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Model
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| Panasonic HDC-SD100 | Panasonic HDC-SD1 | Sony HVR-A1 | |
| Picture ? | | | | Picture ? |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic 
| Panasonic
| Sony
| Manufacturer |
| Name | HDC-SD100 | HDC-SD1 | HVR-A1 | Name |
| European name ? | HDC-SD100EG | HDC-SD1EG-S | HVR-A1E | European name ? |
| US name ? | HDC-SD100 | HDC-SD1 | HVR-A1U | US name ? |
| lowest US price | 1060 $ | 1300 $ | 2149 $ | lowest US price |
| On the market since | September 2008 | March 2007 | October 2005 | On the market since |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Panasonic | link to Panasonic | link to Sony | Manufacturers URL |
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Test preview
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| [ top ] | Panasonic HDC-SD100 | Panasonic HDC-SD1 | Sony HVR-A1 | |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | Satisfactory
| Satisfactory
| slashCAM rating ? |
| test picture 1200 Lux | | |  | test picture 1200 Lux |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | | | Test image 12 lux auto-mode |
Video
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| [ top ] | Panasonic HDC-SD100 | Panasonic HDC-SD1 | Sony HVR-A1 | |
| Video formats ? | AVCHD
| AVCHD
| MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
| Video formats ? |
| Recording Medium | SDHC card
| SD Card
| MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
| Recording Medium |
| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
| HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
| video resolutions EU ? |
| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
| HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
| video resolutions US ? |
| Max Bitrate ? | 17 Mbit/s | 13 Mbit/s | 25 Mbit/s | Max Bitrate ? |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
| DV
MPEG2
| Compression format ? |
| on-board memory ? | | | | on-board memory ? |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Leica
| Leica
| Carl Zeiss
| Optics Manufacturer ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 12 x | 10 x | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 42 mm | 38,5 mm | 41 mm | Wide Angle 16:9 ? |
| Filter diameter ? | 37 mm | 43 mm | 37 mm | Filter diameter ? |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
| electronical
| Image Stabilization ? |
| ND Filter ? | No
| | Yes
| ND Filter ? |
| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
| No
| Exchangable optics ? |
| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 3 | 3 | 1 | Number of sensors ? |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/6 inch | 1/4 inch | 1/3 inch | Size of image sensor ? |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 520000 Pixel | 520000 Pixel | 1983000 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
| auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
| White Balance ? |
| Focus ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
| auto
manual
| Focus ? |
| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/8.000 | 1/8.000 | 1/10.000 | Minimum shutter time ? |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/25 | 1/50 | 1/3 | Maximum shutter time ? |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
| | auto
manual
AE-Shift
| Apperture control ? |
| Infrared recording ? | No
| | No
| Infrared recording ? |
| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| | Yes
| Expanded Focus ? |
| Peaking ? | No
| | Yes
| Peaking ? |
| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | Off
100%
| | 70%
100% | Zebra ? |
| Histogram ? | Yes
| | Yes
| Histogram ? |
| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| | Yes
| adjustable sharpness ? |
| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| | Yes
| Adjustable color ? |
| Cinegamma ? | No
| | Yes
| Cinegamma ? |
| Black Strech ? | No
| | No
| Black Strech ? |
| Knee ? | No
| | No
| Knee ? |
| Colorbars ? | No
| | Yes
| Colorbars ? |
| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| | Yes
| Shot Transition ? |
| Custom Presets ? | No
| | No
| Custom Presets ? |
| Set Time Code ? | No
| | Yes
| Set Time Code ? |
Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
| | In
| FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite |
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | | | In
Out
| YC ?
synonymous: S-Video |
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| | Out
| YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal |
| HDMI ? | Out
| Out
| No
| HDMI ? |
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | | In
Out
| DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
| USB 1.1
| USB ? |
| Microphone / Audio input ? | Yes
| Mini-jack
| XLR
| Microphone / Audio input ? |
| Headphones ? | 3.5 mm mini-jack
| | Mini-jack
| Headphones ? |
| Lanc ? | No
| | Yes
| Lanc ? |
| Time-code interface ? | No
| | No
| Time-code interface ? |
| Genlock ? | No
| | No
| Genlock ? |
| Accessory shoe ? | Standard
| | AI
| Accessory shoe ? |
| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
| No
| HD-SDI ? |
| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 320 g | 430 g | 1020 g | Weight (without battery) |
| Weight (with battery) | 382 g | 490 g | 1120 g | Weight (with battery) |
| Battery type | Panasonic VW-VBG130-K
| | Sony NP-FM50
| Battery type |
| Battery capacity | | | 1180 mAh | Battery capacity |
| Charger ? | external
| | internal
| Charger ? |
| Remote control | Yes
| | Yes
| Remote control |
| Size |
| Height | 65 mm | 74 mm | 140 mm | Height |
| Width | 138 mm | 69 mm | 100 mm | Width |
| Depth | 72 mm | 142 mm | 190 mm | Depth |
| Relative Size ? | 6 | 7 | 26 | Relative Size ? |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| No
| Yes
| Viewfinder available ? |
| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| | B/W and color
| Color Viewfinder ? |
| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | | 16:9 | Viewfinder format ? |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 183000 Pixel | | 252000 Pixel | Viewfinder pixels ? |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Display available ? |
| Color display ? | Color
| Color
| Color
| Color display ? |
| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 3,0 Inch | 2,7 Inch | Display size |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 | 16:9 | Display format ? |
| Display pixels ? | 300000 Pixel | 251000 Pixel | 123200 Pixel | Display pixels ? |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| | Yes
| Touch Screen ? |
| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
| | Rocker
Ring
| Manual Zoom ? |
| Manual Focus ? | Ring
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| | Ring
Menu
| Manual Focus ? |
| Manual Aperture ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| | Wheel
Menu
Rocker
| Manual Aperture ? |
| Focus switcher ? | Yes
| | Yes
| Focus switcher ? |
| ND Filter ? | No
| | No
| ND Filter ? |
| Exp Lock ? | No
| | Yes
| Exp Lock ? |
| Gain ? | No
| | No
| Gain ? |
| White balance ? | No
| | No
| White balance ? |
| Push AF ? | No
| | Yes
| Push AF ? |
| Audio Levels ? | No
| | No
| Audio Levels ? |
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | No
| | 1 | Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
| AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
| MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
| Audio Formats ? |
| Microphone ? | Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
| Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
| Stereo internal
external XLR
| Microphone ? |
| Audio Control ? | auto
manual
| | auto
manual
| Audio Control ? |
| Audio levels ? | Viewfinder
Screen
| | Viewfinder
Screen
| Audio levels ? |
Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SD Card
| SD Card
| Memory Stick Duo
| Recording Medium ? |
| Medium included ? | No
| 4 GB
| 16 MB
| Medium included ? |
| Effective pixels ? | | | 2764800 Pixel | Effective pixels ? |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480 | Resolutions ? |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
| Standard ? |
| Flash ? | Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Flash ? |
Misc.
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| [ top ] | Panasonic HDC-SD100 | Panasonic HDC-SD1 | Sony HVR-A1 | |
| Specials | -Quick Power : ready to record in 1,9 seconds
| | | Specials |
Product Shots
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| View 1 | | | | View 1 |
| View 2 | | | | View 2 |
Test results
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| Test pictures |
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| 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 image 12 lux auto-mode ? | | | | Test image 12 lux auto-mode ? |
| Test image 12 lux optimized ? | | | | Test image 12 lux optimized ? |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Satisfactory | Good | Satisfactory | Lowlight ? |
| Resolution ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Resolution ? |
| Color performance ? | Good | Good | Satisfactory | Color performance ? |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good | Good | Good | subj.Picture impression ? |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient | Sufficient | Optical Zoom ? |
| Wide Angle ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory | Sufficient | Wide Angle ? |
| Configuration / image ? | Good | Satisfactory | Good | Configuration / image ? |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient | Good | Configuration / sound ? |
| Handling ? | Good | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Handling ? |
| Portability ? | Excellent | Very good | Very good | Portability ? |
| Photo function ? | Sufficient | Sufficient | Sufficient | Photo function ? |
| Optics ? | Good | Good | Good | Optics ? |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good | Good | Dynamics ? |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
| Satisfactory
| Satisfactory
| slashCAM rating ? |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 328 | 328 | 326 | Total score ?
(maximal 570) |
| Pros | + lens ring with lots of maunal settings
| + Acceptable wide-angle
+ Good lowlight characteristics
| + good picture impression
+ portable
+ partly professionally equipped
| Pros |
| Cons | -average sharpness
-menu-structure and menu-handling
| - No FullHD
-3CCDs with pixelshif do not result in full sharpness
-fan
| - color resolution only average
- DV-quality only average
| Cons |
| Conclusion | This is going in the right direction.More manual control is what is missing with most of the current AVCHD cams.And this is exactly what Panasonic is delivering.Thanks to histogramm, zebra, luma display and expanded focus manual control is better than on any other camera below 1000 Euros.The somewhat below average sharpness of the camera is something one can live with, but there are also one or two other minor things on this camera which could have been solved better.But definitely one of the most interesting newcomers 2008 | In our opinion the SD1 is the best AVCHD Cam by Panansonic, and it remains competitive in 2008 thanks to its wide-angle and lowlight characteristics . | Like its consumer twin HC1 the Sony HVR-A1 has a very good brightness resolution, but tends sometimes to show color moirés on fine details.The color resolution is not on a HDV-level, though the CMOS sensor theoretically should have more reserves.The overall picture impression is good, partly due to the good dynamics behavior with little noise and few smear-effects.Color-wise the A1 is fairly neutral, almost somewhat low-key.The wide angle is very limited for indoors, but on the other hand there are only few lens errors.In low light situations the A1 loses color fast.Compared to the HC1 it is slightly better equipped in terms of sound and image.The handling remains only satisfactory due to the touch screen. | Conclusion |
More information
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