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Model
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| Sony HDR-HC9 |
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| Manufacturer | Sony 
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| Name | HDR-HC9 |
| European name ? | HDR-HC9E |
| US name ? | HDR-HC9 |
| lowest US price | 911 $ |
| On the market since | February 2008 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Sony |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
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| test picture 1200 Lux | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | MiniDV
HDV
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| Recording Medium | MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
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| video resolutions EU ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
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| video resolutions US ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 25 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | DV
MPEG2
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| on-board memory ? | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Carl Zeiss
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 41,3 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 37 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/2,9 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2280000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
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| Focus ? | auto
manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/10.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/3 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
AE-Shift
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| Infrared recording ? | Yes
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
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| Peaking ? | Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | Off
70%
100%
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| Histogram ? | Yes
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | No
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| Black Strech ? | No
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| Knee ? | No
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| Colorbars ? | Yes
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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
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YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | No
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YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | In
Out
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| USB ? | USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
Cinch
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| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
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| Lanc ? | Yes
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| Time-code interface ? | No
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| Genlock ? | No
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| Accessory shoe ? | AI
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| HD-SDI ? | No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 550 g |
| Weight (with battery) | |
| Battery type | Sony NP-FH60
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| Battery capacity | 1000 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
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| Remote control | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 82 mm |
| Width | 82 mm |
| Depth | 138 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 9 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 123200 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
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| Display size | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 211200 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | Yes
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| ND Filter ? | No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
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| Gain ? | No
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| White balance ? | No
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| Push AF ? | No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
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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
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
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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 ? | Memory Stick Duo
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| Medium included ? | No
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| Effective pixels ? | 1991000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 2848x2136
2848x1602 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
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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
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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 ? | Satisfactory |
| Color performance ? | Satisfactory |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Sufficient |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory |
| Handling ? | Satisfactory |
| Portability ? | Very good |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory |
| Optics ? | Good |
| Dynamics ? | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
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Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 310 |
| Pros | + good subjective image impression
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| Cons | - low color resolution
- color moirees
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| Conclusion | The Sony HDR-HC9 has a fairly good brightness resolution, but tends to show quite significant color moirés on fine details.The color resolution is only on SD-level, which makes for a rather soft image impression.In terms of color the HC7 is neutral.The wide angle is very limited for indoor shots, lens errors keep whithin limits though.In low-light situations the HC7 produces somewhat colorless and dark images.The touchscreen brings no points in the equipment grades. |
More information
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