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models compared on this page: JVC GZ-HD30 and JVC GZ-HD6

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JVC GZ-HD30JVC GZ-HD6
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

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Name GZ-HD30GZ-HD6
European name ?GZ-HD30GZ-HD6EX
US name ?GZ-HD30GZ-HD6
lowest US price 559 $ 
On the market since August 2008 March 2008
Manufacturers URL link to JVClink to JVC
Test preview

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

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Video formats ? AVCHD
MPEG2-TS
HDV
MPEG2-TS
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
microSD/microSDHC
Built-in hard disk
SD Card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
MPEG2 1440 x1080/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s26,6 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG2
MPEG4
MPEG2
on-board memory ?80 GB120 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?JVC HD
 Fujinon
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm40 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/5 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2 Pixel 530000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/40001/4000
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%
70%
100%
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?No
No
Cinegamma ?No
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
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		  Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- Out
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
Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  505 g
Weight (with battery) 450 g590 g
Battery type  JVC BNVF815U
Battery capacity  1460 mAh
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 73 mm79 mm
Width 68 mm73 mm
Depth 123 mm138 mm
Relative Size ?67
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ? -
Viewfinder format ? -
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,8 Inch2,8 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?207000 Pixel 207000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Menu
Menu
Focus switcher ?No
No
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ? No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MPEG-1 Layer2
MPEG-1 Layer2
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Screen
Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?microSD
hard drive
microSD
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ? 530000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480
2432 x 1368		1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
No
Misc.

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Specials -maximum bitrate 17 MPbps AVCHD, 27 Mbps MPEG-2 TS
 
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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 ?GoodSatisfactory
Resolution ?SatisfactorySufficient
Color performance ?Very goodVery good
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?PoorSufficient
Configuration / image ?GoodSatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySufficient
Handling ?SufficientSufficient
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SufficientSufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		342306
Pros + Many manual controls
+ two formats (AVCHD and MPEG2)
+ good image and lowlight quality
+ No rolling shutter, Thanks to the CCD
Cons - the controls are hard to getting used to
- formats are not arbitrarily mixable
- no viewfinder
- Lowlight
- Not particularly sharp
-manual controls
Conclusion The possibility to record both HD-consumer formats is a good thing, but some details are missing (the formats can not be combined at playback, no backup-tape, no HDV-recording on SD cards).Nice to see that with this introduction of CMOS sensors JVC closed the gap of lagging behind in picture qualityMany important parameters can be adjusted manually, which is great, but the operation requires a little too much patience and practice.If JVC would have included the rich manual controls of the HD7 this cam would have been a real winner for every ambitioned movie maker.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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