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models compared on this page: Sony HVR-A1 (HVR-A1E/ HVR-A1U) and Panasonic AG-HMC71 (AG-HMC70)

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Sony HVR-A1Panasonic AG-HMC71
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HVR-A1AG-HMC71
European name ?HVR-A1EAG-HMC71
US name ?HVR-A1UAG-HMC70
lowest US price 2149 $1429 $
On the market since October 2005 April 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Sony HVR-A1Panasonic AG-HMC71
Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
AVCHD
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
 Leica
Optical Zoom ?10 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?41 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm 
Image Stabilization ?electronical
optical
ND Filter ?Yes
 
Exchangable optics ?No
 
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1983000 Pixel  
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?10.000 
Maximum shutter time ?1/3 
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
 
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70%
100%		 
Histogram ?Yes
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?Yes
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
 
Custom Presets ?No
 
Set Time Code ?Yes
 
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 In
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 In
Out
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
 
HDMI ?No
 
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
 
USB ?USB 1.1
 
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
XLR
Headphones ?Mini-jack
 
Lanc ?Yes
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ? AI
 
HD-SDI ?No
 
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1020 g 
Weight (with battery) 1120 g 
Battery type Sony NP-FM50
 
Battery capacity 1180 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 140 mm 
Width 100 mm 
Depth 190 mm 
Relative Size ?260
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
 
Color Viewfinder ?B/W and color
 
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?252000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
 
Color display ?Color
 
Display size 2,7 Inch 
Display format ?16:9 
Display pixels ?123200 Pixel  
Touch Screen ?Yes
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
 
Manual Focus ? Ring
Menu
 
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
Menu
Rocker
 
Focus switcher ?Yes
 
ND Filter ?No
 
Exp Lock ?Yes
 
Gain ?No
 
White balance ?No
 
Push AF ?Yes
 
Audio Levels ?No
 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		1 
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
 
Microphone ?Stereo internal
external XLR
 
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
 
Medium included ?16 MB
 
Effective pixels ?2764800 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480		 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

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Specials  model name in europe: AG-HMC71
Product Shots

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Test results

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 
Resolution ?Satisfactory 
Color performance ?Satisfactory 
subj.Picture impression ?Good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Sufficient 
Configuration / image ?Good 
Configuration / sound ?Good 
Handling ?Satisfactory 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Sufficient 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		326 
Pros + good picture impression
+ portable
+ partly professionally equipped
 
Cons - color resolution only average
- DV-quality only average
 
Conclusion Like its consumer twin HC1 the Sony HVR-A1 has a very good brightness resolution, but tends sometimes to show color moirés on fine details.The color resolution is not on a HDV-level, though the CMOS sensor theoretically should have more reserves.The overall picture impression is good, partly due to the good dynamics behavior with little noise and few smear-effects.Color-wise the A1 is fairly neutral, almost somewhat low-key.The wide angle is very limited for indoors, but on the other hand there are only few lens errors.In low light situations the A1 loses color fast.Compared to the HC1 it is slightly better equipped in terms of sound and image.The handling remains only satisfactory due to the touch screen. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Sony HVR-A1Panasonic AG-HMC71
slashCAM Review HVR-A1 Review 
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