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models compared on this page: Canon HG21 and Panasonic AG-HMC71

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Canon HG21Panasonic AG-HMC71
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HG21AG-HMC71
European name ?HG21AG-HMC71
US name ?VIXIA HG21AG-HMC70
lowest US price 1100 $1429 $
On the market since September 2008 April 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
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
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SD Card
SDHC card
SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?120 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm 
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
 
Exchangable optics ?No
 
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/3,2 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel  
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.000 
Maximum shutter time ?1/2 
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
 
Infrared recording ?Yes
 
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
 
Histogram ?Yes
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?No
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?No
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
 
HDMI ? Out
 
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		  
USB ?USB 2.0
 
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
 XLR
Headphones ?Mini-jack
 
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
 
HD-SDI ?No
 
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 490 g 
Weight (with battery)   
Battery type Canon BP-2L13
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 80 mm 
Width 77 mm 
Depth 139 mm 
Relative Size ?80
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
 
Color Viewfinder ?Color
 
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
 
Color display ?Color
 
Display size 2,7 Inch 
Display format ?16:9 
Display pixels ?211000 Pixel  
Touch Screen ?No
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
 
Manual Focus ? Joystick
 
Manual Aperture ? Joystick
 
Focus switcher ?No
 
ND Filter ?No
 
Exp Lock ?No
 
Gain ?No
 
White balance ?No
 
Push AF ?No
 
Audio Levels ?No
 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
 
Audio

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

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Recording Medium ?SD Card
 
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?2760000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536		 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HG21Panasonic AG-HMC71
Specials 25 P-Modemodel name in europe: AG-HMC71
Product Shots

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Test results

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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Good 
Resolution ?Good 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Poor 
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory 
Handling ?Sufficient 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		342 
Pros + sharpness and colors practically at the upper limit of AVCHD
+ Many manual controls
 
Cons - No zebra function
- no 1/25 sec. shutter speed in cinema mode
- small wide angle
- manual focus control badly implemented
 
Conclusion Like its predecessors this cam satisfies with its very good image sharpness and the good manual controlsThe small wide-angle and missing zebra-function must be critizised.In comparison some competitors have notably better displays (Sony SR11/12) and more external manual controls (Sony SR11/12, CX11, Panasonic HS100, SD100). 
More information

Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review
HG21 Review
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