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Panasonic HDC-SD20

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Panasonic HDC-SD20
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-SD20
European name ?HDC-SD20EG
US name ?HDC-SD20K
lowest US price 420 $
On the market since February 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Panasonic
Test preview

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

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Video formats ? AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
on-board memory ? 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Optical Zoom ?16 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
ND Filter ?No
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?1
Size of image sensor ?1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1170000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
Focus ?auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Peaking ?No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
Histogram ?No
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		-
USB ?USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?No
Headphones ?No
Lanc ?No
Time-code interface ?No
Genlock ?No
Accessory shoe ?No
HD-SDI ?No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 270 g
Weight (with battery) 327 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG070
Battery capacity 725 mAh
Charger ? 
Remote control Yes
Size
Height 64 mm
Width 67 mm
Depth 127 mm
Relative Size ?5
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Color Viewfinder ?-
Viewfinder format ?-
Viewfinder pixels ? 
Display
Display available ?Yes
Color display ?Color
Display size 2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:9
Display pixels ?230400 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
Manual Aperture ?Menu
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.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?SDHC card
Medium included ?No
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920 x 1080 - max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Misc.

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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 ?Sufficient
Resolution ?Sufficient
Color performance ?Good
subj.Picture impression ?Satisfactory
Optical Zoom ?Satisfactory
Wide Angle ?Sufficient
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory
Configuration / sound ?Sufficient
Handling ?Satisfactory
Portability ? Excellent
Photo function ?Sufficient
Optics ?Good
Dynamics ?Good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		293
Pros + manual controls for shutter and aperture
+ factory setting adjustable
Cons - somewhat blurred compared with other HD video
Conclusion This cam shines with unusual (in this price category) manual controls and smart automatic modes and a touchscreen.But the small 1 chip sensor limits the picture quality too much.
More information

Reviews and Forums
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