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models compared on this page: Canon HF S200 (Legria HF S200/ VIXIA HF S200),Sony HDR-CX550V (HDR-CX550VE) and Panasonic HDC-SD300 (HDC-SD300EG/ HDC-SD300K)

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Canon HF S200Sony HDR-CX550VPanasonic HDC-SD300 
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

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Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Manufacturer
Name HF S200HDR-CX550VHDC-SD300 Name
European name ?Legria HF S200HDR-CX550VEHDC-SD300EGEuropean name ?
US name ?VIXIA HF S200HDR-CX550VHDC-SD300KUS name ?
lowest US price 999 $999 $950 $lowest US price
On the market since April 2010 March 2010 March 2009 On the market since
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Sonylink to PanasonicManufacturers URL
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF S200Sony HDR-CX550VPanasonic HDC-SD300 
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
Good
slashCAM rating ?
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon HF S200Sony HDR-CX550VPanasonic HDC-SD300 
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
SD MPEG2
 AVCHD
Video formats ?
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Recording Medium
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
SD MPEG2 720 x 576
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions EU ?
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 1440 x 1080/60i
SD MPEG2 720 x 480
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
video resolutions US ?
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s24 Mbit/s17 Mbit/sMax Bitrate ?
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG2
MPEG4
MPEG4
Compression format ?
on-board memory ? 64 GB on-board memory ?
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Sony
 Leica
Optics Manufacturer ?
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x12 xOptical Zoom ?
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm29,8 mm45 mmWide Angle 16:9 ?
Filter diameter ?58 mm37 mm43 mmFilter diameter ?
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optically and electronically
optical
Image Stabilization ?
ND Filter ?No
No
No
ND Filter ?
Exchangable optics ?No
No
No
Exchangable optics ?
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?113Number of sensors ?
Size of image sensor ?1/2,6 inch1/2,9 inch1/4 inchSize of image sensor ?
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?6010000 Pixel 4150000 Pixel 2070000 Pixel image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
CMOS
Image Sensor Type ?
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
White Balance ?
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
auto
manual
 Focus ?
Minimum shutter time ?2.00010.0008.000Minimum shutter time ?
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/61/25Maximum shutter time ?
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
auto
manual
Apperture control ?
Infrared recording ?No
 No
Infrared recording ?
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 Yes
Expanded Focus ?
Peaking ?Yes
 No
 Peaking ?
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70%
100%		no
100% Zebra ?
Histogram ?No
No
Yes
Histogram ?
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 Yes
adjustable sharpness ?
Adjustable color ?Yes
 Yes
Adjustable color ?
Cinegamma ?Yes
 Yes
Cinegamma ?
Black Strech ?No
No
No
Black Strech ?
Knee ?No
No
No
 Knee ?
Colorbars ?Yes
No
No
Colorbars ?
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
No
Shot Transition ?
Custom Presets ?Yes
 No
Custom Presets ?
Set Time Code ?No
No
No
Set Time Code ?
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Canon HF S200Sony HDR-CX550VPanasonic HDC-SD300 
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
Out
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
About Special Equipment
No
 YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
HDMI ? Out
Out
Out mini
 HDMI ?
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		---DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
 USB ?
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Microphone / Audio input ?
Headphones ?also AV-output
3.5 mm mini-jack
3.5 mm mini-jack
Headphones ?
Lanc ?Yes
No
No
 Lanc ?
Time-code interface ?No
No
No
Time-code interface ?
Genlock ?No
No
No
 Genlock ?
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
 AI
Standard
Accessory shoe ?
HD-SDI ?No
No
No
 HD-SDI ?
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 470 g440 g385 gWeight (without battery)
Weight (with battery) 520 g490 g445 gWeight (with battery)
Battery type Canon BP-807
Sony NP-FV50
Panasonic VW-VBG130-K
Battery type
Battery capacity 890 mAh 1250 mAhBattery capacity
Charger ?internal
internal
internal
external
Charger ?
Remote control Yes
Yes
Yes
Remote control
Size
Height 75 mm66 mm70 mmHeight
Width 74 mm74 mm72 mmWidth
Depth 140 mm143 mm141 mmDepth
Relative Size ?767Relative Size ?
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Yes
Viewfinder available ?
Color Viewfinder ?- Color
Color
Color Viewfinder ?
Viewfinder format ?- 16:916:9Viewfinder format ?
Viewfinder pixels ? 201600 Pixel  Viewfinder pixels ?
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Display available ?
Color display ?Color
Color
Color
Color display ?
Display size 3,5 Inch3,5 Inch2,7 InchDisplay size
Display format ?16:916:916:9Display format ?
Display pixels ?922000 Pixel 921000 Pixel 230400 Pixel Display pixels ?
Touch Screen ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Touch Screen ?
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Manual Zoom ?
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Ring
Menu
Manual Focus ?
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Menu
Manual Aperture ?
Focus switcher ?Yes
No
Yes
Focus switcher ?
ND Filter ?No
No
No
ND Filter ?
Exp Lock ?No
No
No
Exp Lock ?
Gain ?No
No
No
 Gain ?
White balance ?No
No
No
White balance ?
Push AF ?No
No
No
Push AF ?
Audio Levels ?No
No
No
Audio Levels ?
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		1No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons
Audio

[ top ]Canon HF S200Sony HDR-CX550VPanasonic HDC-SD300 
Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Audio Formats ?
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Microphone ?
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
auto
manual
Audio Control ?
Audio levels ?Screen
 Viewfinder
Screen
 Audio levels ?
Still

[ top ]Canon HF S200Sony HDR-CX550VPanasonic HDC-SD300 
Recording Medium ?SDHC card
Memory Stick Duo
hard drive
SDHC card
SDHC card
Recording Medium ?
Medium included ?No
No
No
Medium included ?
Effective pixels ?  2100000 Pixel Effective pixels ?
Resolutions ?3264 x 2448
3264 x 2456 max
4000 x 3000 - Max
1920x1080Resolutions ?
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
 Standard ?
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Flash ?
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HF S200Sony HDR-CX550VPanasonic HDC-SD300 
Specials 2 SDHC slotsGPS with geo-tagging functionality Specials
Product Shots

[ top ]Canon HF S200Sony HDR-CX550VPanasonic HDC-SD300 
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Canon HF S200Sony HDR-CX550VPanasonic HDC-SD300 
luminance resolution
luminance resolution
chrominance resolution
chrominance resolution
lens distortion
lens distortion
test small ISO image
test small ISO image
noise / internal microphone
noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
 Test image 12 lux optimized ?
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?GoodVery goodSatisfactoryLowlight ?
Resolution ?GoodVery goodVery goodResolution ?
Color performance ?Very goodGoodVery goodColor performance ?
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodVery goodVery goodsubj.Picture impression ?
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficientSufficientOptical Zoom ?
Wide Angle ?Poor Excellent PoorWide Angle ?
Configuration / image ?GoodSatisfactoryVery goodConfiguration / image ?
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactoryPoorSatisfactoryConfiguration / sound ?
Handling ?GoodGoodGoodHandling ?
Portability ?Very goodVery good Excellent Portability ?
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactoryPhoto function ?
Optics ?GoodGoodGoodOptics ?
Dynamics ?GoodGoodGoodDynamics ?
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
Good
slashCAM rating ?
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		356390372Total score ?
(maximal 570)
Pros + Many manual controls
+ multi functional ring
+ focus and exposure control via touchscreen works well
+ good lowlight sensibility
+ wide angle
+ Display with high resoultion
+ Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
Pros
Cons - small wide angle
- image characteristics cannot be modified
- no focus or exposure assist
- No wideangle
Cons
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.The wide angle (which shrinks a little with active image stabilization) as well as the low light performance is better than on all competing modells.But in terms of sharpness, manual control options and color reproduction the Sony is not quite on par with the class winners.The automatics work solidly in a Sony-typical way.Remarkably good is the high-resolving display, but a focus assist option is nevertheless missed when setting the focus manually.Finally a camcorder which allows for a manual control of iris, shutter and gain (not by joystick) while indicating meaningful parameters in the display. Add to that a focus ring and useful helpers as focus zoom, zebra and histogram.Since it also offers a flawless (and even adjustable) image quality, the Panasonic SD300 can almost be recommended without any hesitation.It only leaves you wanting more external controls, a display with higher resolution and, above all, a wide angle lens.Also the low light performance is only average.Conclusion
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Comparison Canon HF S200 compared to Sony HDR-XR550V
Canon HF S200 compared to Sony HDR-XR520V
Canon HF S200 compared to Canon HG21
Canon HF S200 compared to Canon HF21
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD200
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-TM700
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-TM30
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD707
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-SX5
Canon HF S200 compared to Sony HDR-CX550V
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD300
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-TM300
Canon HF S200 compared to Canon HF S11
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS300
Canon HF S200 compared to Canon HF10
Canon HF S200 compared to Canon HF11
Canon HF S200 compared to Canon HG10
Canon HF S200 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD5
 Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Sony HDR-XR550V
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Sony HDR-XR520V
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Canon HG21
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Canon HF21
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Panasonic HDC-SD200
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Panasonic HDC-TM700
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Panasonic HDC-TM30
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Panasonic HDC-SD707
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Panasonic HDC-SX5
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Canon HF S200
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Panasonic HDC-SD300
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Panasonic HDC-TM300
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Canon HF S11
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Panasonic HDC-HS300
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Canon HF10
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Canon HF11
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Canon HG10
Sony HDR-CX550V compared to Panasonic HDC-SD5
 Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Sony HDR-XR550V
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Sony HDR-XR520V
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Canon HG21
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Canon HF21
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD200
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS200
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Panasonic HDC-TM700
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Panasonic HDC-TM30
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD707
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Panasonic HDC-SX5
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Canon HF S200
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Sony HDR-CX550V
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Panasonic HDC-TM300
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Canon HF S11
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS300
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Canon HF10
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Canon HF11
Panasonic HDC-SD300 compared to Canon HG10
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