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models compared on this page: JVC GZ-HD40 and Hitachi DZ-BD7HE (DZ-BD7H)

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JVC GZ-HD40Hitachi DZ-BD7HE
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

Hitachi
Name GZ-HD40DZ-BD7HE
European name ?GZ-HD40DZ-BD7HE
US name ?GZ-HD40DZ-BD7H
lowest US price 570 $800 $
On the market since August 2008 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 picture 12 Lux
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
MPEG2-TS
MPEG4/AVC
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
microSD/microSDHC
MiniDVD 8cm
Built-in hard disk
MiniBluRay 8cm
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
MPEG2 1440 x1080/50i
HD 1920 x 1080i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s16 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG2
MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?120 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?JVC HD
 
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm 
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
electronical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/2,8 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2 Pixel 2000000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?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		  
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
 
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 Out
 
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)  630 g
Weight (with battery) 450 g 
Battery type   
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 73 mm83 mm
Width 68 mm87 mm
Depth 123 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 ?207000 Pixel 210000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
 Joystick
Manual Aperture ?Menu
No
Focus switcher ?No
Yes
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ? No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MPEG-1 Layer2
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Screen
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?microSD
hard drive
SD Card
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480
2432 x 1368		2400 x 1800
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
 
Misc.

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Specials -included: dockingstation with USB,AV-Out, component outt and FireWire
-maximum bitrate 17 MPbps AVCHD, 27 Mbps MPEG-2 TS
never rolled out in germany
Product Shots

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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 picture 12 Lux
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Good 
Resolution ?Good 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Poor 
Configuration / image ?Good 
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory 
Handling ?Sufficient 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Sufficient 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		350 
Pros + Many manual controls
+ two formats (AVCHD and MPEG2)
+ good image and lowlight quality
 
Cons - the controls are hard to getting used to
- formats are not arbitrarily mixable
 
Conclusion The possibility to record both HD-consumer formats is a good thing, but some details are missing (the formats can not be combined at playback, no backup-tape, no HDV-recording on SD cards).Nice to see that with this introduction of CMOS sensors JVC closed the gap of lagging behind in picture qualityMany important parameters can be adjusted manually, which is great, but the operation requires a little too much patience and practice.If JVC would have included the rich manual controls of the HD7 this cam would have been a real winner for every ambitioned movie maker. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review GZ-HD40 Review 
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