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Model
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| Panasonic HDC-DX3 |
| Picture ? | |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic 
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| Name | HDC-DX3 |
| European name ? | HDC-DX3 |
| US name ? | HDC-DX3 |
| lowest US price | 2799 $ |
| On the market since | May 2007 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Panasonic |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | not yet tested |
| test picture 1200 Lux |  |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 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 ? | 13 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Leica
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| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 38,5 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 43 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
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| ND Filter ? | |
| Exchangable optics ? | No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 3 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 560000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CCD
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | |
| Focus ? | |
| Minimum shutter time ? | 8.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/50 |
| Apperture control ? | |
| Infrared recording ? | Yes
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| Expanded Focus ? | |
| Peaking ? | |
| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | |
| Histogram ? | |
| adjustable sharpness ? | |
| Adjustable color ? | |
| Cinegamma ? | |
| Black Strech ? | |
| Knee ? | |
| Colorbars ? | |
| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | |
| Custom Presets ? | |
| Set Time Code ? | |
Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite | |
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | |
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | |
| HDMI ? | Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | |
| USB ? | |
| Microphone / Audio input ? | |
| Headphones ? | |
| Lanc ? | |
| Time-code interface ? | No
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| Genlock ? | No
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| Accessory shoe ? | |
| HD-SDI ? | No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 680 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 800 g |
| Battery type | |
| Battery capacity | |
| Charger ? | |
| Remote control | |
| Size |
| Height | 92 mm |
| Width | 91 mm |
| Depth | 163 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 13 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 183000 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
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| Display size | 3,0 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 251000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | |
| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | |
| Manual Focus ? | |
| Manual Aperture ? | |
| Focus switcher ? | |
| ND Filter ? | |
| Exp Lock ? | |
| Gain ? | |
| White balance ? | |
| Push AF ? | |
| Audio Levels ? | |
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
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| Microphone ? | |
| Audio Control ? | |
| Audio levels ? | |
Still
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| Recording Medium ? | |
| Medium included ? | |
| Effective pixels ? | |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | |
Misc.
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| Specials | |
Product Shots
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| View 1 | |
| View 2 | |
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 ? | |
| Resolution ? | |
| Color performance ? | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | |
| Optical Zoom ? | |
| Wide Angle ? | |
| Configuration / image ? | |
| Configuration / sound ? | |
| Handling ? | |
| Portability ? | |
| Photo function ? | |
| Optics ? | |
| Dynamics ? | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | not yet tested |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | |
| Pros | |
| Cons | |
| Conclusion | |
More information
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