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Model
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| JVC GZ-HD6 | Canon HV40 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | JVC 
| Canon
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| Name | GZ-HD6 | HV40 |
| European name ? | GZ-HD6EX | Legria HV40 |
| US name ? | GZ-HD6 | VIXIA HV40 |
| lowest US price | | 585 $ |
| On the market since | March 2008 | April 2009 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to JVC | link to Canon |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | not yet tested |
| test picture 1200 Lux | |  |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | HDV
MPEG2-TS
| MiniDV
HDV
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| Recording Medium | Built-in hard disk
SD Card
| MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
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| video resolutions EU ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
| HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
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| video resolutions US ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
| HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
720 MiniDV x480/24p
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| Max Bitrate ? | 26,6 Mbit/s | 25 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG2
| DV
MPEG2
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| on-board memory ? | 120 GB | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Fujinon
| Canon
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 40 mm | 43,6 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 43 mm | 43 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| Yes
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 3 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/5 inch | 1/2,7 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 530000 Pixel | 2070000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CCD
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto
manual
presets
| auto
presets
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| Focus ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/4000 | 1/2.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
AE-Shift
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| Infrared recording ? | No
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
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| Peaking ? | Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | 70%
100% | |
| Histogram ? | | |
| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | No
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| Cinegamma ? | No
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| Black Strech ? | No
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| Knee ? | No
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| Colorbars ? | Yes
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
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| Set Time Code ? | No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
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YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | Out
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YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | Out
| In
Out
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| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
Cinch
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| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
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| Lanc ? | No
| No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 505 g | 535 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 590 g | |
| Battery type | JVC BNVF815U
| Canon BP-2L13
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| Battery capacity | 1460 mAh | |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 79 mm | 82 mm |
| Width | 73 mm | 88 mm |
| Depth | 138 mm | 138 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 7 | 9 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | - | Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | - | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | 123000 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,8 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 207000 Pixel | 211000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
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| Focus switcher ? | No
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| ND Filter ? | No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
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| Gain ? | No
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| White balance ? | No
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| Push AF ? | No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
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Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | No
| 1 |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | MPEG-1 Layer2
| MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
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| Audio Control ? | auto
| manual
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| Audio levels ? | Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | microSD
| MiniSD
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| Medium included ? | No
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| Effective pixels ? | 530000 Pixel | |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | No
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | | |
Product Shots
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Test results
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| 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 ? | Satisfactory | |
| Resolution ? | Sufficient | |
| Color performance ? | Very good | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good | |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | |
| Wide Angle ? | Sufficient | |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | |
| Configuration / sound ? | Sufficient | |
| Handling ? | Sufficient | |
| Portability ? | Very good | |
| Photo function ? | Sufficient | |
| Optics ? | Good | |
| Dynamics ? | Good | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
| not yet tested |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 306 | |
| Pros | + No rolling shutter, Thanks to the CCD
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| Cons | - no viewfinder
- Lowlight
- Not particularly sharp
-manual controls
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| Conclusion | For the JVC speaks almost exclusively the lack of CMOS-rolling shutter and - in special cases - maybe the MPEG2 recording.It is a pity that JVC did not pursue innovations such as HDV on SD or professional usability as they did with the HD7. | |
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