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models compared on this page: Canon HF M36 and Sony HDR-HC3

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Canon HF M36Sony HDR-HC3
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

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Name HF M36HDR-HC3
European name ?Legria HF M36HDR-HC3E
US name ?VIXIA HF M36HDRHC3
lowest US price (749) $911 $
On the market since March 2010 March 2006
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Sony
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF M36Sony HDR-HC3
slashCAM rating ?Good
Sufficient
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon HF M36Sony HDR-HC3
Video formats ? AVCHD
MiniDV
HDV
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s25 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
DV
MPEG2
on-board memory ?8 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?15 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?39,5 mm41,3 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm30 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
electronical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2990000 Pixel 1434000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/auto
Maximum shutter time ?1/2auto
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?No
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
 Off
70%
100%
Histogram ?No
Yes
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
Yes
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 mini
 Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- In
Out
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
No
No
Headphones ?also AV-output
No
Lanc ?No
Yes
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
 AI
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 320 g500 g
Weight (with battery) 380 g600 g
Battery type Canon BP-808
Sony NP-FP60
Battery capacity 890 mAh1000 mAh
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 60 mm82 mm
Width 68 mm78 mm
Depth 123 mm139 mm
Relative Size ?58
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?- Color
Viewfinder format ?- 16:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 123200 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?211000 Pixel 211200 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?No
Yes
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
 
Audio

[ top ]Canon HF M36Sony HDR-HC3
Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Screen
No
Still

[ top ]Canon HF M36Sony HDR-HC3
Recording Medium ?built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Memory Stick Duo
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ? 1991000 Pixel
Resolutions ?2304 x 1296 - Max
2304x1728
2304x1296
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HF M36Sony HDR-HC3
Specials  &"Smooth Slow Record" slow motion mode: 3 seconds are recorded with 200 half frames/sec., resulting in a 4-fold slow motion.However, the recording is without sound and in poorer image quality.
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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noise / internal microphone
 
test picture 1200 Lux
 
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
 
Test image 12 lux optimized ?  
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Resolution ?GoodSufficient
Color performance ?Very goodSufficient
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SatisfactorySufficient
Wide Angle ?SatisfactorySufficient
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SufficientPoor
Handling ?GoodSufficient
Portability ? Excellent Very good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Sufficient
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		361264
Pros + Many manual controls
HDMI out
+ Cheap price
Cons - No Zebra
- bad color resolution
- DV-quality only average
- poorly equipped
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.The Sony HDR-HC3 offers only average brightness resolution in HDV, the color resolution is beneath SD-level.Occasionally significant (colored) moirees can be seen on fine details.The subjective picture impression is barely good, in part thanks to the good dynamics behavior with little noise and few smear-effects.Color-wise the HC3 is pleasantly warm.The wide angle is very limited for indoors, but on the other hand there are only few lens errors.In low light situations the HC3 performs satisfactory.
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Canon HF M36Sony HDR-HC3
slashCAM Review
HF M36 Review
HDR-HC3 Review
external reviews/tests  www.camcorder-test.com
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