g
Weight (with battery) 565 g 
Battery type JVC BNVF815U
 
Battery capacity 1460 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 78 mm65 mm
Width 73 mm67 mm
Depth 130 mm135 mm
Relative Size ?75
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 ?MPEG-1 Layer2
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
 
Audio levels ?Screen
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?microSD
SD Card
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?530000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?No
 
Misc.

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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Satisfactory 
Resolution ?Sufficient 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Sufficient 
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / sound ?Poor 
Handling ?Sufficient 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Sufficient 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		298 
Pros + No rolling shutter, Thanks to the CCD
 
Cons - No headphone jack
- No viewfinder
- Lowlight
- Not particularly sharp
-manual controls
 
Conclusion For the JVC speaks almost exclusively the lack of CMOS-rolling shutter and - in special cases - maybe the MPEG2 recording.It is a pity that JVC did not pursue innovations such as HDV on SD or professional usability as they did with the HD7.The fact that the HD5 even lacks a headphone jack adds to its shortcomings. 
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