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Model
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| Sony HDR-FX7 | Sony HDR-TD10 (3D) |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Sony 
| Sony 
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| Name | HDR-FX7 | HDR-TD10 (3D) |
| European name ? | HDR-FX7E | HDR-TD10 (3D) |
| US name ? | HDR-FX7 | HDR-TD10 (3D) |
| lowest US price | | (1599) $ |
| On the market since | November 2006 | April 2011 |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Good
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| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | MiniDV HDV
| AVCHD MVC 3D
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| Recording Medium | MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
| SD Card SDHC card Memory Stick PRO Duo built-in flash memory SDXC card
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| video resolutions EU ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/50i MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
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| video resolutions US ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/60i MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 25 Mbit/s | 28 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | DV MPEG2
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | 64 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Carl Zeiss
| Sony
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| Optical Zoom ? | 20 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 37,4 mm | 34,4 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 62 mm | - mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optically and electronically
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| ND Filter ? | 2 | No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 3 | 2 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4 inch
| 1/4 inch
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| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 1037000 Pixel | 2000000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets
| auto
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/10.000 | 1/auto
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| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/3 | auto
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| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| No
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| Peaking ? | Yes
| No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | Off 70% 100%
| No
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| Histogram ? | Yes
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| No
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| 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 ? | Yes
| No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | Yes
| No
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| Custom Presets ? | Yes
| 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 | Out
| About Special Equipment
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
| Out mini
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | In Out
| - |
| USB ? | USB 1.1
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
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| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| 3.5 mm mini-jack
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| Lanc ? | Yes
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | Standard
| AI
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 1430 g | 645 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 1600 g | |
| Battery type | Sony F570
| Sony NP-FV70
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| Battery capacity | 2200 mAh | 1960 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 145 mm | 74 mm |
| Width | 156 mm | 86 mm |
| Depth | 322 mm | 148 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 72 | 9 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| - |
| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | - |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 252000 Pixel | |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 3,5 Inch | 3,5 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 211200 Pixel | 1229000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker Ring
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Ring
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | Wheel
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | Yes
| No
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| ND Filter ? | Yes
| No
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| Exp Lock ? | Yes
| No
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| Gain ? | Yes
| No
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| White balance ? | Yes
| No
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| Push AF ? | Yes
| No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ? synonymous: User buttons | 6 | No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
| AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max. Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal Mini-jack external
| Stereo internal Mini-jack external
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| Audio Control ? | auto manual
| auto 2 steps
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| Audio levels ? | Viewfinder Screen
| Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | Memory Stick Duo
| Memory Stick Duo SD Card built-in flash memory SDHC card SDXC card
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| Medium included ? | | |
| Effective pixels ? | 1037000 Pixel | 3540000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1440 x 810 | 3072 x 2304 - Max
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| 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 | "Smooth Slow Record" slow motion mode: 6 seconds are recorded with 200 half frames/sec., resulting in a 4-fold slow motion.However, the recording is without sound, in SD-resolution and in poorer image quality. | 3D Full HD recording with 2 separate lenses / signal transducers |
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 ? | | |
| Manufacturers URL | Website Sony | Website Sony |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Good | Very good |
| Resolution ? | Good | Good |
| Color performance ? | Good | Good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Very good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Satisfactory | Good |
| Configuration / image ? | Very good | Sufficient |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Poor |
| Handling ? | Very good | Good |
| Portability ? | Good | Good |
| Photo function ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory |
| Optics ? | Good | Good |
| Dynamics ? | Very good | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Good
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 381 | 344 |
| Pros | + Very good image quality impression + 20x zoom + handling well-conceived HDMI out
| - Good display
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| Cons | - Audio controlling only via menu -less Wide-angle than FX1/A1/HVX200
| - Image characteristics can not be changed - few image control options
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| Conclusion | The Sony HDR-FX7 uses its 1/4-inch-CMOS-Wandler almost to full capacity.The resolution, at least in the Y-channel is good, the color resolution is a little weaker.Low noise and smear-effects together with excellent automatics ensure a very good image impression.The 20x lens shows comparatively few errors like aberrations or distortion, but the wide-angle could be larger for this price range.In low light situations the FX7 is just about good -- here too the low noise a plus point. | The high resolution of its 3D images is a real novelty in this price range.In automatic mode, beautiful 3D images can be made quickly and easily.Manual control, however, is scarce. |
More information
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