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models compared on this page: JVC GZ-HD40 and Panasonic HDC-HS20

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JVC GZ-HD40Panasonic HDC-HS20
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name GZ-HD40HDC-HS20
European name ?GZ-HD40HDC-HS20EG
US name ?GZ-HD40HDC-HS20K
lowest US price  600 $
On the market since August 2008 February 2009
Manufacturers URL link to JVClink to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
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
Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
MPEG2 1440 x1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 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 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG2
MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?120 GB80 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?JVC HD
 Leica
Optical Zoom ?10 x16 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm42 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2 Pixel 1170000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/40001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
No
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?No
Yes
Cinegamma ?No
Yes
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		 No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out mini
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 Out
-
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
No
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)  270 g
Weight (with battery) 450 g327 g
Battery type  Panasonic VW-VBG070
Battery capacity  725 mAh
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 73 mm64 mm
Width 68 mm67 mm
Depth 123 mm127 mm
Relative Size ?65
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ? -
Viewfinder format ? -
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,8 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?207000 Pixel 230400 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Menu
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
No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MPEG-1 Layer2
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?microSD
hard drive
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ? 2100000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480
2432 x 1368		1920 x 1080 - max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
Yes
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
 
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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lens distortion
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 ?GoodSufficient
Resolution ?SatisfactorySufficient
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSatisfactory
Wide Angle ?PoorSufficient
Configuration / image ?GoodSatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySufficient
Handling ?SufficientSatisfactory
Portability ?Very good Excellent
Photo function ?SufficientSufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		342293
Pros + Many manual controls
+ two formats (AVCHD and MPEG2)
+ good image and lowlight quality
+ manual controls for shutter and aperture
+ factory setting adjustable
Cons - the controls are hard to getting used to
- formats are not arbitrarily mixable
- somewhat blurred compared with other HD video
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.This cam shines with unusual (in this price category) manual controls and smart automatic modes and a touchscreen.But the small 1 chip sensor limits the picture quality too much.
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