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models compared on this page: Sony HVR-Z1 and JVC GY-HM700

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Sony HVR-Z1JVC GY-HM700
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

JVC About JVC

Name HVR-Z1GY-HM700
European name ?HVR-Z1EGY-HM700E
US name ?HVR-Z1UGY-HM700U
lowest US price 5295 $5995 $
On the market since April 2005  
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to JVC
Test preview

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

[ top ]Sony HVR-Z1JVC GY-HM700
Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
ProHD
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
SDHC card
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
 
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
 
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s35 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG2
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
 Canon
Optical Zoom ?12 x14 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?32,5 mm32 mm
Filter diameter ?72 mm82 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
 
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  
Image Sensor Type ? CCD
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/10.000 
Maximum shutter time ?1/3 
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
 
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70-100% 
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?Yes
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?Yes
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
 
Custom Presets ?Yes
 
Set Time Code ?Yes
 
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 In
Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 In
Out
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ?No
 
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
Out
USB ?No
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
XLR
Headphones ?Mini-jack
3.5 mm mini-jack
Lanc ?Yes
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ? Standard
 
HD-SDI ?No
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Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1995 g 
Weight (with battery) 2182 g3 g
Battery type Sony F570
 
Battery capacity 2200 mAh 
Charger ?external
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 139 mm224 mm
Width 182 mm243 mm
Depth 360 mm404 mm
Relative Size ?91219
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?B/W and color
 
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?252000 Pixel 410000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
 
Display size 3,5 Inch4,3 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?250880 Pixel 384000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
 
Manual Focus ? Ring
Menu
 
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
 
Focus switcher ?Yes
 
ND Filter ?Yes
 
Exp Lock ?Yes
 
Gain ?Yes
 
White balance ?Yes
 
Push AF ?Yes
 
Audio Levels ?Yes
 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		6 
Audio

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

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Recording Medium ?No
 
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?  
Standard ?  
Flash ?No
 
Misc.

[ top ]Sony HVR-Z1JVC GY-HM700
Specials  optional SxS media recorder for XDCAM EX compatible .MP4 files
Product Shots

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Test pictures
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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-HM700
slashCAM Review
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