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models compared on this page: Canon HF100 and Samsung HMX-S10

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Model

Canon HF100Samsung HMX-S10
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Samsung Information on Samsung

Name HF100HMX-S10
European name ?HF100HMX-S10
US name ?VIXIA HF100HMX-S10
lowest US price 745 $699 $
On the market since April 2008 May 2010
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Samsung
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
MPEG4/AVC
Recording Medium SD Card
SDHC card
SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVC 1920 x 1080i50
AVC 1920 x 1080p25
MP4 720 x 576 50i
AVC 1280 720p25/p50
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
AVC 1920 x 1080 60i
MP4 720 x 480 60i
AVC 1280 720p30/p60
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/sk. a. Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Tailor Kreunznach
Optical Zoom ?12 x15 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42,9 mm46,5 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm46 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optically and electronically
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/3,2 inch1/2,33 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 10000000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/10.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
No
Peaking ?No
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
No
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?Yes
No
Cinegamma ?Yes
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
No
No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
Out
No
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
--
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones ?Mini-jack
No
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 g 
Weight (with battery)   
Battery type Canon BP-809
Samsung IA-BP210E
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 64 mm58 mm
Width 73 mm56 mm
Depth 129 mm114 mm
Relative Size ?63
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ? -
Viewfinder format ? -
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch3,5 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?211000 Pixel 1152000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Manual Focus ? Joystick
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ? Joystick
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?No
No
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

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Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
AAC Stereo
AAC Stereo 48 kHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
No
Still

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Recording Medium ?SD Card
SD Card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ? 10000000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
3984 x 2656
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
No
Misc.

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Specials  + Time lapse recording
Product Shots

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Test results

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 ?GoodGood
Resolution ?Very goodVery good
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSatisfactory
Wide Angle ?PoorPoor
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySufficient
Handling ?SufficientSatisfactory
Portability ? Excellent Very good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optics ?GoodSatisfactory
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
358323
Pros + Best image quality is at the limit of FullHD
+ Many manual controls
+ Sharpness and lowlight behavior
+ Some good manual control
+ Touch Focus
Cons - fiddly operation
- too small wide-angle
- No Zebra
- Manual focus very poor
- Automatics never completely switched off
- No support for AVCHD
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.With the HMX-S10 Samsung shows the company is able to build cameras that can compete technically in the 1000 Euro league.The camera hardware is more than adequate for this price.But software-wise there is more emphasis on colorful animations than practical usability. The small lens wheel does in any case only make limited sense, as long as you cannot inhibit the camera from automatically changing the settings.The display, however, is really impressive and also the manufacturing of the camera seems very solid.
More information

Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review
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