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models compared on this page: Canon HF G10 and Panasonic HDC-SX5

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Canon HF G10Panasonic HDC-SX5
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HF G10HDC-SX5
European name ?Legria HF G10HDC-SX5EG
US name ?HF G10HDC-SX5
lowest US price 1249 $1088 $
On the market since April 2011 September 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF G10Panasonic HDC-SX5
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
Recording Medium SD Card
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SDXC card
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
SD Card
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
MPEG2 720 x756/50i
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 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ?32 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?30,4 mm42,9 mm
Filter diameter ?58 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?Digital (auto)
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/3 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
auto
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/61/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70%
100%		 
Histogram ?waveform
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?Yes
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?Yes
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Canon HF G10Panasonic HDC-SX5
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 OUT
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
No
Headphones ?Mini-jack
No
Lanc ?Yes
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
 Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  540 g
Weight (with battery)   
Battery type Canon BP-808
 
Battery capacity 850 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 77 mm83 mm
Width 77 mm93 mm
Depth 161 mm151 mm
Relative Size ?911
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?260000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?922000 Pixel 300000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ? Ring
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
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		2No
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
manual
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Canon HF G10Panasonic HDC-SX5
Recording Medium ?SD Card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
SDXC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?1920x1080 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?No
 
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HF G10Panasonic HDC-SX5
Specials 2 memory card slots 
Product Shots

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Test pictures
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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
 
Cons - ND-filter function toothless
- 4:2:2 codec is not "activated"
 
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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