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Model
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| Sony HDR-TG3 | Sony HDR-UX7 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Sony 
| Sony 
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| Name | HDR-TG3 | HDR-UX7 |
| European name ? | HDR-TG3E | HDR-UX7E |
| US name ? | HDR-TG3 | HDR-UX7 |
| lowest US price | 750 $ | 600 $ |
| On the market since | May 2008 | March 2007 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Sony | link to Sony |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | not yet tested |
| test picture 1200 Lux | |  |
| test picture 12 Lux | |  |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD
| AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | Memory Stick PRO Duo
| MiniDVD 8cm MiniDVD-DL 8cm
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 16 Mbit/s | 12 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Carl Zeiss
| Carl Zeiss
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| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 42,9 mm | 40 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | | 37 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | electronical
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/5 inch | 1/3 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 1430000 Pixel | 2280000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual
| auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | auto
| 500 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | auto
| 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| Yes
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
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| Peaking ? | No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | 70% 100% | Off 70% 100%
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| Histogram ? | No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | No
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| Adjustable color ? | No
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| Cinegamma ? | No
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| Black Strech ? | No
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| Knee ? | No
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| Colorbars ? | No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
| No
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| Set Time Code ? | No
| No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ? synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
| Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | via accessories
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | | In Out
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| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | No
| No
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| Headphones ? | No
| No
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| Lanc ? | No
| Yes
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | No
| AI
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 240 g | 550 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 300 g | 650 g |
| Battery type | Sony NP-FH50
| Sony NP-FH60
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| Battery capacity | 900 mAh | 1180 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
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| Remote control | No
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 32 mm | 82 mm |
| Width | 119 mm | 82 mm |
| Depth | 63 mm | 138 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 2 | 9 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | - | Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | - | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | 123200 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 3,5 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 211200 Pixel | 211200 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | thumb wheel
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
| Menu bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | No
| No
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
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| Gain ? | No
| No
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| White balance ? | No
| No
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| Push AF ? | No
| No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ? synonymous: User buttons | No
| No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max. Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
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| Microphone ? | 5.1 Internal
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto
| auto
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| Audio levels ? | No
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | Memory Stick Duo
| Memory Stick Duo
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| Medium included ? | 4 GB
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| Effective pixels ? | | 3200000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 2304x1728 | 2304x1728 2304x1296 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | Outside Europe the Cam is named Sony HDR-TG1 | &"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 picture 12 Lux | |  |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Satisfactory | |
| Resolution ? | Satisfactory | |
| Color performance ? | Good | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good | |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | |
| Configuration / image ? | Sufficient | |
| Configuration / sound ? | Poor | |
| Handling ? | Satisfactory | |
| Portability ? | Excellent | |
| Photo function ? | Sufficient | |
| Optics ? | Good | |
| Dynamics ? | Good | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | not yet tested |
Total score ? (maximal 570) | 288 | |
| Pros | | |
| Cons | | |
| Conclusion | While the new Exmor CMOS technology and the Bionz signal processor provide great results with the SR-12, their benefits are leveled by the smaller chip area of the TG3.Demanding filmmakers will find too many compromises in terms of lowlight, ports and manual controls, preventing them from using the camera seriously.Ambitious filmmakers on the other hand will like the nice interface via touch screen. | |
More information
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