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Model
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| Canon HF100 | Sony HDR-CX106E |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| Sony
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| Name | HF100 | HDR-CX106E |
| European name ? | HF100 | HDR-CX105E |
| US name ? | VIXIA HF100 | HDR-CX106E |
| lowest US price | 745 $ | 635 $ |
| On the market since | April 2008 | March 2009 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon | link to Sony |
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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
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| Recording Medium | SD Card
SDHC card
| Memory Stick PRO Duo
built-in flash memory
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
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| 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 1440 x 1080/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 17 Mbit/s | 16 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | 8 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Carl Zeiss
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| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 42,9 mm | 42 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 37 mm | 30 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| electronical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/3,2 inch | 1/5 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2070000 Pixel | 2360000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto
manual
presets
| auto
manual
presets
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| Focus ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/2.000 | 1/10.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | 1/25 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
AE-Shift
| auto
manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
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| Peaking ? | No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
| No
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| Histogram ? | No
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| No
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| No
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
| No
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| Black Strech ? | No
| No
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| Knee ? | No
| No
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| Colorbars ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
| No
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| Set Time Code ? | No
| No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
| Out
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YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | No
| About Special Equipment
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YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | - |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0 OUT
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| No
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| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| No
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| Lanc ? | No
| No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | Advanced Mini
| No
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 380 g | 280 g |
| Weight (with battery) | | 330 g |
| Battery type | Canon BP-809
| Sony NP-FH50
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| Battery capacity | | |
| Charger ? | internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 64 mm | 69 mm |
| Width | 73 mm | 68 mm |
| Depth | 129 mm | 129 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 6 | 6 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | | - |
| Viewfinder format ? | | - |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 211000 Pixel | 211200 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Joystick
| Menu
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| Manual Aperture ? | Joystick
| Menu
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| Focus switcher ? | No
| No
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
| No
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| Gain ? | No
| No
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| White balance ? | No
| No
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| Push AF ? | No
| No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | No
| No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto
manual
| auto
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| Audio levels ? | Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SD Card
| Memory Stick Duo
hard drive
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | | |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536 | 2304 x 1728 - Max
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| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| No
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Misc.
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| Specials | | |
Product Shots
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Test results
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| Test pictures |
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| luminance resolution | | |
| chrominance resolution | | |
| lens distortion | | |
| test small ISO image | | |
| 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
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| Cons | - fiddly operation
- too small wide-angle
- No Zebra
- Manual focus very poor
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| 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. | |
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