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Model
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| Sanyo Xacti HD1010 | Toshiba GSC A100F |
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| Manufacturer | Sanyo
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| Name | Xacti HD1010 | GSC A100F |
| European name ? | Xacti HD1010 | GSC A100F |
| US name ? | Xacti VPC-HD1010 | GSC A100F |
| lowest US price | 400 $ | |
| On the market since | October 2008 | April 2008 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Sanyo | link to Toshiba |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | Satisfactory
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| test picture 1200 Lux | |  |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | |  |
Video
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| Video formats ? | MPEG4/AVC
| MPEG4/AVC
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| Recording Medium | SDHC card
| Built-in hard disk
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/30p 720p60 AVC/H.264 720p30 AVC/H.264
| AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
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| video resolutions US ? | AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/30p 720p60 AVC/H.264 720p30 AVC/H.264
| AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 14 Mbit/s | 16 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | 100 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | | Fujinon
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 50 mm | 35,9 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 40,5 mm | 43 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | electronical
| electronical
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| ND Filter ? | Yes
| No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/2,5 inch | 1/3 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 3560000 Pixel | 1490000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets
| auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/4000 | 1/auto
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| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/30 | auto
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| 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 ? | No
| No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
| Off
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| Histogram ? | No
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | No
| No
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| Adjustable color ? | No
| No
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| Cinegamma ? | No
| No
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| Black Strech ? | No
| No
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| Knee ? | No
| No
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| Colorbars ? | No
| No
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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 | Out
| 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 | - | |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | 2,5mm mini jack
| No
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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
| No
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | | 485 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 311 g | 545 g |
| Battery type | | Toshiba GSC-BT6
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| Battery capacity | | |
| Charger ? | internal
| external
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 90 mm | 78 mm |
| Width | 54 mm | 79 mm |
| Depth | 112 mm | 135 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 5 | 8 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | - | - |
| Viewfinder format ? | - | - |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 3,0 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 230000 Pixel | 230000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Joystick
| Joystick
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| Manual Aperture ? | Joystick
| Joystick
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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 | 4 | No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | AAC Stereo
| AAC Stereo
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto
| auto manual
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| Audio levels ? | display
| No
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SD Card
| SD Card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | 4000000 Pixel | |
| Resolutions ? | 3264 x 2448 | 1920x1080 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | Adjustable ISO modi Sound-only recordings can be madeUSB storage directly connectable | |
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 ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory |
| Color performance ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | Good |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Poor |
| Handling ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Portability ? | Excellent | Very good |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Optics ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 288 | 276 |
| Pros | + Many manual controls + Adjustable ISO modi + audio-only recordings possible + USB memory stick can be connected directly for archiving purposes
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| Cons | - Automatic mode - Image stabilisation - vertical resolution in 60i mode - handling - wide angle - 60Hz modi only
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| Conclusion | Audio-only recording, Xacti-Library-Function and adjustable ISO are features that the more established rivals lack.Furthermore this camera offers great manual control in combination with the display of relevant parameters such as focus-distance or shutter.Even the low-light performance of the camera is remarkable for this price class.Nonetheless the camera has several flaws, eg. the lacking support for the european 50 HZ standard.Due to the bumpy image stabilisation and the poor automatics the camera is not very suited for newbies who want a simple camera for holiday trips.Ambitious videographers on the other hand will not be able to fully appreciate the manual control due to the handling, and the small wide angle will surely be a nuisance.In terms of sharpness the camera can only compete with its rivals in the 30p-mode. | No focus ring, no manual controls, no viewfinder, no audio connections, and crippled manual values are inaccessibly hidden in colorful menus.Analog output is NTSC-only, and a new video format is used that is even worse to edit than AVCHD.The sharpness is achieved through extreme contourCompared to Sony, Panasonic and Canon the codec shows even more artifacts. |
More information
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