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models compared on this page: Toshiba GSC A40F,Panasonic HDC-HS9 and Sony HDR-SR1

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Model

Toshiba GSC A40FPanasonic HDC-HS9Sony HDR-SR1 
Picture ?
Picture ?
Manufacturer Toshiba
Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Sony Information on Sony

Manufacturer
Name GSC A40FHDC-HS9HDR-SR1 Name
European name ?GSC A40FHDC-HS9EGHDR-SR1EEuropean name ?
US name ?GSC A40FHDC-HS9HDRSR1US name ?
lowest US price  949 $874 $lowest US price
On the market since April 2008 March 2008 October 2006 On the market since
Manufacturers URL link to Toshibalink to Panasoniclink to SonyManufacturers URL
Test preview

[ top ]Toshiba GSC A40FPanasonic HDC-HS9Sony HDR-SR1 
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

[ top ]Toshiba GSC A40FPanasonic HDC-HS9Sony HDR-SR1 
Video formats ? MPEG4/AVC
AVCHD
AVCHD
Video formats ?
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
Built-in hard disk
SD Card
SDHC card
Built-in hard disk
Recording Medium
video resolutions EU ?AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 720 x756/50i
video resolutions EU ?
video resolutions US ?AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
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
video resolutions US ?
Max Bitrate ?16 Mbit/s17 Mbit/s15 Mbit/sMax Bitrate ?
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
MPEG2
MPEG4
Compression format ?
on-board memory ?40 GB60 GB30 GBon-board memory ?
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Fujinon
Leica
Carl Zeiss
Optics Manufacturer ?
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x10 xOptical Zoom ?
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35,9 mm42,9 mm41,3 mmWide Angle 16:9 ?
Filter diameter ?43 mm37 mm30 mmFilter diameter ?
Image Stabilization ?electronical
optical
electronical
Image Stabilization ?
ND Filter ?No
No
No
ND Filter ?
Exchangable optics ?No
No
No
Exchangable optics ?
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?131Number of sensors ?
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/6 inch1/3 inchSize of image sensor ?
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1490000 Pixel 520000 Pixel 1434000 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
White Balance ?
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
auto
manual
 Focus ?
Minimum shutter time ?1/auto
1/8.0001/425Minimum shutter time ?
Maximum shutter time ?auto
1/251/3Maximum shutter time ?
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
auto
Apperture control ?
Infrared recording ?No
No
Yes
Infrared recording ?
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Yes
Expanded Focus ?
Peaking ?No
 No
 Peaking ?
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
100% Off
70%
100%
Zebra ?
Histogram ?No
No
No
Histogram ?
adjustable sharpness ?No
No
No
adjustable sharpness ?
Adjustable color ?No
No
No
Adjustable color ?
Cinegamma ?No
No
No
Cinegamma ?
Black Strech ?No
No
No
Black Strech ?
Knee ?No
No
No
 Knee ?
Colorbars ?No
Yes
No
Colorbars ?
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
No
Shot Transition ?
Custom Presets ?No
No
No
Custom Presets ?
Set Time Code ?No
No
No
Set Time Code ?
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Toshiba GSC A40FPanasonic HDC-HS9Sony HDR-SR1 
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
Out
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 Out
 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		   In
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
 USB ?
Microphone / Audio input ?No
No
Mini-jack
Microphone / Audio input ?
Headphones ?No
No
3.5 mm mini-jack
Headphones ?
Lanc ?No
No
Yes
 Lanc ?
Time-code interface ?No
No
No
Time-code interface ?
Genlock ?No
No
No
 Genlock ?
Accessory shoe ?No
No
 AI
Accessory shoe ?
HD-SDI ?No
No
No
 HD-SDI ?
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 485 g275 g660 gWeight (without battery)
Weight (with battery) 545 g 740 gWeight (with battery)
Battery type Toshiba GSC-BT6
 Sony NP-FM50
Battery type
Battery capacity   1180 mAhBattery capacity
Charger ?external
external
internal
Charger ?
Remote control Yes
Yes
Yes
Remote control
Size
Height 78 mm75 mm78 mmHeight
Width 79 mm74 mm84 mmWidth
Depth 135 mm126 mm165 mmDepth
Relative Size ?8610Relative Size ?
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Yes
Viewfinder available ?
Color Viewfinder ?-  Color
Color Viewfinder ?
Viewfinder format ?-  16:9Viewfinder format ?
Viewfinder pixels ?  123200 Pixel Viewfinder pixels ?
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Display available ?
Color display ?Color
Color
Color
Color display ?
Display size 3,0 Inch2,7 Inch3,5 InchDisplay size
Display format ?16:916:916:9Display format ?
Display pixels ?230000 Pixel 300000 Pixel 211200 Pixel Display pixels ?
Touch Screen ?No
No
Yes
Touch Screen ?
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Manual Zoom ?
Manual Focus ? Joystick
Joystick
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Focus ?
Manual Aperture ? Joystick
Joystick
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?
Focus switcher ?No
Yes
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
No
Push AF ?
Audio Levels ?No
No
No
Audio Levels ?
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons
Audio

[ top ]Toshiba GSC A40FPanasonic HDC-HS9Sony HDR-SR1 
Audio Formats ?AAC Stereo
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Audio Formats ?
Microphone ?Stereo internal
5.1 Internal
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Microphone ?
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
auto
Audio Control ?
Audio levels ?No
Screen
No
 Audio levels ?
Still

[ top ]Toshiba GSC A40FPanasonic HDC-HS9Sony HDR-SR1 
Recording Medium ?SD Card
SD Card
Memory Stick Duo
Recording Medium ?
Medium included ?No
 No
Medium included ?
Effective pixels ?   Effective pixels ?
Resolutions ?1920x10801920x10802304x1728
2304x1296
1600x1200		Resolutions ?
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
 Standard ?
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Flash ?
Misc.

[ top ]Toshiba GSC A40FPanasonic HDC-HS9Sony HDR-SR1 
Specials   &"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.Specials
Product Shots

[ top ]Toshiba GSC A40FPanasonic HDC-HS9Sony HDR-SR1 
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Toshiba GSC A40FPanasonic HDC-HS9Sony HDR-SR1 
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 ?SatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactoryLowlight ?
Resolution ?SatisfactorySufficientSufficientResolution ?
Color performance ?SatisfactorySatisfactorySufficientColor performance ?
subj.Picture impression ?SatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactorysubj.Picture impression ?
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficientSufficientOptical Zoom ?
Wide Angle ?GoodSufficientSufficientWide Angle ?
Configuration / image ?SufficientSatisfactorySatisfactoryConfiguration / image ?
Configuration / sound ?PoorSufficientSufficientConfiguration / sound ?
Handling ?SufficientSatisfactorySufficientHandling ?
Portability ?Very good Excellent Very goodPortability ?
Photo function ?SufficientSufficientSatisfactoryPhoto function ?
Optics ?SatisfactorySatisfactoryGoodOptics ?
Dynamics ?SatisfactorySatisfactoryGoodDynamics ?
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
slashCAM rating ?
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		276276274Total score ?
(maximal 570)
Pros  + small, portable
HDMI out
+ good Display
Pros
Cons  - only satisfactory image quality
- operation via joystick / Menu
- bad color resolution
- SD-quality only average
Cons
Conclusion No focus ring, no manual controls, no viewfinder, no audio connections, and crippled manual values are inaccessibly hidden in colorful menus.Analog output is NTSC-only, and a new video format is used that is even worse to edit than AVCHD.The sharpness is achieved through extreme contourCompared to Sony, Panasonic and Canon the codec shows even more artifacts.Average camera, compact dimensions being its biggest advantageFor a AVCHD model the Sony HDR-SR1 offers only average brightness resolution, the color resolution is beneath SD-level.Occasionally significant (colored) moirees can be seen on fine details.The subjective image impression is good to satisfactory, which is partly due to the good dynamics behavior with little noise and few smear-effects.Color-wise the SR1 is pleasantly coherent.The wide angle is very limited for indoors, but on the other hand there are only few lens errors.in low-light situations the SR1 is satisfactory.Conclusion
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