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models compared on this page: JVC GZ-HD30 and Sanyo Xacti HD2000

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JVC GZ-HD30Sanyo Xacti HD2000
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

Sanyo
Name GZ-HD30Xacti HD2000
European name ?GZ-HD30Xacti HD2000
US name ?GZ-HD30Xacti VPC-HD2000
lowest US price 559 $530 $
On the market since August 2008 April 2009
Manufacturers URL link to JVClink to Sanyo
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
MPEG4/AVC
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
microSD/microSDHC
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
MPEG2 1440 x1080/50i
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/30p
720p60 AVC/H.264
720p30 AVC/H.264
AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/60p
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/30p
720p60 AVC/H.264
720p30 AVC/H.264
AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/60p
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG2
MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?80 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?JVC HD
 
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm42 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm40,5 mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
electronical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/2,5 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2 Pixel 5310000 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 ?1/21/15
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
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		  Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		--
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
2,5mm mini jack
Headphones ?Mini-jack
3.5 mm mini-jack
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  268 g
Weight (with battery) 450 g311 g
Battery type  Sanyo DB-L50
Battery capacity  1900 mAh
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 73 mm90 mm
Width 68 mm54 mm
Depth 123 mm112 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 230000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
 Joystick
Manual Aperture ?Menu
 Joystick
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
4
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MPEG-1 Layer2
AAC Stereo
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Screen
No
Still

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Recording Medium ?microSD
hard drive
SD Card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ? 8000000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480
2432 x 1368		4000 x 3000 - Max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
Yes
Misc.

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Specials -maximum bitrate 17 MPbps AVCHD, 27 Mbps MPEG-2 TS
Adjustable ISO modi USB storage directly connectable
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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luminance resolution
chrominance resolution
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 ?GoodSatisfactory
Resolution ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?PoorPoor
Configuration / image ?GoodSatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Handling ?SufficientSufficient
Portability ?Very good Excellent
Photo function ?SufficientSatisfactory
Optics ?GoodSatisfactory
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		342296
Pros + Many manual controls
+ two formats (AVCHD and MPEG2)
+ good image and lowlight quality
+ Many manual controls
+ Adjustable ISO modi
+ USB memory stick can be connected directly for archiving purposes
Cons - the controls are hard to getting used to
- formats are not arbitrarily mixable
- Automatic mode
- Image stabilisation
- resolution
- handling
- wide angle
- 60Hz modi only
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.While the cam tops ultra-cheap cams from Flip or Aiptec, the real competition is from above.Because meanwhile there are cheap older models for around 500 Euro from Panasonic, JVC, Sony and Canon.To get our recommendation the HD2000 must have been cheaper or better.In its current form, the unique 60p-mode is not enough for a succesfull sales pitch. And a 50Hz-mode in europe would be very adviseable.
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