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Model
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| JVC GZ-HM400 | JVC GZ-HD10 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | JVC 
| JVC
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| Name | GZ-HM400 | GZ-HD10 |
| European name ? | GZ-HM400E | GZ-HD10 |
| US name ? | GZ-HM400 | GZ-HD10 |
| lowest US price | 559 $ | 464 $ |
| On the market since | September 2009 | August 2008 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to JVC | link to JVC |
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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
| AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | SDHC card
built-in flash memory
| Built-in hard disk
microSD/microSDHC
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 24 Mbit/s | 17 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | 32 GB | 40 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Konica Minolta
| Konica Minolta
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 48 mm | |
| Filter diameter ? | 46 mm | 43 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/2,33 inch | 1/4,5 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | | |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto
manual
presets
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| Focus ? | | |
| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/4000 | |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
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| Peaking ? | Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | Off
70%
100%
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| Histogram ? | No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | No
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| Cinegamma ? | No
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| Black Strech ? | No
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| Knee ? | No
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| Colorbars ? | No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
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| Set Time Code ? | No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
| Out
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YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | No
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YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
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| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| No
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| Lanc ? | No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
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| Genlock ? | No
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| Accessory shoe ? | Standard
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 400 g | |
| Weight (with battery) | 485 g | 475 g |
| Battery type | JVC BNVF815U
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| Battery capacity | 1460 mAh | |
| Charger ? | internal
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| Remote control | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 67 mm | 71 mm |
| Width | 72 mm | 68 mm |
| Depth | 135 mm | 123 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 6 | 5 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | - | |
| Viewfinder format ? | - | |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,8 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | | 123000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | No
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| ND Filter ? | No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
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| Gain ? | No
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| White balance ? | No
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| Push AF ? | No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
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Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | 1 | |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| MPEG-1 Layer2
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
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| Audio Control ? | auto
manual
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| Audio levels ? | Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SDHC card
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| Medium included ? | No
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| Effective pixels ? | 1037000 Pixel | |
| Resolutions ? | 3456 x 2592 max
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| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | |
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Product Shots
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Test results
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| 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 ? | Satisfactory | |
| Resolution ? | Good | |
| Color performance ? | Very good | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good | |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | |
| Configuration / image ? | Good | |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | |
| Handling ? | Good | |
| Portability ? | Very good | |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | |
| Optics ? | Good | |
| Dynamics ? | Good | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
| not yet tested |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 336 | |
| Pros | + manual controls for shutter, focus and aperture
+ Custom Key
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| Cons | - manual controls are a bit slow
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| Conclusion | The GZ-HM400 got one of the sharpest images of its classToo bad you can no longer adjust the colors.The external controls will be interesting for people who like to manually adjust things and be in control.In addition to the slowness of the parameters, when filming, the user has to decide whether to use the fast white balance, focus help or custom keys.Otherwise it is back to the menu via laser touch controls | |
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