/// HD Camcorder Comparison

Picture ?

Manufacturer

JVC

Sony

Name

GY-HM700

HVR-Z7

European name ?

GY-HM700E

HVR-Z7E

US name ?

GY-HM700U

HVR-Z7U

lowest US price

5995 $

5499 $

On the market since

February 2008

Manufacturers URL

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slashCAM rating ?

not yet tested

test picture 1200 Lux

Test image 12 lux auto-mode

Video

Video formats ?

ProHD

MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM

Recording Medium

SDHC card

MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
external flash memory

video resolutions EU ?

HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p

video resolutions US ?

HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
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
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
720 MiniDV x480/24p
MiniDV 720 x 480/30p

Max Bitrate ?

35 Mbit/s

25 Mbit/s

Compression format ?

MPEG2

DV
MPEG2

on-board memory ?

Optics

Optics Manufacturer ?

Canon

Carl Zeiss

Optical Zoom ?

14 x

12 x

Wide Angle 16:9 ?

32 mm

Filter diameter ?

82 mm

72 mm

Image Stabilization ?

optical

ND Filter ?

Exchangable optics ?

Yes

Image Sensor

Number of sensors ?

Size of image sensor ?

1/3 inch

image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?

1037000 Pixel

Image Sensor Type ?

CCD

CMOS

Controls

White Balance ?

auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift

Focus ?

auto
manual

Minimum shutter time ?

1/10.000

Maximum shutter time ?

1/3

Apperture control ?

auto
manual
AE-Shift

Infrared recording ?

Expanded Focus ?

Yes

Peaking ?

Yes

Signal Processing

Zebra ?

70-100+%

Histogram ?

Yes

adjustable sharpness ?

Yes

Adjustable color ?

Yes

Cinegamma ?

Yes

Black Strech ?

Yes

Knee ?

Yes

Colorbars ?

Yes

Misc.

Shot Transition ?

Yes

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

Out

In
Out

USB ?

USB 2.0

Microphone / Audio input ?

XLR

Headphones ?

3.5 mm mini-jack

Mini-jack

Lanc ?

Yes

Time-code interface ?

Genlock ?

Accessory shoe ?

HD-SDI ?

Out

Misc.

Weight (without battery)

Weight (with battery)

3 g

2800 g

Battery type

Battery capacity

Charger ?

external

Remote control

Yes

Size

Height

224 mm

176 mm

Width

243 mm

199 mm

Depth

404 mm

439 mm

Relative Size ?

219

153

Viewfinder

Viewfinder available ?

Yes

Color Viewfinder ?

Color

Viewfinder format ?

16:9

Viewfinder pixels ?

410000 Pixel

1226880 Pixel

Display

Display available ?

Yes

Color display ?

Color

Display size

4,3 Inch

3,2 Inch

Display format ?

16:9

Display pixels ?

384000 Pixel

921600 Pixel

Touch Screen ?

External controls

Manual Zoom ?

Rocker
Ring

Manual Focus ?

Ring

Manual Aperture ?

Ring
button

Focus switcher ?

Yes

ND Filter ?

Yes

Exp Lock ?

Yes

Gain ?

Yes

White balance ?

Yes

Push AF ?

Audio Levels ?

Yes

Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons

Audio

Audio Formats ?

DVC PRO 4x48kHz 16bit PCM

MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1

Microphone ?

external XLR

Audio Control ?

manual

auto
manual

Audio levels ?

Viewfinder
Screen

Still

Recording Medium ?

Memory Stick Duo

Medium included ?

Effective pixels ?

1037000 Pixel

Resolutions ?

1440x1080

Standard ?

JPEG Exif 2.2

Flash ?

Misc.

Specials

optional SxS media recorder for XDCAM EX compatible .MP4 files

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

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