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Model
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| Panasonic HDC-TM350 | Sony HDR-CX6 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic 
| Sony
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| Name | HDC-TM350 | HDR-CX6 |
| European name ? | HDC-TM350 | HDR-CX6EK |
| US name ? | HDC-TM350 | HDR-CX6 |
| lowest US price | 1300 $ | |
| On the market since | June 2009 | July 2007 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Panasonic | link to Sony |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | not yet tested |
| test picture 1200 Lux | |  |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD
| AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | SDHC card
built-in flash memory
| Memory Stick PRO Duo
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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
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
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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
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| Max Bitrate ? | 17 Mbit/s | 15 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | 64 GB | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Leica
| Carl Zeiss
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| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 45 mm | 40 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 43 mm | 37 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 3 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4,1 inch | 1/3 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2070000 Pixel | 2280000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto
manual
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| Focus ? | auto
manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/8.000 | 1/500 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/25 | 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| Yes
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
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| Peaking ? | No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | 100% | |
| Histogram ? | Yes
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
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| Black Strech ? | No
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| Knee ? | No
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| Colorbars ? | No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
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| Set Time Code ? | 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
| via accessories
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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 ? | Mini-jack
| No
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| Headphones ? | 3.5 mm mini-jack
| No
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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 ? | Standard
| AI
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 390 g | |
| Weight (with battery) | 450 g | 450 g |
| Battery type | Panasonic VW-VBG130-K
| Sony NP-FH60
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| Battery capacity | 1320 mAh | |
| Charger ? | internal
external
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| Remote control | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 70 mm | 69 mm |
| Width | 72 mm | 67 mm |
| Depth | 141 mm | 129 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 7 | 5 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | |
| 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 ? | 230400 Pixel | 211200 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | Yes
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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
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | No
| No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
| AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
| 5.1 Internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto
manual
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| Audio levels ? | Viewfinder
Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | built-in flash memory
SDHC card
| Memory Stick Duo
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| Medium included ? | No
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| Effective pixels ? | 7530000 Pixel | 2280000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 3984 x 2656 | |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | | |
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 | |
| Resolution ? | Very good | |
| Color performance ? | Very good | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | |
| Configuration / image ? | Very good | |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | |
| Handling ? | Good | |
| Portability ? | Excellent | |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | |
| Optics ? | Good | |
| Dynamics ? | Good | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
| not yet tested |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 372 | |
| Pros | + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ Good image stabilizer for moving camera
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| Cons | - weak wide angle
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| Conclusion | The new image stabilizer is better and especially interesting for people who like cheap glide camsIn terms of low light the camera easily gets surpassed by the Sony XR520 and the wide angle is a sorry affair in this price range.But that is just about all we could find to complain about.Except maybe that you get almost the same technology without the internal memory and improved image stabilization in the notably cheaper HDC-SD300. | |
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