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Model
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| Canon HF M36 | Canon HG10 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| Canon 
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| Name | HF M36 | HG10 |
| European name ? | Legria HF M36 | HG10 |
| US name ? | VIXIA HF M36 | VIXIA HG10 |
| lowest US price | (749) $ | 920 $ |
| On the market since | March 2010 | October 2007 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon | link to Canon |
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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
| Built-in hard disk
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
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| Max Bitrate ? | 24 Mbit/s | 15 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | 8 GB | 40 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Canon
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| Optical Zoom ? | 15 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 39,5 mm | 43,6 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 37 mm | 43 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| 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 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4 inch | 1/2,7 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2990000 Pixel | 2070000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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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 | 1/2.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto manual AE-Shift
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| Yes
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Peaking ? | No
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
| Off
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| Histogram ? | No
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Black Strech ? | No
| No
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| Knee ? | No
| No
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| Colorbars ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
| No
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| Set Time Code ? | No
| No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ? synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
| Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | No
| No
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out mini
| 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
| Mini-jack
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| Headphones ? | also AV-output
| Mini-jack
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| Lanc ? | No
| No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | Advanced Mini
| No
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 320 g | 505 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 380 g | |
| Battery type | Canon BP-808
| Canon BP-2L13
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| Battery capacity | 890 mAh | |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 60 mm | 81 mm |
| Width | 68 mm | 75 mm |
| Depth | 123 mm | 129 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 5 | 7 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | - | Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | - | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | 123000 Pixel |
| 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 | 211000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
| Joystick
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
| No
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| Focus switcher ? | No
| No
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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 | No
| 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
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto manual
| auto
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| Audio levels ? | Screen
| No
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | built-in flash memory SDHC card
| MiniSD
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | | 2760000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 2304 x 1296 - Max
| 1920x1080 1440x1080 848x480 640x480 2048 x 1536 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | | 25 P-Mode |
Product Shots
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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 ? | Satisfactory | |
| Resolution ? | Good | |
| Color performance ? | Very good | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | |
| Optical Zoom ? | Satisfactory | |
| Wide Angle ? | Satisfactory | |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | |
| Configuration / sound ? | Sufficient | |
| Handling ? | Good | |
| Portability ? | Excellent | |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | |
| Optics ? | Good | |
| Dynamics ? | Good | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | not yet tested |
Total score ? (maximal 570) | 361 | |
| Pros | + Many manual controls
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| Cons | - No Zebra
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| Conclusion | A big drawback from the previous series has been fixed: setting the focus works much better thanks to the touch screen.But overall the operation is still somewhat fiddly at certain points.The large display of the upcoming HF S series will thus come in handy. On the minus side we have the low light capabilities, the missing zebra mode and the small wide angle.A plus is the lowered price, as well as the cinegamma/25p-mode and the fact, that the camera, given enough light, produces very consistent images in the auto mode. | |
More information
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| slashCAM Review | | |
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