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models compared on this page: Sony HVR-Z1 and JVC GY-HD100

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Sony HVR-Z1JVC GY-HD100
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

JVC About JVC

Name HVR-Z1GY-HD100
European name ?HVR-Z1EGY-HD100
US name ?HVR-Z1UGY-HD100
lowest US price 5295 $5699 $
On the market since April 2005 November 2005
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to JVC
Test preview

[ top ]Sony HVR-Z1JVC GY-HD100
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Sony HVR-Z1JVC GY-HD100
Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
ProHD
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
MiniDV 720 x 576/60i
ProHD 720/25p
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
MiniDV 720 x 576/60i
ProHD 720p24
ProHD 720p30
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s19 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG2
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
 Fujinon
Optical Zoom ?12 x16 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?32,5 mm 
Filter diameter ?72 mm82 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
None
ND Filter ?22
Exchangable optics ?No
Yes
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1070000 Pixel 930000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CCD
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/10.0001/10.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/31/6
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70-100%60-100%
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Yes
Black Strech ?Yes
 
Knee ?No
Yes
Colorbars ?Yes
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
 
Custom Presets ?Yes
 
Set Time Code ?Yes
 
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Sony HVR-Z1JVC GY-HD100
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 In
Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 In
Out
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ?No
No
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
Out
USB ?No
No
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
XLR
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Lanc ?Yes
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1995 g3200 g
Weight (with battery) 2182 g3300 g
Battery type Sony F570
JVC V428U
Battery capacity 2200 mAh2800 mAh
Charger ?external
External, double
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 139 mm235 mm
Width 182 mm232 mm
Depth 360 mm481 mm
Relative Size ?91262
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?B/W and color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?252000 Pixel 250000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch3,5 Inch
Display format ?16:9 
Display pixels ?250880 Pixel 230000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
Rocker
Ring
Manual Focus ? Ring
Menu
 Ring
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
 Ring
Focus switcher ?Yes
No
ND Filter ?Yes
Yes
Exp Lock ?Yes
 
Gain ?Yes
Yes
White balance ?Yes
Yes
Push AF ?Yes
No
Audio Levels ?Yes
Yes
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		63
Audio

[ top ]Sony HVR-Z1JVC GY-HD100
Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Microphone ?Stereo internal
external XLR
external XLR
Mono internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Viewfinder
Screen
Still

[ top ]Sony HVR-Z1JVC GY-HD100
Recording Medium ?No
 
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?  
Standard ?  
Flash ?No
No
Misc.

[ top ]Sony HVR-Z1JVC GY-HD100
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Sony HVR-Z1JVC GY-HD100
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 ?Satisfactory 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Very good 
Configuration / image ?Very good 
Configuration / sound ?Very good 
Handling ?Very good 
Portability ?Satisfactory 
Photo function ?Poor 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Very good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		384 
Pros + Very good image quality impression
+ Wide optics
+ handling well-conceived
+ Very well equipped
+ Supports also formats with 60i
+ individually controllable audio channels
 
Cons - No full HDV-resolution
- DV-quality only average
 
Conclusion Just as the consumer version FX1 the Sony HVR-Z1 lacks CCDs with full HDV-resolution, which is noticeable at least in the horizontals.Nevertheless, the subjective image impression is still very good due to the very good dynamic behavior with extremely little noise and the consistent color reproduction.Despite the comparatively large wide-angle, optical errors are within limits, only little distortion and chromatic aberrations can be detected.In low light-situations the FX1 is good, the low noise being a plus. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Sony HVR-Z1JVC GY-HD100
slashCAM Review
HVR-Z1 Review
external reviews/tests digitalcontentproducer.com
www.digitalproducer.com
videosystems.com
videosystems.com
www.digitalproducer.com
 
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