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models compared on this page: Sony HVR-V1 (HVR-V1E/ HVR-V1U),Panasonic AG-HMC151 (AG-HMC151E/ AG-HMC150) and Panasonic AG-HPX171 (AG-HPX171E/ AG-HPX-170)

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Sony HVR-V1Panasonic AG-HMC151Panasonic AG-HPX171 
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Picture ?
Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Manufacturer
Name HVR-V1AG-HMC151AG-HPX171 Name
European name ?HVR-V1EAG-HMC151EAG-HPX171EEuropean name ?
US name ?HVR-V1U AG-HMC150AG-HPX-170US name ?
lowest US price 2888 $2995 $3045 $lowest US price
On the market since November 2006 September 2008 September 2008 On the market since
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Panasoniclink to PanasonicManufacturers URL
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
Good
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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Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
AVCHD
MiniDV
DVC PRO 25
DVC PRO 50
DVC PRO HD
Video formats ?
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
SD Card
SDHC card
P2
Recording Medium
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/30p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/25p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/24p
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVC PRO 25,576 / 50i
DVC PRO 50,576 / 50i
DVC PRO HD 720/25p
DVC PRO HD 720/50p
DVCPROHD 1080/25p
DVCPROHD 1080/50i
DVCPROHD 1080/24p
DVCPROHD 1080/30p
DVCPROHD 1080/60i
DVCPRO HD 720 24p - 60i
DVCPRO HD 24p 1080 - 60i
video resolutions EU ?
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/30p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/25p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/24p
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCPROHD 1080/24p
DVCPROHD 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
720 MiniDV x480/24p
MiniDV 720 x 480/30p
DVCPRO HD 720 24p - 60i
DVCPRO HD 24p 1080 - 60i
video resolutions US ?
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s24 Mbit/s100 Mbit/sMax Bitrate ?
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG4
DV
DVC PRO HD-proprietary
Compression format ?
on-board memory ?   on-board memory ?
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
 Leica
Leica
Optics Manufacturer ?
Optical Zoom ?20 x13 x13 xOptical Zoom ?
Wide Angle 16:9 ?37,4 mm28 mm28 mmWide Angle 16:9 ?
Filter diameter ?62 mm72 mm72 mmFilter diameter ?
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
optical
Image Stabilization ?
ND Filter ?233ND Filter ?
Exchangable optics ?No
No
No
Exchangable optics ?
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?333Number of sensors ?
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch1/3 inch1/3 inchSize of image sensor ?
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1037000 Pixel 1100000 Pixel 1100000 Pixel image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
CCD
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 ?10.0002.0002.000Minimum shutter time ?
Maximum shutter time ?1/31/241/24Maximum shutter time ?
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Apperture control ?
Infrared recording ?No
No
No
Infrared recording ?
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Expanded Focus ?
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Yes
 Peaking ?
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
50-105%50-105% Zebra ?
Histogram ?Yes
waveform
Yes
Histogram ?
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Yes
adjustable sharpness ?
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?
Cinegamma ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?
Black Strech ?Yes
No
No
Black Strech ?
Knee ? Yes
Yes
 Knee ?
Colorbars ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Colorbars ?
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
No
No
Shot Transition ?
Custom Presets ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom Presets ?
Set Time Code ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Set Time Code ?
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
Out
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		    YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
HDMI ? Out
Out
No
 HDMI ?
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
- In
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
 USB ?
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
XLR
XLR
Microphone / Audio input ?
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
3.5 mm mini-jack
Headphones ?
Lanc ?Yes
 No
 Lanc ?
Time-code interface ?No
No
No
Time-code interface ?
Genlock ?No
No
No
 Genlock ?
Accessory shoe ? Standard
 No
Accessory shoe ?
HD-SDI ?No
No
 Out
HD-SDI ?
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1430 g 1900 gWeight (without battery)
Weight (with battery) 1600 g 2250 gWeight (with battery)
Battery type Sony F570
 Panasonic CGA-D54
Battery type
Battery capacity 2200 mAh 5400 mAhBattery capacity
Charger ?internal
external
external
Charger ?
Remote control Yes
Yes
Yes
Remote control
Size
Height 145 mm 179 mmHeight
Width 156 mm 154 mmWidth
Depth 322 mm 397 mmDepth
Relative Size ?720109Relative Size ?
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Viewfinder available ?
Color Viewfinder ?B/W and color
Color
Color
Color Viewfinder ?
Viewfinder format ?16:916:916:9Viewfinder format ?
Viewfinder pixels ?252000 Pixel 235000 Pixel 235000 Pixel Viewfinder pixels ?
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Display available ?
Color display ?Color
Color
Color
Color display ?
Display size 3,5 Inch3,5 Inch3,5 InchDisplay size
Display format ?16:94:34:3Display format ?
Display pixels ?211200 Pixel 210000 Pixel 210000 Pixel Display pixels ?
Touch Screen ?No
No
No
Touch Screen ?
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
Rocker
Ring
Rocker
Ring
Manual Zoom ?
Manual Focus ? Ring
Ring
Ring
Manual Focus ?
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
Wheel
Wheel
Manual Aperture ?
Focus switcher ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Focus switcher ?
ND Filter ?Yes
Yes
Yes
ND Filter ?
Exp Lock ?Yes
  Exp Lock ?
Gain ?Yes
Yes
Yes
 Gain ?
White balance ?Yes
Yes
Yes
White balance ?
Push AF ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Push AF ?
Audio Levels ?Yes
Yes
Yes
Audio Levels ?
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		633Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
 DVC PRO 4x48kHz 16bit PCM
Audio Formats ?
Microphone ?external XLR
mono external
external XLR
Stereo internal
external XLR
Microphone ?
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
manual
Audio Control ?
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Viewfinder
Screen
Screen
 Audio levels ?
Still

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Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
  Recording Medium ?
Medium included ?   Medium included ?
Effective pixels ?1037000 Pixel   Effective pixels ?
Resolutions ?1440 x 810  Resolutions ?
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
   Standard ?
Flash ?No
  Flash ?
Misc.

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Specials  -in the US named AG-HMC150
-the international modell is named AG-HPX170
In the 720p mode the frame rate can be changed in 20 steps from 12 to 50 fps (European model; international NTSC-model to 60fps)
Specials
Product Shots

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Test results

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 ?GoodSatisfactorySatisfactoryLowlight ?
Resolution ?GoodSatisfactorySatisfactoryResolution ?
Color performance ?GoodGoodGoodColor performance ?
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGoodGoodsubj.Picture impression ?
Optical Zoom ?SatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactoryOptical Zoom ?
Wide Angle ?Satisfactory Excellent Excellent Wide Angle ?
Configuration / image ?Very goodVery goodVery goodConfiguration / image ?
Configuration / sound ?Very goodVery goodVery goodConfiguration / sound ?
Handling ?Very goodVery goodVery goodHandling ?
Portability ?GoodSatisfactorySatisfactoryPortability ?
Photo function ?SufficientPoorPoorPhoto function ?
Optics ?GoodVery goodVery goodOptics ?
Dynamics ?Very goodVery goodVery goodDynamics ?
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
Good
slashCAM rating ?
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		397395395Total score ?
(maximal 570)
Pros + Very good image quality impression
+ 20x zoom
+ handling well-conceived
HDMI out
+ 25p
Good wide angle
+ Professional controls
Good wide angle
+ Professional controls
+ genuine 720/50p mode and a variable framerate
Pros
Cons -less Wide-angle than FX1/A1/HVX200
- low sharpness due to pixel shift
- 4:3 display with low resolution
- low sharpness due to pixel shift
- P2 cards are more expensive than tape
- 4:3 display with low resolution
Cons
Conclusion The Sony HVR-V1 makes the most of the three 1/4-inch CMOS-converter .The brightness resolution is good, the color resolution lacks somewhat.The progressive mode offers more vertical resolution, but shows occasional color artifacts.Low noise and little smear effects together with excellent automatics make for a very good subjective image impression.The 20x lens shows comparatively few errors like aberrations or distortion, but the wide-angle could be larger for this price range.Lowlight performance of the FX7 is good, the plus points being low noise and the optional hyper-gain.As it brings many important functions and operating controls the Panasonic AG-HMC151 is a solid choice for semi-professionals.We especially liked the clever layout of the buttons and switches as well as the 35mm adapter-friendly design with a lock-focus function and the integrated waveform monitor.The AVCHD images make an overall balanced impression.But buyers searching for maximum sharpness will have to look elsewhere.The display with its low resolution is no longer state of the art.Panasonic´s AG-HPX171E scores with its handling and the Leica lens shows very little chromatic aberrations.Thanks to finally cheaper recording cards the AG-HPX171E can be seen as an allround-model suited for both documentary and fiction shooting.But pixel counting searchers for ultimate sharpness will be happier with other models, as will those who do not wish to invest in P2 cards. The resolution of the display is too low.Conclusion
More information

Reviews and Forums
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external reviews/tests digitalproducer.digitalmedianet.com
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digitalproducer.com
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