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models compared on this page: Canon HF100 and Panasonic HDC-HS100

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Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-HS100
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HF100HDC-HS100
European name ?HF100HDC-HS100EG
US name ?VIXIA HF100HDC-HS100
lowest US price 745 $1060 $
On the market since April 2008 September 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-HS100
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-HS100
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SD Card
SDHC card
Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
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
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 ? 60 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42,9 mm42 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
CMOS
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
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
 Off
100%
Histogram ?No
Yes
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
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
[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-HS100
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
Yes
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 g420 g
Weight (with battery)  482 g
Battery type Canon BP-809
Panasonic VW-VBG130-K
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 64 mm74 mm
Width 73 mm138 mm
Depth 129 mm76 mm
Relative Size ?67
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ? Color
Viewfinder format ? 16:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 183000 Pixel
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
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Manual Focus ? Joystick
Ring
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ? Joystick
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-HS100
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
Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
Viewfinder
Screen
Still

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-HS100
Recording Medium ?SD Card
SD Card
hard drive
Medium included ?No
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-HS100
Specials  -Quick Power : ready to record in 1,9 seconds
Product Shots

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-HS100
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-HS100
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ?  
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?GoodSatisfactory
Resolution ?Very goodSatisfactory
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?PoorSufficient
Configuration / image ?SatisfactoryGood
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Handling ?SufficientGood
Portability ? Excellent Excellent
Photo function ?SatisfactorySufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		358336
Pros + Best image quality is at the limit of FullHD
+ Many manual controls
-lens-ring with lots of manual functions
Cons - fiddly operation
- too small wide-angle
- No Zebra
- Manual focus very poor
-average sharpness
-menu-structure and menu-handling
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.This is going in the right direction.More manual control is what is missing with most of the current AVCHD cams.And this is exactly what Panasonic is delivering.Thanks to histogramm, zebra, luma display and expanded focus manual control is better than on any other camera below 1000 Euros.The somewhat below average sharpness of the camera is something one can live with, but there are also one or two other minor things on this camera which could have been solved better.But definitely one of the most interesting newcomers 2008
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-HS100
slashCAM Review
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external reviews/tests  www.camcorderinfo.com
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