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Model
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| Canon HG10 | Panasonic HDC-SD5 | Sony HDR-SR7 | |
| Picture ? | | | | Picture ? |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| Panasonic
| Sony
| Manufacturer |
| Name | HG10 | HDC-SD5 | HDR-SR7 | Name |
| European name ? | HG10 | HDC-SD5EG | HDR-SR7E | European name ? |
| US name ? | VIXIA HG10 | HDC-SD5 | HDR-SR7 | US name ? |
| lowest US price | 1200 $ | 499 $ | 1482 $ | lowest US price |
| On the market since | October 2007 | September 2007 | June 2007 | On the market since |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Canon | link to Panasonic | link to Sony | Manufacturers URL |
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Test preview
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| [ top ] | Canon HG10 | Panasonic HDC-SD5 | Sony HDR-SR7 | |
| slashCAM rating ? | not yet tested | not yet tested | not yet tested | slashCAM rating ? |
| test picture 1200 Lux |  | | | test picture 1200 Lux |
| test picture 12 Lux | | | | test picture 12 Lux |
Video
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| [ top ] | Canon HG10 | Panasonic HDC-SD5 | Sony HDR-SR7 | |
| Video formats ? | AVCHD
| AVCHD
| AVCHD
| Video formats ? |
| Recording Medium | Built-in hard disk
| SD Card
| Built-in hard disk
| Recording Medium |
| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
| video resolutions EU ? |
| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
| video resolutions US ? |
| Max Bitrate ? | 15 Mbit/s | 13 Mbit/s | 15 Mbit/s | Max Bitrate ? |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
| MPEG4
| Compression format ? |
| on-board memory ? | 40 GB | | 60 GB | on-board memory ? |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Leica
| Carl Zeiss
| Optics Manufacturer ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | 10 x | 10 x | 10 x | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 43,6 mm | 42,9 mm | 40 mm | Wide Angle 16:9 ? |
| Filter diameter ? | 43 mm | 37 mm | 37 mm | Filter diameter ? |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
| optical
| Image Stabilization ? |
| ND Filter ? | No
| No
| No
| ND Filter ? |
| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
| No
| Exchangable optics ? |
| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 3 | 1 | Number of sensors ? |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/2,7 inch | 1/6 inch | 1/3 inch | Size of image sensor ? |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2070000 Pixel | 520000 Pixel | 2280000 Pixel | image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CCD
| CMOS
| Image Sensor Type ? |
| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto
manual
presets
| auto
manual
presets
| | White Balance ? |
| Focus ? | auto
| | auto
manual
| Focus ? |
| Minimum shutter time ? | 2.000 | 8.000 | 500 | Minimum shutter time ? |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | 1/25 | 1/2 | Maximum shutter time ? |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
AE-Shift
| auto
| | Apperture control ? |
| Infrared recording ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Infrared recording ? |
| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| Yes
| | Expanded Focus ? |
| Peaking ? | Yes
| | | Peaking ? |
| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | Off
| | | Zebra ? |
| Histogram ? | No
| | | Histogram ? |
| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| | | adjustable sharpness ? |
| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| | | Adjustable color ? |
| Cinegamma ? | Yes
| | | Cinegamma ? |
| Black Strech ? | No
| | | Black Strech ? |
| Knee ? | No
| | | Knee ? |
| Colorbars ? | No
| | | Colorbars ? |
| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| | | Shot Transition ? |
| Custom Presets ? | No
| | | Custom Presets ? |
| Set Time Code ? | No
| | | Set Time Code ? |
Configuration
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| Connections |
| [ top ] | Canon HG10 | Panasonic HDC-SD5 | Sony HDR-SR7 | |
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
| | Out
| FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite |
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | No
| | via accessories
| YC ?
synonymous: S-Video |
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
| Out
| YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal |
| HDMI ? | Out
| Out
| Out
| HDMI ? |
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | | | | DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
| USB ? |
| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| No
| Mini-jack
| Microphone / Audio input ? |
| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| No
| 3.5 mm mini-jack
| Headphones ? |
| Lanc ? | No
| | Yes
| Lanc ? |
| Time-code interface ? | No
| | No
| Time-code interface ? |
| Genlock ? | No
| | No
| Genlock ? |
| Accessory shoe ? | No
| | AI
| Accessory shoe ? |
| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
| No
| HD-SDI ? |
| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 505 g | 340 g | | Weight (without battery) |
| Weight (with battery) | | | 610 g | Weight (with battery) |
| Battery type | Canon BP-2L13
| | Sony NP-FH60
| Battery type |
| Battery capacity | | | | Battery capacity |
| Charger ? | internal
| | | Charger ? |
| Remote control | Yes
| | | Remote control |
| Size |
| Height | 81 mm | 65 mm | 75 mm | Height |
| Width | 75 mm | 67 mm | 81 mm | Width |
| Depth | 129 mm | 135 mm | 149 mm | Depth |
| Relative Size ? | 7 | 5 | 9 | Relative Size ? |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| No
| Yes
| Viewfinder available ? |
| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| | Color
| Color Viewfinder ? |
| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | | 16:9 | Viewfinder format ? |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 123000 Pixel | | 123200 Pixel | Viewfinder pixels ? |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Display available ? |
| Color display ? | Color
| Color
| Color
| Color display ? |
| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch | Display size |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 | 16:9 | Display format ? |
| Display pixels ? | 211000 Pixel | 300000 Pixel | 211200 Pixel | Display pixels ? |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| No
| Yes
| Touch Screen ? |
| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
| Rocker
| Manual Zoom ? |
| Manual Focus ? | Joystick
| | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Manual Focus ? |
| Manual Aperture ? | No
| | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Manual Aperture ? |
| Focus switcher ? | No
| | | Focus switcher ? |
| ND Filter ? | No
| No
| No
| ND Filter ? |
| Exp Lock ? | No
| No
| No
| Exp Lock ? |
| Gain ? | No
| No
| No
| Gain ? |
| White balance ? | No
| No
| No
| White balance ? |
| Push AF ? | No
| No
| | Push AF ? |
| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
| No
| Audio Levels ? |
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | No
| No
| No
| Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons |
Audio
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| [ top ] | Canon HG10 | Panasonic HDC-SD5 | Sony HDR-SR7 | |
| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
| Audio Formats ? |
| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
| Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
| Microphone ? |
| Audio Control ? | auto
| | | Audio Control ? |
| Audio levels ? | No
| | | Audio levels ? |
Still
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| [ top ] | Canon HG10 | Panasonic HDC-SD5 | Sony HDR-SR7 | |
| Recording Medium ? | MiniSD
| SD Card
| Memory Stick Duo
| Recording Medium ? |
| Medium included ? | No
| | | Medium included ? |
| Effective pixels ? | 2760000 Pixel | | 3040000 Pixel | Effective pixels ? |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536 | | | Resolutions ? |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| | JPEG Exif 2.2
| Standard ? |
| Flash ? | Yes
| | Yes
| Flash ? |
Misc.
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| [ top ] | Canon HG10 | Panasonic HDC-SD5 | Sony HDR-SR7 | |
| Specials | 25 P-Mode | | | Specials |
Product Shots
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| [ top ] | Canon HG10 | Panasonic HDC-SD5 | Sony HDR-SR7 | |
| View 1 | | | | View 1 |
| View 2 | | | | View 2 |
Test results
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| Test pictures |
| [ top ] | Canon HG10 | Panasonic HDC-SD5 | Sony HDR-SR7 | |
| luminance resolution | | | | luminance resolution |
| chrominance resolution | | | | chrominance resolution |
| lens distortion | | | | lens distortion |
| test small ISO image | | | | test small ISO image |
| noise / internal microphone | | | | noise / internal microphone |
| test picture 1200 Lux | | | | test picture 1200 Lux |
| test picture 12 Lux | | | | test picture 12 Lux |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | | | | Lowlight ? |
| Resolution ? | | | | Resolution ? |
| Color performance ? | | | | Color performance ? |
| subj.Picture impression ? | | | | subj.Picture impression ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | | | | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle ? | | | | Wide Angle ? |
| Configuration / image ? | | | | Configuration / image ? |
| Configuration / sound ? | | | | Configuration / sound ? |
| Handling ? | | | | Handling ? |
| Portability ? | | | | Portability ? |
| Photo function ? | | | | Photo function ? |
| Optics ? | | | | Optics ? |
| Dynamics ? | | | | Dynamics ? |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | not yet tested | not yet tested | not yet tested | slashCAM rating ? |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | | | | Total score ?
(maximal 570) |
| Pros | | | | Pros |
| Cons | | | | Cons |
| Conclusion | | | | Conclusion |
More information
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| Reviews and Forums |
| [ top ] | Canon HG10 | Panasonic HDC-SD5 | Sony HDR-SR7 | |
| slashCAM Review | | | | slashCAM Review |
| external reviews/tests |  www.camcorderinfo.com
| | | external reviews/tests |
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