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models compared on this page: JVC GZ-HM400 and Samsung SC-HMX-20

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JVC GZ-HM400Samsung SC-HMX-20
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

Samsung Information on Samsung

Name GZ-HM400SC-HMX-20
European name ?GZ-HM400ESC-HMX20C
US name ?GZ-HM400SC-HMX-20
lowest US price 559 $ 
On the market since September 2009 May 2008
Manufacturers URL link to JVClink to Samsung
Test preview

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

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Video formats ? AVCHD
MPEG4/AVC
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SD Card
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVC 1920 x 1080i50
AVC 1920 x 1080p25
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVC 1920 x 1080 60i
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/sk. a. Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?32 GB8 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Konica Minolta
 
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?48 mm50 mm
Filter diameter ?46 mm49 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
electronical
ND Filter ?No
2
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/2,33 inch1/1,8 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? 4000000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
Focus ? auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/40001/auto
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?No
No
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
No
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?No
No
Cinegamma ?No
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
 Out
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
Mini-jack
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
AI
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 400 g 
Weight (with battery) 485 g492 g
Battery type JVC BNVF815U
 
Battery capacity 1460 mAh 
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 67 mm66 mm
Width 72 mm67 mm
Depth 135 mm140 mm
Relative Size ?66
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?- -
Viewfinder format ?- -
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
S/W
Display size 2,8 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ? 230000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Menu
Manual Aperture ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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		1No
Audio

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

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Recording Medium ?SDHC card
SD Card
built-in flash memory
Medium included ?No
16 MB
Effective pixels ?1037000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?3456 x 2592 max
3264 x 2448
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

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Specials  + slow motion recording
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ?  
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Resolution ?GoodSufficient
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?GoodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?PoorPoor
Configuration / image ?GoodSatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySufficient
Handling ?GoodGood
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optics ?GoodSatisfactory
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Sufficient
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		336266
Pros + manual controls for shutter, focus and aperture
+ Custom Key
+ good price
Cons - manual controls are a bit slow
- Little sharpness
- No wide angle
- lens distorted
Conclusion 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 controlsLow-light capabilities only average despite big sensor sizeImage sharpness, lens distortion and audio-features are almost all below averageAnd there seem to be no revolutionary concepts at work at the touchscreen-controlsThe fact that the Samsung camera mostly is priced a little below other models is no big comfort, since you also get notably more for the additional charge by the competion.
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