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Model
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| Panasonic HDC-SDT750 | JVC GZ-HD5 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic 
| JVC 
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| Name | HDC-SDT750 | GZ-HD5 |
| European name ? | HDC-SDT750 | GZ-HD5EX |
| US name ? | HDC-SDT750 | GZ-HD5 |
| lowest US price | 779 $ | 779 $ |
| On the market since | September 2010 | March 2008 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Panasonic | link to JVC |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | Satisfactory
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| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD
| HDV MPEG2-TS
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| Recording Medium | SDHC card
| Built-in hard disk SD Card
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| HDV 1440 x 1080/50i MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
| HDV 1440 x 1080/60i MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 28 Mbit/s | 26,6 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG2
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| on-board memory ? | | 120 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Leica
| Fujinon
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| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 35 mm | 40 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 46 mm | 43 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 3 | 3 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4,1 inch | 1/5 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2530000 Pixel | 530000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CCD
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets WB-Shift
| auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/8.000 | 1/4000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/25 | 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
| No
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| Peaking ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | 100% | 70% 100% |
| Histogram ? | Yes
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| No
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
| No
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| Black Strech ? | No
| No
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| Knee ? | No
| No
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| Colorbars ? | No
| Yes
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
| No
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| Set Time Code ? | No
| No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ? synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
| Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | No
| Out
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out mini
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | Out
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| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
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| Headphones ? | 3.5 mm mini-jack
| No
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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
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 380 g | 480 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 440 g | 565 g |
| Battery type | Panasonic VW-VBG 130
| JVC BNVF815U
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| Battery capacity | 1250 mAh | 1460 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal external
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 66 mm | 78 mm |
| Width | 69 mm | 73 mm |
| Depth | 138 mm | 130 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 6 | 7 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| - |
| 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 | 3,0 Inch | 2,8 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 230400 Pixel | 207000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker Zoom ring multi-assigned
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Menu
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Menu
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| Focus switcher ? | No
| No
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
| No
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| Gain ? | No
| No
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| White balance ? | No
| No
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| Push AF ? | No
| No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ? synonymous: User buttons | No
| No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max. Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| MPEG-1 Layer2
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| Microphone ? | Mini-jack external 5.1 Internal
| Stereo internal Mini-jack external
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| Audio Control ? | auto manual
| auto
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| Audio levels ? | Viewfinder Screen
| Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SDXC card
| microSD
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | 2100000 Pixel | 530000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 4000 x 3000 - Max
| 1920x1080 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| No
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Misc.
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| Specials | 3D filming is possible with a supplied converter lensoptional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s | |
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 ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Resolution ? | Excellent | Sufficient |
| Color performance ? | Very good | Very good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Good | Sufficient |
| Configuration / image ? | Very good | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Poor |
| Handling ? | Good | Sufficient |
| Portability ? | Very good | Very good |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Optics ? | Good | Good |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | Satisfactory
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 412 | 298 |
| Pros | + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit + Many manual controls + 1080p50
| + No rolling shutter, Thanks to the CCD
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| Cons | - setting focus manually is a little complicated
| - No headphone jack - No viewfinder - Lowlight - Not particularly sharp -manual controls
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| Conclusion | Not only does Panasonic offer 50p, it also brings enough wide angle (which even isn´t affected by the active image stabilisation), good low-light performance and colors, great sharpness and lots of manual control.(only 2D mode) | 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.The fact that the HD5 even lacks a headphone jack adds to its shortcomings. |
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