/// HD Camcorder Comparison

Picture ?

Manufacturer

JVC

Panasonic

Name

GY-HM100

AG-HMC150

European name ?

GY-HM100

AG-HMC150

US name ?

GY-HM100

AG-HMC150

lowest US price

2795 $

2799 $

On the market since

April 2009

September 2008

Manufacturers URL

Test preview

slashCAM rating ?

Good

not yet tested

test picture 1200 Lux

Test image 12 lux auto-mode

Video

Video formats ?

HDV
XDCAM EX

AVCHD

Recording Medium

SDHC card

SD Card
SDHC card

video resolutions EU ?

HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
XDCAM EX x1080/24p 1920, 25p, 30p, 50i, 60i
XDCAM EX 1280 x 720/24p, 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p

AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/30p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/25p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/24p

video resolutions US ?

XDCAM EX x1080/24p 1920, 25p, 30p, 50i, 60i
XDCAM EX 1280 x 720/24p, 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p

AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/30p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/25p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/24p

Max Bitrate ?

35 Mbit/s

24 Mbit/s

Compression format ?

MPEG2

MPEG4

on-board memory ?

Optics

Optics Manufacturer ?

Fujinon

Optical Zoom ?

10 x

Wide Angle 16:9 ?

39 mm

Filter diameter ?

46 mm

72 mm

Image Stabilization ?

optical

ND Filter ?

Yes

Exchangable optics ?

Image Sensor

Number of sensors ?

Size of image sensor ?

1/4 inch

1/3 inch

image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?

Image Sensor Type ?

CCD

Controls

White Balance ?

auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift

Focus ?

auto

Minimum shutter time ?

1/10.000

Maximum shutter time ?

1/4

Apperture control ?

auto
manual
AE-Shift

Infrared recording ?

Expanded Focus ?

Peaking ?

Yes

Signal Processing

Zebra ?

50-105%

Histogram ?

adjustable sharpness ?

Yes

Adjustable color ?

Yes

Cinegamma ?

Yes

Black Strech ?

Yes

Knee ?

Yes

Colorbars ?

Yes

Misc.

Shot Transition ?

Custom Presets ?

Yes

Set Time Code ?

Yes

Configuration

Connections

FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite

Out

YC ?
synonymous: S-Video

YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal

Out

HDMI ?

Out

DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394

USB ?

USB 2.0

Microphone / Audio input ?

XLR
Mini-jack

Headphones ?

Mini-jack

Lanc ?

Time-code interface ?

Genlock ?

Accessory shoe ?

Standard

HD-SDI ?

Misc.

Weight (without battery)

Weight (with battery)

1400 g

Battery type

JVC BN-VF823

Battery capacity

2190 mAh

Charger ?

internal
external

Remote control

Yes

Size

Height

178 mm

Width

138 mm

Depth

365 mm

Relative Size ?

Viewfinder

Viewfinder available ?

Yes

Color Viewfinder ?

Color

Viewfinder format ?

16:9

Viewfinder pixels ?

235000 Pixel

Display

Display available ?

Yes

Color display ?

Color

Display size

2,8 Inch

Display format ?

16:9

Display pixels ?

921600 Pixel

Touch Screen ?

External controls

Manual Zoom ?

Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned

Manual Focus ?

bi-functional focus or aperture wheel

Manual Aperture ?

button

Focus switcher ?

Yes

ND Filter ?

Yes

Exp Lock ?

Yes

Gain ?

Yes

White balance ?

Yes

Push AF ?

Audio Levels ?

Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons

Audio

Audio Formats ?

2 channel PCM

Microphone ?

Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
external XLR

Audio Control ?

auto
manual

Audio levels ?

Viewfinder
Screen

Still

Recording Medium ?

SDHC card

Medium included ?

Effective pixels ?

Resolutions ?

1920 x 1080 - max

Standard ?

JPEG Exif 2.2

Flash ?

Misc.

Specials

Records in HDV as well as XDCAMEX in a QuickTime container on a SDHC card

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