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models compared on this page: JVC GZ-HM400 and Hitachi DZ-BD7HE

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JVC GZ-HM400Hitachi DZ-BD7HE
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

Hitachi
Name GZ-HM400DZ-BD7HE
European name ?GZ-HM400EDZ-BD7HE
US name ?GZ-HM400DZ-BD7H
lowest US price 559 $800 $
On the market since September 2009 October 2007
Manufacturers URL link to JVClink to Hitachi
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
MPEG4/AVC
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
MiniDVD 8cm
Built-in hard disk
MiniBluRay 8cm
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
HD 1920 x 1080i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s16 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?32 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Konica Minolta
 
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?48 mm 
Filter diameter ?46 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
electronical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/2,33 inch1/2,8 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? 2000000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ? auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/4000 
Maximum shutter time ?1/2 
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?No
No
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
Off
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?No
No
Cinegamma ?No
No
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
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
 
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- 
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
No
Headphones ?Mini-jack
No
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 400 g630 g
Weight (with battery) 485 g 
Battery type JVC BNVF815U
 
Battery capacity 1460 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 67 mm83 mm
Width 72 mm87 mm
Depth 135 mm166 mm
Relative Size ?611
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?- Color
Viewfinder format ?-  
Viewfinder pixels ? 200000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,8 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ? 210000 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
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		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
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?SDHC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?1037000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?3456 x 2592 max
2400 x 1800
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

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Specials  never rolled out in germany
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Test results

Test pictures
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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

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Forum posts Test: JVC GZ-HM400
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Hitachi announced the first Blu-ray camcorder to: DZ-BD7H and DZ-BD70


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