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Sony HDR-HC3

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Sony HDR-HC3
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Name HDR-HC3
European name ?HDR-HC3E
US name ?HDRHC3
lowest US price 911 $
On the market since March 2006
Manufacturers URL link to Sony
Test preview

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

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Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
on-board memory ? 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?41,3 mm
Filter diameter ?30 mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
ND Filter ?No
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?1
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1434000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/auto
Maximum shutter time ?auto
Apperture control ?auto
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ?Yes
Expanded Focus ? 
Peaking ? 
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
Histogram ?Yes
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Cinegamma ?No
Black Strech ?No
Knee ?No
Colorbars ?Yes
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
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
USB ?USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?No
Headphones ?No
Lanc ?Yes
Time-code interface ?No
Genlock ?No
Accessory shoe ? AI
HD-SDI ?No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 500 g
Weight (with battery) 600 g
Battery type Sony NP-FP60
Battery capacity 1000 mAh
Charger ?internal
Remote control Yes
Size
Height 82 mm
Width 78 mm
Depth 139 mm
Relative Size ?8
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Viewfinder format ?16:9
Viewfinder pixels ?123200 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Color display ?Color
Display size 2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:9
Display pixels ?211200 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Manual Focus ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?Yes
ND Filter ?No
Exp Lock ?No
Gain ?No
White balance ?No
Push AF ?No
Audio Levels ?No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		 
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
Audio levels ?No
Still

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Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
Medium included ?No
Effective pixels ?1991000 Pixel
Resolutions ?2304x1728
2304x1296
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Misc.

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Specials &"Smooth Slow Record" slow motion mode: 3 seconds are recorded with 200 half frames/sec., resulting in a 4-fold slow motion.However, the recording is without sound and in poorer image quality.
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 ?Sufficient
Color performance ?Sufficient
subj.Picture impression ?Satisfactory
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient
Wide Angle ?Sufficient
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory
Configuration / sound ?Poor
Handling ?Sufficient
Portability ?Very good
Photo function ?Sufficient
Optics ?Good
Dynamics ?Good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Sufficient
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		264
Pros HDMI out
+ Cheap price
Cons - bad color resolution
- DV-quality only average
- poorly equipped
Conclusion The Sony HDR-HC3 offers only average brightness resolution in HDV, the color resolution is beneath SD-level.Occasionally significant (colored) moirees can be seen on fine details.The subjective picture impression is barely good, in part thanks to the good dynamics behavior with little noise and few smear-effects.Color-wise the HC3 is pleasantly warm.The wide angle is very limited for indoors, but on the other hand there are only few lens errors.In low light situations the HC3 performs satisfactory.
More information

Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review
HDR-HC3 Review
external reviews/tests www.camcorder-test.com
Comparison Sony HDR-HC3 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS900
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Sony HDR-HC3 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD707
Sony HDR-HC3 compared to Sony HDR-XR550V
Sony HDR-HC3 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD600
Sony HDR-HC3 compared to JVC GZ-HM845
Sony HDR-HC3 compared to JVC GZ-HM960
Sony HDR-HC3 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS300
Sony HDR-HC3 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD300
Sony HDR-HC3 compared to Sony HDR-CX305V
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Sony HDR-HC3 compared to Canon HF M41
Sony HDR-HC3 compared to Canon HF M36
Sony HDR-HC3 compared to Canon HF100
Sony HDR-HC3 compared to JVC GZ-HM1
Forum posts Off of the PC to the HDR-HC3E
Copy of HC3 on Hi8
Recording falters when SonyHDR-HC3E
Final Cut Express HD cut of SonyHDR-HC3E Mini DV material
Playsation3 and the HC3 ...
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SonyHDR-HC3E Viewfinder
Large Battery NP-FP90 is not akzpetiert of camcorder HDR-HC3E


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