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Panasonic HDC-HS900

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Model

Panasonic HDC-HS900
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-HS900
European name ?HDC-HS900EG
US name ?HDC-HS900
lowest US price 889 $
On the market since March 2011
Manufacturers URL link to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Very good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
Max Bitrate ?28 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
on-board memory ?220 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35 mm
Filter diameter ?46 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
ND Filter ?No
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?3
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2530000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
Expanded Focus ?No
Peaking ?Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100%
Histogram ?Yes
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Black Strech ?No
Knee ?No
Colorbars ?No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
Custom Presets ?No
Set Time Code ?No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
Out
HDMI ?Out mini
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
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USB ?USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
Lanc ?No
Time-code interface ?No
Genlock ?No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
HD-SDI ?No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 455 g
Weight (with battery)  
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBN 130
Battery capacity  
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control Yes
Size
Height 67 mm
Width 72 mm
Depth 146 mm
Relative Size ?7
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Viewfinder format ?16:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 
Display
Display available ?Yes
Color display ?Color
Display size 3,5 Inch
Display format ?16:9
Display pixels ?460000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?No
ND Filter ?No
Exp Lock ?No
Gain ?No
White balance ?No
Push AF ?No
Audio Levels ?No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons
No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?SDXC card
Medium included ?No
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
4000 x 3000 - Max
4608 x 3072 - Max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Misc.

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Specials optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s
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 ?Good
Resolution ? Excellent
Color performance ?Very good
subj.Picture impression ?Very good
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient
Wide Angle ?Good
Configuration / image ?Very good
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory
Handling ?Good
Portability ?Very good
Photo function ?Satisfactory
Optics ?Good
Dynamics ?Good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
412
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ 1080p50
Cons - No Expanded Focus
- No touch focus in manual mode
Conclusion Not only does Panasonic offer 50p, it also brings enough wide angle (which even isnīt affected by the active image stabilisation), good low-light performance and colors, great sharpness and lots of manual control.Also nice is that the 3D features are now offered as an alternative add-on option.
More information

Reviews and Forums
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