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models compared on this page: JVC GZ-HD40 and Sony HDR-PJ260

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JVC GZ-HD40Sony HDR-PJ260
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

Sony Information on Sony

Name GZ-HD40HDR-PJ260
European name ?GZ-HD40HDR-PJ260E
US name ?GZ-HD40HDR-PJ260
lowest US price   (629) $
On the market since August 2008 January 2012
Manufacturers URL link to JVClink to Sony
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
MPEG2-TS
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
microSD/microSDHC
SD Card
SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
built-in flash memory
SDXC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
MPEG2 1440 x1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s28 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG2
MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?120 GB16 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?JVC HD
Sony
Optical Zoom ?10 x30 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm29,8 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm- mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
optically and electronically
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/3,91 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2 Pixel 2230000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/40001/10.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/8
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?No
No
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
No
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?No
No
Cinegamma ?No
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 About Special Equipment
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 Out
-
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0 OUT
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones ?Mini-jack
No
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  320 g
Weight (with battery) 450 g 
Battery type  Sony NP-FV50
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
No
Size
Height 73 mm64 mm
Width 68 mm58 mm
Depth 123 mm116 mm
Relative Size ?64
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ? -
Viewfinder format ? -
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,8 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?207000 Pixel 230000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Menu
 
Focus switcher ?No
No
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ? No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
 
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MPEG-1 Layer2
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Screen
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?microSD
hard drive
Memory Stick Duo
SD Card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
SDXC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ? 5020000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480
2432 x 1368		3984 x 2240 - Max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
No
Misc.

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Specials -included: dockingstation with USB,AV-Out, component outt and FireWire
-maximum bitrate 17 MPbps AVCHD, 27 Mbps MPEG-2 TS
Projector
GPS
Product Shots

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Test results

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 
Resolution ?Satisfactory 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Poor 
Configuration / image ?Good 
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory 
Handling ?Sufficient 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Sufficient 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		342 
Pros + Many manual controls
+ two formats (AVCHD and MPEG2)
+ good image and lowlight quality
 
Cons - the controls are hard to getting used to
- formats are not arbitrarily mixable
 
Conclusion The possibility to record both HD-consumer formats is a good thing, but some details are missing (the formats can not be combined at playback, no backup-tape, no HDV-recording on SD cards).Nice to see that with this introduction of CMOS sensors JVC closed the gap of lagging behind in picture qualityMany important parameters can be adjusted manually, which is great, but the operation requires a little too much patience and practice.If JVC would have included the rich manual controls of the HD7 this cam would have been a real winner for every ambitioned movie maker. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
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Forum posts Problem JVC GZ-HD40
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