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models compared on this page: Canon XA10 and Sony HVR-A1

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Canon XA10Sony HVR-A1
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

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Name XA10HVR-A1
European name ?XA10HVR-A1E
US name ?XA10HVR-A1U
lowest US price 1869 $2149 $
On the market since April 2011 October 2005
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Sony
Test preview

[ top ]Canon XA10Sony HVR-A1
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon XA10Sony HVR-A1
Video formats ? AVCHD
MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
Recording Medium SD Card
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SDXC card
MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s25 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
DV
MPEG2
on-board memory ?64 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?30,4 mm41 mm
Filter diameter ?58 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
electronical
ND Filter ?Digital (auto)
Yes
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 1983000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/10.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/61/3
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ?Yes
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70%
100%		70%
100%
Histogram ?waveform
Yes
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Yes
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?Yes
Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
Yes
Custom Presets ?Yes
No
Set Time Code ?No
Yes
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
In
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 In
Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
No
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- In
Out
USB ?USB 2.0 OUT
USB 1.1
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
Mini-jack
 XLR
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Lanc ?Yes
Yes
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
AI
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  1020 g
Weight (with battery)  1120 g
Battery type Canon BP-808
Sony NP-FM50
Battery capacity 850 mAh1180 mAh
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 144 mm140 mm
Width 77 mm100 mm
Depth 161 mm190 mm
Relative Size ?1726
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?S/WB/W and color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?260000 Pixel 252000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?922000 Pixel 123200 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Ring
Manual Focus ? Ring
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Ring
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Wheel
Menu
Rocker
Focus switcher ?No
Yes
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
Yes
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
Yes
Audio Levels ?Yes
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		21
Audio

[ top ]Canon XA10Sony HVR-A1
Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Microphone ?Stereo internal
external XLR
Stereo internal
external XLR
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Viewfinder
Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?SD Card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
SDXC card
Memory Stick Duo
Medium included ?No
16 MB
Effective pixels ? 2764800 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x10801920x1080
1440x1080
640x480
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Canon XA10Sony HVR-A1
Specials 2 memory card slots 
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Test results

Test pictures
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test picture 1200 Lux
 
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slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Very goodSatisfactory
Resolution ?Very goodSatisfactory
Color performance ?Very goodSatisfactory
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?Very goodSufficient
Configuration / image ?Very goodGood
Configuration / sound ?Very goodGood
Handling ?GoodSatisfactory
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SufficientSufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		438326
Pros + Manual control over image characteristics
+ Low-Light Properties
+ XLR
+ Manual buttons, wheel and lens ring
+ Touch focus in manual mode
+ good picture impression
+ portable
+ partly professionally equipped
Cons - ND-filter function toothless
- 4:2:2 codec is not "activated"
- color resolution only average
- DV-quality only average
Conclusion In terms of manual control Canon leaves comparable consumer camcorders behind: the three custom keys, the dial and the lens ring make for the best camera operation we have seen for a long time in the price range under 1500 Euro (March 2011).The possibility to use touch focus in the manual mode is also a great plus.Even the extra charge of 500 Euro for the XA10 seems fair, as the added value not only inludes XLR, but also an accessory shoe, improved ergonomics, and an infrared mode.Like its consumer twin HC1 the Sony HVR-A1 has a very good brightness resolution, but tends sometimes to show color moirés on fine details.The color resolution is not on a HDV-level, though the CMOS sensor theoretically should have more reserves.The overall picture impression is good, partly due to the good dynamics behavior with little noise and few smear-effects.Color-wise the A1 is fairly neutral, almost somewhat low-key.The wide angle is very limited for indoors, but on the other hand there are only few lens errors.In low light situations the A1 loses color fast.Compared to the HC1 it is slightly better equipped in terms of sound and image.The handling remains only satisfactory due to the touch screen.
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