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JVC GZ-HM400Canon HG10
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

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Name GZ-HM400HG10
European name ?GZ-HM400EHG10
US name ?GZ-HM400VIXIA HG10
lowest US price 559 $920 $
On the market since September 2009 October 2007
Manufacturers URL link to JVClink to Canon
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
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
Built-in hard disk
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s15 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?32 GB40 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Konica Minolta
Canon
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?48 mm43,6 mm
Filter diameter ?46 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/2,33 inch1/2,7 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? 2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ? auto
Minimum shutter time ?1/40001/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
Off
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?No
Yes
Cinegamma ?No
Yes
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
No
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
Mini-jack
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 400 g505 g
Weight (with battery) 485 g 
Battery type JVC BNVF815U
Canon BP-2L13
Battery capacity 1460 mAh 
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 67 mm81 mm
Width 72 mm75 mm
Depth 135 mm129 mm
Relative Size ?67
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?- Color
Viewfinder format ?- 16:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 123000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,8 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ? 211000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Joystick
Manual Aperture ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
No
Focus switcher ?No
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
1No
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
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Screen
No
Still

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Recording Medium ?SDHC card
MiniSD
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?1037000 Pixel 2760000 Pixel
Resolutions ?3456 x 2592 max
1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

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Specials  25 P-Mode
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Test results

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 ?Satisfactory 
Resolution ?Good 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Poor 
Configuration / image ?Good 
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory 
Handling ?Good 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
336 
Pros + manual controls for shutter, focus and aperture
+ Custom Key
 
Cons - manual controls are a bit slow
 
Conclusion The GZ-HM400 got one of the sharpest images of its classToo bad you can no longer adjust the colors.The external controls will be interesting for people who like to manually adjust things and be in control.In addition to the slowness of the parameters, when filming, the user has to decide whether to use the fast white balance, focus help or custom keys.Otherwise it is back to the menu via laser touch controls 
More information

Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review
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