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models compared on this page: Canon HF100 and Panasonic HDC-TM300

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Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-TM300
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HF100HDC-TM300
European name ?HF100HDC-TM300
US name ?VIXIA HF100HDC-TM300K
lowest US price 745 $949 $
On the market since April 2008 March 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-TM300
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-TM300
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SD Card
SDHC card
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ? 32 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42,9 mm45 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/3,2 inch1/4,1 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?No
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
 
Histogram ?No
 
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
[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-TM300
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out mini
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		--
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones ?Mini-jack
3.5 mm mini-jack
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
 Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 380 g385 g
Weight (with battery)  445 g
Battery type Canon BP-809
 
Battery capacity  1250 mAh
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 64 mm70 mm
Width 73 mm72 mm
Depth 129 mm141 mm
Relative Size ?67
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ? Color
Viewfinder format ? 16:9
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?211000 Pixel 230400 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Manual Focus ? Joystick
Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ? Joystick
Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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		No
No
Audio

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-TM300
Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
Viewfinder
Screen
display
Still

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-TM300
Recording Medium ?SD Card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ? 7530000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536		3984 x 2656
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-TM300
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[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-TM300
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-TM300
luminance resolution
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noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Good 
Resolution ?Very 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 ? Excellent  
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		358 
Pros + Best image quality is at the limit of FullHD
+ Many manual controls
 
Cons - fiddly operation
- too small wide-angle
- No Zebra
- Manual focus very poor
 
Conclusion In this price class currently no rival offers better image quality and more controlsHowever, compromises must be made in terms of wide angle and in the handling, especially the focussing. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-TM300
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