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Panasonic HDC-SD300

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Panasonic HDC-SD300
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-SD300
European name ?HDC-SD300EG
US name ?HDC-SD300K
lowest US price 950 $
On the market since March 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
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 ?12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?45 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
ND Filter ?No
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?3
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 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 ?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		-
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) 385 g
Weight (with battery) 445 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG130-K
Battery capacity 1250 mAh
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control Yes
Size
Height 70 mm
Width 72 mm
Depth 141 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 2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:9
Display pixels ?230400 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Manual Focus ? Ring
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Menu
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		No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?SDHC card
Medium included ?No
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Misc.

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Specials  
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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 ?Very good
Color performance ?Very good
subj.Picture impression ?Very good
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient
Wide Angle ?Poor
Configuration / image ?Very good
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory
Handling ?Good
Portability ? Excellent
Photo function ?Satisfactory
Optics ?Good
Dynamics ?Good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		372
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
Cons - No wideangle
Conclusion Finally a camcorder which allows for a manual control of iris, shutter and gain (not by joystick) while indicating meaningful parameters in the display. Add to that a focus ring and useful helpers as focus zoom, zebra and histogram.Since it also offers a flawless (and even adjustable) image quality, the Panasonic SD300 can almost be recommended without any hesitation.It only leaves you wanting more external controls, a display with higher resolution and, above all, a wide angle lens.Also the low light performance is only average.
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Reviews and Forums
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