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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-SD600 and Canon HF S10

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Panasonic HDC-SD600Canon HF S10
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Canon Informationen zu Canon

Name HDC-SD600HF S10
European name ?HDC-SD600Legria HF S10
US name ?HDC-SD600VIXIA HF S10
lowest US price 949 $799 $
On the market since June 2010 April 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Canon
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD600Canon HF S10
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD600Canon HF S10
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
SDXC card
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
Max Bitrate ?28 Mbit/s24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ? 32 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Canon
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35 mm43,6 mm
Filter diameter ?46 mm58 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?31
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/2,6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2530000 Pixel 6010000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/6
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100%70%
100%
Histogram ?Yes
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Yes
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
Yes
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD600Canon HF S10
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
No
No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
Out
Out
HDMI ?Out mini
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
--
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?No
Mini-jack
Headphones ?No
also AV-output
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?No
Advanced Mini
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 325 g450 g
Weight (with battery) 385 g500 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG 130
Canon BP-807
Battery capacity 1250 mAh890 mAh
Charger ?external
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 62 mm69 mm
Width 66 mm70 mm
Depth 126 mm136 mm
Relative Size ?56
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?- -
Viewfinder format ?- -
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?230400 Pixel 211000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
Wheel
Menu
Joystick
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?No
Yes
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons
No
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Audio

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD600Canon HF S10
Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
Viewfinder
Screen
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD600Canon HF S10
Recording Medium ?SDHC card
SDXC card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
4000 x 3000 - Max
3264 x 2448
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD600Canon HF S10
Specials optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s 
Product Shots

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Test results

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 ?GoodSatisfactory
Resolution ?Very goodGood
Color performance ?Very goodVery good
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodVery good
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?GoodPoor
Configuration / image ?SatisfactoryGood
Configuration / sound ?SufficientSatisfactory
Handling ?GoodSatisfactory
Portability ? Excellent Very good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
384344
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ 1080p50
+ Many manual controls
Cons - setting focus manually is a little complicated
- low resolution display
- partially the operating procedures are not well conceived
- no 1/25 sec. shutter speed in cinema mode
- small wide angle
Conclusion Costing 200 Euro less, the SD600 lacks a lot compared to the SD707 (viewfinder, lens ring, accessory shoe, mic and headphone jacks).Also the display is smaller and setting the focus manually is harder without a lens ring.But still, it is an interesting camera for those filming in automatic mode.The sensor´s high pixel resolution seems to reduce Canon´s usually excellent sharpness.Some missed functionalities like zebra or a manual control ring are back on bord.The menues are smoothly animated, but for examplethe intricate handling of the focus hinders a fluent workflowA little disappointing is that the big 1/2 sensor size doesn´t result in better low-light performance.So for some users Canon´s 2008 models will be more interesting, especially as these are decidedly cheaper.
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD600Canon HF S10
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