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Model
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| Canon HF S11 | Panasonic HDC-SX5 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| Panasonic
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| Name | HF S11 | HDC-SX5 |
| European name ? | Legria HF S11 | HDC-SX5EG |
| US name ? | VIXIA HF S11 | HDC-SX5 |
| lowest US price | 920 $ | 1088 $ |
| On the market since | September 2009 | September 2007 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon | link to Panasonic |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | 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 | SDHC card
built-in flash memory
| MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
SD Card
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 720 x756/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 24 Mbit/s | 13 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG2
MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | 64 GB | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Leica
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 43,6 mm | 42,9 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 58 mm | 37 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 3 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/2,6 inch | 1/6 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 6010000 Pixel | 520000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CCD
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto
manual
presets
| auto
manual
presets
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| Focus ? | auto
manual
| auto
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/2.000 | 1/8.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/6 | 1/25 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
| auto
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| Infrared recording ? | | Yes
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Peaking ? | Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | 70%
100% | |
| Histogram ? | No
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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
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YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | No
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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
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| No
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| Headphones ? | also AV-output
| No
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| Lanc ? | No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
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| Genlock ? | No
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| Accessory shoe ? | Advanced Mini
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 450 g | 540 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 500 g | |
| Battery type | Canon BP-807
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| Battery capacity | 890 mAh | |
| Charger ? | internal
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| Remote control | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 69 mm | 83 mm |
| Width | 70 mm | 93 mm |
| Depth | 136 mm | 151 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 6 | 11 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | - | Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | - | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 211000 Pixel | 300000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Wheel
Menu
Joystick
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| Manual Aperture ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | Yes
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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
| No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | 1 | No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
| Stereo 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 ? | built-in flash memory
SDHC card
| SD Card
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| Medium included ? | No
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| Effective pixels ? | | |
| Resolutions ? | 3264 x 2448 | |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | | |
Product Shots
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| View 1 | | |
| 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 ? | Good | |
| Resolution ? | Good | |
| Color performance ? | Very good | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | |
| Configuration / image ? | Good | |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | |
| Handling ? | Satisfactory | |
| Portability ? | Very good | |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | |
| Optics ? | Good | |
| Dynamics ? | Good | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
| not yet tested |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 354 | |
| Pros | + Many manual controls
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| Cons | - focusing is hard
- no 1/25 sec. shutter speed in cinema mode
- small wide angle
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| Conclusion | Compared with its predecessor Canon indeed could enhance ist low light capabilitiesThe high photo pixel resolution results in a good but not unique video resolution and focussing is harder with a Canon model compared with a Sony or Panasonic.In return the cam has got a lot of interesting controls and features ehich are only topped by Panasonic | |
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