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models compared on this page: Sony HVR-A1 and JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7

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Sony HVR-A1JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

JVC About JVC

Name HVR-A1HD Everio GZ-HD7
European name ?HVR-A1EHD Everio GZ-HD7EX
US name ?HVR-A1UHD Everio GZ-HD7
lowest US price 2149 $ 
On the market since October 2005 April 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to JVC
Test preview

[ top ]Sony HVR-A1JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Sufficient
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
MPEG2-TS
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
Built-in hard disk
SD Card
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
HD 1920 x 1080i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HD 1920 x 1080i
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s30 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG2
on-board memory ? 60 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
 Fujinon
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?41 mm39,5 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm46 mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
optical
ND Filter ?Yes
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/5 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1983000 Pixel 530000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/10.0001/4000
Maximum shutter time ?1/31/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70%
100%		 Off
70%
100%
Histogram ?Yes
Yes
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?Yes
Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?Yes
No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 In
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 In
Out
Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ?No
 Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
In
Out
USB ?USB 1.1
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
Mini-jack
Headphones ?Mini-jack
No
Lanc ?Yes
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ? AI
Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1020 g665 g
Weight (with battery) 1120 g750 g
Battery type Sony NP-FM50
JVC BN-VF815
Battery capacity 1180 mAh1460 mAh
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 140 mm91 mm
Width 100 mm77 mm
Depth 190 mm186 mm
Relative Size ?2613
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?B/W and color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?252000 Pixel 269000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch2,8 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?123200 Pixel 207000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
Rocker
Manual Focus ? Ring
Menu
 Ring
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
Menu
Rocker
 button
Focus switcher ?Yes
Yes
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?Yes
 
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?Yes
Yes
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		1No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
MPEG-1 Layer2
Microphone ?Stereo internal
external XLR
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
SD Card
Medium included ?16 MB
No
Effective pixels ?2764800 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480		1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480
1024 x 768
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

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Test results

Test pictures
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test small ISO image   
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test picture 1200 Lux   
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?  
Test image 12 lux optimized ?  
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?SatisfactorySufficient
Resolution ?SatisfactorySufficient
Color performance ?SatisfactoryGood
subj.Picture impression ?GoodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?SufficientSufficient
Configuration / image ?GoodSatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?GoodPoor
Handling ?SatisfactoryGood
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SufficientSufficient
Optics ?GoodSufficient
Dynamics ?GoodSatisfactory
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Sufficient
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		326252
Pros + good picture impression
+ portable
+ partly professionally equipped
+ HDV-compatible disk recording
+ High color resolution
+ good manual settings
Cons - color resolution only average
- DV-quality only average
- No FullHD
- Bad low light performance
- small wide angle
Conclusion 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.The JVC GZ-HD7 provides full 1920x1080 pixels for recording, which does not result in a visible improvement in recording quality, though.The recording mode 1440x1080 suffices for a full image performance with a good color resolution.The subjective image impression is satisfactory; when recording images with low contrast the details diminish due to the significant contour.In terms of color the GZ-HD7 is quite rich, the white balance on the other hand is often slow.With little light, the image grows quickly gloomy despite of the three CCDs, which combined with the relatively small wide-angle makes it less suitable for interior shots.Our test pattern also showed significant blurs and aberrations on the right border, which might suggest a not quite correctly built-in lens.
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