/// HD Camcorder Comparison

Picture ?

Manufacturer

Canon

Sony

Name

XF100

HVR-S270

European name ?

XF100E

HVR-S270E

US name ?

XF100

HVR-S270U

lowest US price

(3421) $

6895 $

On the market since

January 2011

February 2008

Manufacturers URL

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slashCAM rating ?

Very good

not yet tested

test picture 1200 Lux

Test image 12 lux auto-mode

Video

Video formats ?

MPEG2 - MXF

MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM

Recording Medium

Compact Flash

MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
external flash memory

video resolutions EU ?

MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
MPEG2 720p12 -50
MPEG2-1080p12 25

HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p

video resolutions US ?

MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
MPEG2-720p12 60
MPEG2 1080p12-30

HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p

Max Bitrate ?

50 Mbit/s

Compression format ?

MPEG2 MXF

on-board memory ?

Optics

Optics Manufacturer ?

Canon

Carl Zeiss

Optical Zoom ?

10 x

12 x

Wide Angle 16:9 ?

30,4 mm

Filter diameter ?

58 mm

Image Stabilization ?

optically and electronically

ND Filter ?

digital

Exchangable optics ?

Yes

Image Sensor

Number of sensors ?

Size of image sensor ?

1/3 inch

image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?

2070000 Pixel

Image Sensor Type ?

CMOS

Controls

White Balance ?

auto
manual
presets

Focus ?

auto
manual

Minimum shutter time ?

1/2.000

Maximum shutter time ?

1/3

Apperture control ?

auto
manual
AE-Shift

Infrared recording ?

Yes

Expanded Focus ?

Yes

Peaking ?

Yes

Signal Processing

Zebra ?

50-105%

Histogram ?

waveform

adjustable sharpness ?

Yes

Adjustable color ?

Yes

Cinegamma ?

Yes

Black Strech ?

Yes

Knee ?

Yes

Colorbars ?

Yes

Misc.

Shot Transition ?

Custom Presets ?

Yes

Set Time Code ?

Yes

Configuration

Connections

FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite

Out

YC ?
synonymous: S-Video

YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal

Out

HDMI ?

Out

DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394

USB ?

USB 2.0 OUT

Microphone / Audio input ?

XLR

Headphones ?

Mini-jack

Lanc ?

Time-code interface ?

Genlock ?

Accessory shoe ?

Standard

HD-SDI ?

Misc.

Weight (without battery)

1000 g

Weight (with battery)

1100 g

Battery type

Canon BP-925

Battery capacity

Charger ?

external

Remote control

Yes

Size

Height

139 mm

Width

191 mm

Depth

268 mm

Relative Size ?

Viewfinder

Viewfinder available ?

Yes

Color Viewfinder ?

Color

Viewfinder format ?

16:9

Viewfinder pixels ?

260000 Pixel

Display

Display available ?

Yes

Color display ?

Color

Display size

3,5 Inch

Display format ?

16:9

Display pixels ?

920000 Pixel

Touch Screen ?

External controls

Manual Zoom ?

Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned

Manual Focus ?

Ring
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel

Manual Aperture ?

Ring
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel

Focus switcher ?

Yes

ND Filter ?

Exp Lock ?

Gain ?

Yes

White balance ?

Yes

Push AF ?

Audio Levels ?

Yes

Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons

Audio

Audio Formats ?

2 channel PCM

Microphone ?

Stereo internal
external XLR

Audio Control ?

auto
manual

Audio levels ?

Viewfinder
Screen
display

Still

Recording Medium ?

Medium included ?

Effective pixels ?

Resolutions ?

Standard ?

Flash ?

Misc.

Specials

Variable frame rates:720p: 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34, 37, 42, 45, 48, 50fps1080p: 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25fps

A memory card recorder for Compact Flash (CF) memory cards is included in delivery

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