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Model
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| Canon HF100 | JVC GZ-HM400 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| JVC
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| Name | HF100 | GZ-HM400 |
| European name ? | HF100 | GZ-HM400E |
| US name ? | VIXIA HF100 | GZ-HM400 |
| lowest US price | 745 $ | 559 $ |
| On the market since | April 2008 | September 2009 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon | link to JVC |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Good
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| 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
| SDHC card
built-in flash memory
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| 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
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| Max Bitrate ? | 17 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | 32 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Konica Minolta
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| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 42,9 mm | 48 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 37 mm | 46 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
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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 | 1/2,33 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2070000 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
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/2.000 | 1/4000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
AE-Shift
| auto
manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| No
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| Peaking ? | No
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
| Off
70%
100%
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| Histogram ? | No
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| Yes
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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
| No
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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
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
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| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
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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
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 380 g | 400 g |
| Weight (with battery) | | 485 g |
| Battery type | Canon BP-809
| JVC BNVF815U
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| Battery capacity | | 1460 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 64 mm | 67 mm |
| Width | 73 mm | 72 mm |
| Depth | 129 mm | 135 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 | 2,8 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 211000 Pixel | |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Joystick
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | Joystick
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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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
| 1 |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
| Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
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| Audio Control ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
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| Audio levels ? | Screen
| Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SD Card
| SDHC card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | | 1037000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536 | 3456 x 2592 max
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| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| Yes
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Misc.
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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 | Satisfactory |
| Resolution ? | Very good | Good |
| Color performance ? | Very good | Very good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | Poor |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | Good |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Handling ? | Sufficient | Good |
| Portability ? | Excellent | Very good |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Optics ? | Good | Good |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
| Good
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Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 358 | 336 |
| Pros | + Best image quality is at the limit of FullHD
+ Many manual controls
| + manual controls for shutter, focus and aperture
+ Custom Key
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| Cons | - fiddly operation
- too small wide-angle
- No Zebra
- Manual focus very poor
| - manual controls are a bit slow
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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. | The GZ-HM400 got one of the sharpest images of its classToo bad you can no longer adjust the colors.The external controls will be interesting for people who like to manually adjust things and be in control.In addition to the slowness of the parameters, when filming, the user has to decide whether to use the fast white balance, focus help or custom keys.Otherwise it is back to the menu via laser touch controls |
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