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Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD9
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HF100HDC-SD9
European name ?HF100HDC-SD9EG
US name ?VIXIA HF100HDC-SD9
lowest US price 745 $949 $
On the market since April 2008 March 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD9
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD9
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SD Card
SDHC card
SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 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
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42,9 mm42,9 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm37 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 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
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
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?No
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
100%
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?Yes
No
Cinegamma ?Yes
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD9
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
- 
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
No
Headphones ?Mini-jack
No
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 380 g275 g
Weight (with battery)   
Battery type Canon BP-809
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 64 mm65 mm
Width 73 mm67 mm
Depth 129 mm126 mm
Relative Size ?65
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?  
Viewfinder format ?  
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 300000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ? Joystick
Joystick
Manual Aperture ? Joystick
Joystick
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-SD9
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
5.1 Internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
Screen
Still

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD9
Recording Medium ?SD Card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD9
Specials   
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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 ?GoodSatisfactory
Resolution ?Very goodSufficient
Color performance ?Very goodSatisfactory
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?PoorSufficient
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySufficient
Handling ?SufficientSufficient
Portability ? Excellent Excellent
Photo function ?SatisfactorySufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
358298
Pros + Best image quality is at the limit of FullHD
+ Many manual controls
+ small, portable
Cons - fiddly operation
- too small wide-angle
- No Zebra
- Manual focus very poor
- only satisfactory image quality
- operation via joystick / Menu
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.Average camera, compact dimensions being its biggest advantage
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD9
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