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models compared on this page: Canon HF100 (VIXIA HF100) and Panasonic HDC-SD20 (HDC-SD20EG/ HDC-SD20K)

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Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD20
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HF100HDC-SD20
European name ?HF100HDC-SD20EG
US name ?VIXIA HF100HDC-SD20K
lowest US price 520 $430 $
On the market since April 2008 February 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD20
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
Video

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD20
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SD Card
SDHC card
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
AVCHD 1440 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 ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x16 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42,9 mm42 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/3,2 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 1170000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?2.0008.000
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
no
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Yes
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-SD20
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out mini
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 g270 g
Weight (with battery)  327 g
Battery type Canon BP-809
PAnasonic VW-VBG070
Battery capacity  725 mAh
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 64 mm64 mm
Width 73 mm67 mm
Depth 129 mm127 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 230400 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ? Joystick
Menu
Manual Aperture ? Joystick
Menu
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

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD20
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
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
Screen
Still

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD20
Recording Medium ?SD Card
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ? 2100000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536		1920 x 1080 - max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD20
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Test results

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[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD20
luminance resolution
chrominance resolution
lens distortion
test small ISO image
noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?GoodSufficient
Resolution ? Excellent Sufficient
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSatisfactory
Wide Angle ?PoorSufficient
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySufficient
Handling ?SufficientSatisfactory
Portability ? Excellent Excellent
Photo function ?SatisfactorySufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		366293
Pros + Best image quality is at the limit of FullHD
+ Many manual controls
+ manual controls for shutter and aperture
+ factory setting adjustable
Cons - fiddly operation
- too small wide-angle
- No Zebra
- Manual focus very poor
- somewhat blurred compared with other HD video
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 cam shines with unusual (in this price category) manual controls and smart automatic modes and a touchscreen.But the small 1 chip sensor limits the picture quality too much.
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[ top ]Canon HF100Panasonic HDC-SD20
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