/// HD Camcorder Comparison

Picture ?

Manufacturer

Canon

Sony

Name

XL H1S

NEX-FS100

European name ?

XL H1S

NEX-FS100E

US name ?

XL H1S

NEXFS100U

lowest US price

7800 $

(6500) $

On the market since

May 2008

July 2011

Manufacturers URL

Test preview

slashCAM rating ?

Very good

not yet tested

test picture 1200 Lux

Test image 12 lux auto-mode

Video

Video formats ?

MiniDV
HDV

AVCHD
MPEG4/AVC
SD MPEG2

Recording Medium

MiniDV/HDV-Cassette

SD Card
SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
SDXC card

video resolutions EU ?

HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/25F
HDV 1440 x 1080/25F

AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
SD MPEG2 720 x 576

video resolutions US ?

HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
720 MiniDV x480/24p
MiniDV 720 x 480/30p

AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
SD MPEG2 720 x 480
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p

Max Bitrate ?

25 Mbit/s

28 Mbit/s

Compression format ?

DV
MPEG2

MPEG2
MPEG4

on-board memory ?

Optics

Optics Manufacturer ?

Canon

Optical Zoom ?

20 x

Wide Angle 16:9 ?

39 mm

Filter diameter ?

72 mm

- mm

Image Stabilization ?

optical

ND Filter ?

Exchangable optics ?

Yes

Image Sensor

Number of sensors ?

Size of image sensor ?

1/3 inch

1/Super 35mm (23.6 x 13.3 mm)
inch

image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?

1560000 Pixel

3370000 Pixel

Image Sensor Type ?

CCD

CMOS

Controls

White Balance ?

auto
manual
presets

Focus ?

auto
manual

Minimum shutter time ?

1/16.000

1/10.000

Maximum shutter time ?

1/3

Apperture control ?

auto
manual
AE-Shift

Infrared recording ?

Expanded Focus ?

Yes

Peaking ?

Yes

Signal Processing

Zebra ?

Off
70-100%

Histogram ?

adjustable sharpness ?

Yes

Adjustable color ?

Yes

Cinegamma ?

Yes

Black Strech ?

Yes

Knee ?

Yes

Colorbars ?

Yes

Misc.

Shot Transition ?

Yes

Custom Presets ?

Yes

Set Time Code ?

Yes

Configuration

Connections

FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite

In
Out

Out

YC ?
synonymous: S-Video

In
Out

YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal

Out

HDMI ?

Out

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

In
Out

USB ?

USB 2.0 OUT

Microphone / Audio input ?

XLR
Cinch

XLR

Headphones ?

3.5 mm mini-jack

Mini-jack

Lanc ?

Yes

Time-code interface ?

In
Out

Genlock ?

Accessory shoe ?

Standard

HD-SDI ?

Out

Misc.

Weight (without battery)

3435 g

1040 g

Weight (with battery)

3750 g

Battery type

Canon BP-950G

Battery capacity

5200 mAh

Charger ?

external

Remote control

Yes

Size

Height

226 mm

126 mm

Width

220 mm

101 mm

Depth

496 mm

193 mm

Relative Size ?

246

Viewfinder

Viewfinder available ?

Yes

Color Viewfinder ?

Color

Viewfinder format ?

16:9

Viewfinder pixels ?

215000 Pixel

Display

Display available ?

Yes

Color display ?

Color

Display size

2,4 Inch

3,5 Inch

Display format ?

16:9

Display pixels ?

215000 Pixel

921600 Pixel

Touch Screen ?

External controls

Manual Zoom ?

Rocker
Ring

Manual Focus ?

Ring

Manual Aperture ?

Focus switcher ?

Yes

ND Filter ?

Yes

Exp Lock ?

Yes

Gain ?

Yes

White balance ?

Yes

Push AF ?

Yes

Audio Levels ?

Yes

Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons

Audio

Audio Formats ?

MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
HDV: 4x48kHz 16bit MPEG 2

Microphone ?

Stereo internal
external XLR

Audio Control ?

auto
manual

Audio levels ?

Viewfinder
display

Still

Recording Medium ?

SD Card

Medium included ?

16 MB

Effective pixels ?

1560000 Pixel

Resolutions ?

1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480

Standard ?

JPEG Exif 2.2

Flash ?

Misc.

Specials

optional upgrade for NTSC recordingsimulataneous video signal at RCA and BNC output

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