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models compared on this page: Canon HF S200 and Panasonic HDC-SD100

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Canon HF S200Panasonic HDC-SD100
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HF S200HDC-SD100
European name ?Legria HF S200HDC-SD100EG
US name ?VIXIA HF S200HDC-SD100
lowest US price 800 $1060 $
On the market since April 2010 September 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF S200Panasonic HDC-SD100
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon HF S200Panasonic HDC-SD100
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?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 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?10 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm42 mm
Filter diameter ?58 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/2,6 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?6010000 Pixel 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70%
100%		 Off
100%
Histogram ?No
Yes
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?Yes
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?Yes
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Canon HF S200Panasonic HDC-SD100
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 
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
Yes
Headphones ?also AV-output
3.5 mm mini-jack
Lanc ?Yes
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
 Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 470 g320 g
Weight (with battery) 520 g382 g
Battery type Canon BP-807
Panasonic VW-VBG130-K
Battery capacity 890 mAh 
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 75 mm65 mm
Width 74 mm138 mm
Depth 140 mm72 mm
Relative Size ?76
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?- Color
Viewfinder format ?- 16:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 183000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?922000 Pixel 300000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Ring
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?Yes
Yes
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

[ top ]Canon HF S200Panasonic HDC-SD100
Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
Viewfinder
Screen
Still

[ top ]Canon HF S200Panasonic HDC-SD100
Recording Medium ?SDHC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?3264 x 2448
3264 x 2456 max
1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HF S200Panasonic HDC-SD100
Specials 2 SDHC slots-Quick Power : ready to record in 1,9 seconds
Product Shots

[ top ]Canon HF S200Panasonic HDC-SD100
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Canon HF S200Panasonic HDC-SD100
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ?  
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?GoodSatisfactory
Resolution ?SatisfactorySufficient
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?PoorSufficient
Configuration / image ?GoodGood
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Handling ?GoodGood
Portability ?Very good Excellent
Photo function ?SatisfactorySufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		348328
Pros + Many manual controls
+ lens ring with lots of maunal settings
Cons - small wide angle
-average sharpness
-menu-structure and menu-handling
Conclusion The sharpness is only slightly below what is possible in this price range and the options for manual control are also quite ok.The touchscreen is a real improvement, so the problems with focus setting we used to citizise are gone.Since Sony offers more manual in this price range than they did before and both Sony and Panasonic have more wide angle, the HF S models of 2010 appear a little overpriced.This is going in the right direction.More manual control is what is missing with most of the current AVCHD cams.And this is exactly what Panasonic is delivering.Thanks to histogramm, zebra, luma display and expanded focus manual control is better than on any other camera below 1000 Euros.The somewhat below average sharpness of the camera is something one can live with, but there are also one or two other minor things on this camera which could have been solved better.But definitely one of the most interesting newcomers 2008
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Canon HF S200Panasonic HDC-SD100
slashCAM Review
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