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Sony HVR-Z5

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Sony HVR-Z5
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Name HVR-Z5
European name ?HVR-Z5E
US name ?HVR-Z5U
lowest US price 3339 $
On the market since December 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Sony
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 ? MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
external flash memory
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
720 MiniDV x480/24p
MiniDV 720 x 480/30p
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
on-board memory ? 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Sony
Optical Zoom ?20 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?29,5 mm
Filter diameter ?72 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
ND Filter ?3
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?3
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1037000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/16.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/4
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 ?Yes
Knee ?Yes
Colorbars ?Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
Custom Presets ?Yes
Set Time Code ?Yes
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		About Special Equipment
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
HDMI ? Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
USB ?No
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Lanc ?Yes
Time-code interface ?No
Genlock ?No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
HD-SDI ?No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 2200 g
Weight (with battery) 2200 g
Battery type  
Battery capacity  
Charger ?external
Remote control Yes
Size
Height 169 mm
Width 188 mm
Depth 451 mm
Relative Size ?143
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Viewfinder format ?16:9
Viewfinder pixels ?1226880 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Color display ?Color
Display size 3,2 Inch
Display format ?16:9
Display pixels ?921600 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
Manual Focus ? Ring
Manual Aperture ? Ring
button
Focus switcher ?Yes
ND Filter ?Yes
Exp Lock ?Yes
Gain ?Yes
White balance ?Yes
Push AF ?Yes
Audio Levels ?Yes
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		6
Audio

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

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Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
Medium included ?No
Effective pixels ?1037000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1440 x 810
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
Misc.

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Specials "Smooth Slow Record" slow motion mode: 6 seconds are recorded with 200 half frames/sec., resulting in a 4-fold slow motion.But the recording in without sound, in HDV resolution and in an inferior picture quality (interlaced not 25p).optional flash recorder for simulataneous recording on tape and flash.
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 ?Very good
Resolution ?Good
Color performance ?Very good
subj.Picture impression ?Very good
Optical Zoom ?Satisfactory
Wide Angle ?Very good
Configuration / image ?Very good
Configuration / sound ?Good
Handling ?Very good
Portability ?Satisfactory
Photo function ?Sufficient
Optics ?Good
Dynamics ?Very good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		419
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Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review
HVR-Z5 Review
external reviews/tests  
Comparison Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Sony PMW-EX1R
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Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Canon XF100
Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Panasonic HDC-Z10000 (2D-Modus)
Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Panasonic HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)
Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Canon XH A1s
Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Canon XH A1
Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Sony HDR-AX2000
Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Sony HXR-NX5
Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Sony HXR-NX70
Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Sony HDR-FX1000
Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Canon XL H1A
Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Sony NEX-VG20
Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Panasonic AG-HMC151
Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Panasonic AG-HPX171
Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Sony HVR-V1
Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Panasonic AG-HPX170
Sony HVR-Z5 compared to Panasonic AG-HVX200
Forum posts Why? Auto Sound of Z5 so low?
flickering horizontal line after logging of sony z5 1080i 25p material
Test: SonyHVR-Z5E: High Sharpness & Intelligence s.kleinen keys
Prices and data SonyHVR-Z5E


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