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models compared on this page: JVC GZ-HD30 and Canon HF R18

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JVC GZ-HD30Canon HF R18
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

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Name GZ-HD30HF R18
European name ?GZ-HD30HF R18
US name ?GZ-HD30HF R18
lowest US price 559 $556 $
On the market since August 2008 March 2010
Manufacturers URL link to JVC 
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
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
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 ?80 GB32 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?JVC HD
 Canon
Optical Zoom ?10 x20 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm40 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm- 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 inch1/5,5 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2 Pixel 1560000 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/auto
Maximum shutter time ?1/2auto
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
No
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?No
No
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		--
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)   
Weight (with battery) 450 g270 g
Battery type  Canon BP-2L5
Battery capacity  500 mAh
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control Yes
No
Size
Height 73 mm60 mm
Width 68 mm64 mm
Depth 123 mm124 mm
Relative Size ?64
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 112000 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
No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MPEG-1 Layer2
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ? 1730000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480
2432 x 1368		1920 x 1080 - max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
No
Misc.

[ top ]JVC GZ-HD30Canon HF R18
Specials -maximum bitrate 17 MPbps AVCHD, 27 Mbps MPEG-2 TS
Cinemode with 25p
Product Shots

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Test results

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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 goodSufficient
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSatisfactory
Wide Angle ?PoorSufficient
Configuration / image ?GoodSufficient
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySufficient
Handling ?SufficientSatisfactory
Portability ?Very good Excellent
Photo function ?SufficientSatisfactory
Optics ?GoodSatisfactory
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		342289
Pros + Many manual controls
+ two formats (AVCHD and MPEG2)
+ good image and lowlight quality
- Automatic lens shutter
Cons - the controls are hard to getting used to
- formats are not arbitrarily mixable
- wide angle
- little manual control
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.With little wide angle, small sensors, lean low-light performance and few manual functions, it is hard to see any reason to choose one of the smaller Canon models, given a budget of 500 Euro.The 2010 competition simply has more to offer.
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