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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-SD600 and Panasonic HDC-TM300

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Model

Panasonic HDC-SD600Panasonic HDC-TM300
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-SD600HDC-TM300
European name ?HDC-SD600HDC-TM300
US name ?HDC-SD600HDC-TM300K
lowest US price 949 $949 $
On the market since June 2010 March 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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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 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 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 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?28 Mbit/s17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ? 32 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35 mm45 mm
Filter diameter ?46 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/4,1 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2530000 Pixel 2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
auto
manual
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100% 
Histogram ?Yes
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?No
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?No
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
Out
Out
HDMI ?Out mini
Out mini
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
--
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?No
Mini-jack
Headphones ?No
3.5 mm mini-jack
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?No
Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 325 g385 g
Weight (with battery) 385 g445 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG 130
 
Battery capacity 1250 mAh1250 mAh
Charger ?external
 
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 62 mm70 mm
Width 66 mm72 mm
Depth 126 mm141 mm
Relative Size ?57
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?- Color
Viewfinder format ?- 16:9
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 230400 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Manual Focus ?Menu
Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?Menu
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
No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
Viewfinder
Screen
display
Still

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Recording Medium ?SDHC card
SDXC card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel 7530000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
4000 x 3000 - Max
3984 x 2656
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

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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 ?Good 
Resolution ?Very good 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Good 
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / sound ?Sufficient 
Handling ?Good 
Portability ? Excellent  
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
384 
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ 1080p50
 
Cons - setting focus manually is a little complicated
- low resolution display
 
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. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
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