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models compared on this page: JVC GC-PX10 and Canon HG21

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JVC GC-PX10Canon HG21
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Manufacturer JVC About JVC

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Name GC-PX10HG21
European name ?GC-PX10HG21
US name ?GC-PX10VIXIA HG21
lowest US price (899) $1100 $
On the market since October 2011 September 2008
Manufacturers URL link to JVClink to Canon
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SDXC card
Built-in hard disk
SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/30p
Max Bitrate ?36 Mbit/s24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?32 GB120 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Konica Minolta
 Canon
Optical Zoom ?10 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42,9 mm43,6 mm
Filter diameter ?46 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/2,33 inch1/3,2 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?12700000 Pixel 2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/40001/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/41/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70%
100%		 Off
Histogram ?No
Yes
adjustable sharpness ?No
Yes
Adjustable color ?No
Yes
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
No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		No
 Out
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- 
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones ?also AV-output
Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
Advanced Mini
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  490 g
Weight (with battery) 520 g 
Battery type JVC BNVF815U
Canon BP-2L13
Battery capacity 1460 mAh 
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control No
Yes
Size
Height 122 mm80 mm
Width 131 mm77 mm
Depth 67 mm139 mm
Relative Size ?108
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?- Color
Viewfinder format ?- 16:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 123000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,0 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?230000 Pixel 211000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ? Rocker
Manual Focus ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Joystick
Manual Aperture ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Joystick
Focus switcher ?No
No
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		1No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
5 steps
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
Viewfinder
Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?built-in flash memory
SDHC card
SDXC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?12000000 Pixel 2760000 Pixel
Resolutions ?4000 x 3000 - Max
1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

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Specials Automatic recordingShort 4K takes possible as 25p image sequences 25 P-Mode
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ?
 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?GoodGood
Resolution ? Excellent Good
Color performance ?GoodVery good
subj.Picture impression ?GoodVery good
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?SufficientPoor
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SufficientSatisfactory
Handling ?GoodSufficient
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?GoodSatisfactory
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		348342
Pros + Very sharp
+ sharpness and colors practically at the upper limit of AVCHD
+ Many manual controls
Cons - Colorful factory settings cannot be modified
- No zebra function
- no 1/25 sec. shutter speed in cinema mode
- small wide angle
- manual focus control badly implemented
Conclusion In terms of sharpness the camera operates at the resolution limit and the available manual control should also be sufficient for many ambitious filmmakers.In addition there are nice innovations such as the short 4K-recording or the automatic recording.Unfortunately the low-light performance is not quite on par with the competition and the partially extreme factory color settings can´t be modified in manual mode.Like its predecessors this cam satisfies with its very good image sharpness and the good manual controlsThe small wide-angle and missing zebra-function must be critizised.In comparison some competitors have notably better displays (Sony SR11/12) and more external manual controls (Sony SR11/12, CX11, Panasonic HS100, SD100).
More information

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