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Model
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| Canon HF R106 | Sanyo Xacti HD1010 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| Sanyo
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| Name | HF R106 | Xacti HD1010 |
| European name ? | HF R106 | Xacti HD1010 |
| US name ? | HF R106 | Xacti VPC-HD1010 |
| lowest US price | 400 $ | 400 $ |
| On the market since | March 2010 | October 2008 |
| Manufacturers URL | | link to Sanyo |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | Satisfactory
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| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD
| MPEG4/AVC
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| Recording Medium | SDHC card
| SDHC card
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
| AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/30p 720p60 AVC/H.264 720p30 AVC/H.264
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
| AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/30p 720p60 AVC/H.264 720p30 AVC/H.264
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| Max Bitrate ? | 17 Mbit/s | 14 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
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| Optical Zoom ? | 20 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 40 mm | 50 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | - mm | 40,5 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | electronical
| electronical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| Yes
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/5,5 inch | 1/2,5 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 1560000 Pixel | 3560000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets
| auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/auto
| 1/4000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | auto
| 1/30 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| No
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| Peaking ? | No
| No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
| No
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| Histogram ? | No
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | No
| No
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| Adjustable color ? | No
| No
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
| No
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| Black Strech ? | No
| No
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| Knee ? | No
| No
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| Colorbars ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
| No
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| Set Time Code ? | No
| No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ? synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
| Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | No
| Out
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out mini
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | - |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | No
| 2,5mm mini jack
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| Headphones ? | No
| 3.5 mm mini-jack
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| Lanc ? | No
| No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | No
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | | |
| Weight (with battery) | 270 g | 311 g |
| Battery type | Canon BP-2L5
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| Battery capacity | 500 mAh | |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
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| Remote control | No
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 60 mm | 90 mm |
| Width | 64 mm | 54 mm |
| Depth | 124 mm | 112 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 4 | 5 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | - | - |
| Viewfinder format ? | - | - |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 112000 Pixel | 230000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Joystick
| Joystick
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| Manual Aperture ? | Joystick
| Joystick
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| Focus switcher ? | No
| No
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
| No
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| Gain ? | No
| No
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| White balance ? | No
| No
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| Push AF ? | No
| No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ? synonymous: User buttons | No
| 4 |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| AAC Stereo
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto manual
| auto
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| Audio levels ? | Screen
| display
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SDHC card
| SD Card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | 1730000 Pixel | 4000000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920 x 1080 - max
| 3264 x 2448 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | No
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | Cinemode with 25p | Adjustable ISO modi Sound-only recordings can be madeUSB storage directly connectable |
Product Shots
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Test results
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| Test pictures |
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| luminance resolution | | |
| chrominance resolution | | |
| lens distortion | | |
| test small ISO image | | |
| noise / internal microphone | | |
| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode ? | | |
| Test image 12 lux optimized ? | | |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Satisfactory | Good |
| Resolution ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Color performance ? | Sufficient | Good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Optical Zoom ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Sufficient | Poor |
| Configuration / image ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / sound ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory |
| Handling ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Portability ? | Excellent | Excellent |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Optics ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | Satisfactory
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 289 | 288 |
| Pros | - Automatic lens shutter
| + Many manual controls + Adjustable ISO modi + audio-only recordings possible + USB memory stick can be connected directly for archiving purposes
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| Cons | - wide angle - little manual control
| - Automatic mode - Image stabilisation - vertical resolution in 60i mode - handling - wide angle - 60Hz modi only
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| Conclusion | 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. | Audio-only recording, Xacti-Library-Function and adjustable ISO are features that the more established rivals lack.Furthermore this camera offers great manual control in combination with the display of relevant parameters such as focus-distance or shutter.Even the low-light performance of the camera is remarkable for this price class.Nonetheless the camera has several flaws, eg. the lacking support for the european 50 HZ standard.Due to the bumpy image stabilisation and the poor automatics the camera is not very suited for newbies who want a simple camera for holiday trips.Ambitious videographers on the other hand will not be able to fully appreciate the manual control due to the handling, and the small wide angle will surely be a nuisance.In terms of sharpness the camera can only compete with its rivals in the 30p-mode. |
More information
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| external reviews/tests | | www.camcorderinfo.com
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