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Manufacturer

Panasonic

Name

HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)

AG-HPX301E

European name ?

HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)

AG-HPX301E

US name ?

HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)

AG-HPX300

lowest US price

(3499) $

5895 $

On the market since

November 2011

March 2009

Manufacturers URL

link to Panasonic

Test preview

slashCAM rating ?

Very good

test picture 1200 Lux

Test image 12 lux auto-mode

Video

Video formats ?

AVCHD
MVC 3D

MiniDV
DVCAM
DVC PRO 25
DVC PRO 50
DVC PRO HD
AVC-Intra

Recording Medium

SD Card
SDHC card
SDXC card

P2 card

video resolutions EU ?

AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p

MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
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
AVC-Intra 1920 x 1080/12p - 60i
DVCPRO HD 1440 x 1080i

video resolutions US ?

AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p

MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
DVC PRO 25,576 / 50i
DVC PRO 50,576 / 50i
DVC PRO HD 720/25p
DVC PRO HD 720/50p
MiniDV 720 x 576/60i
DVCPROHD 1080/25p
DVCPROHD 1080/50i
DVCPROHD 1080/24p
DVCPROHD 1080/30p
1080 DVCPRO 24p - 60i
DVCPRO HD 720 24p - 60i
DVCPRO HD 24p 1080 - 60i
AVC-Intra 1920 x 1080/12p - 60i
DVCPRO HD 1440 x 1080i

Max Bitrate ?

28 Mbit/s

100 Mbit/s

Compression format ?

MPEG4

DV
DVC PRO HD-proprietary
AVC-Intra

on-board memory ?

Optics

Optics Manufacturer ?

Panasonic

Fujinon

Optical Zoom ?

10 x

17 x

Wide Angle 16:9 ?

29,8 mm

32,5 mm

Filter diameter ?

- mm

82 mm

Image Stabilization ?

optical

None

ND Filter ?

Exchangable optics ?

Yes

Image Sensor

Number of sensors ?

Size of image sensor ?

1/4,1 inch

1/3 inch

image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?

3050000 Pixel

2200000 Pixel

Image Sensor Type ?

CMOS

Controls

White Balance ?

auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift

Focus ?

auto
manual

manual

Minimum shutter time ?

1/250

1/2.000

Maximum shutter time ?

1/24

1/6

Apperture control ?

auto
manual
AE-Shift

Infrared recording ?

Expanded Focus ?

Yes

Peaking ?

Yes

Signal Processing

Zebra ?

50-105%

Histogram ?

Yes

adjustable sharpness ?

Yes

Adjustable color ?

Yes

Cinegamma ?

Yes

Black Strech ?

Yes

Knee ?

Yes

Colorbars ?

Yes

Misc.

Shot Transition ?

Custom Presets ?

Yes

Set Time Code ?

Yes

Configuration

Connections

FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite

Out

YC ?
synonymous: S-Video

YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal

Out

HDMI ?

Out

DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394

In
Out

USB ?

USB 2.0

Microphone / Audio input ?

XLR

Headphones ?

Mini-jack

3.5 mm mini-jack

Lanc ?

Time-code interface ?

In
Out

Genlock ?

Accessory shoe ?

Standard

1/4

HD-SDI ?

Out

Misc.

Weight (without battery)

1600 g

4200 g

Weight (with battery)

5900 g

Battery type

Panasonic CGA-D54s

Anton Bauer Gold Mount

Battery capacity

5400 mAh

Charger ?

external

Remote control

Yes

Size

Height

145 mm

246 mm

Width

195 mm

251 mm

Depth

350 mm

549 mm

Relative Size ?

338

Viewfinder

Viewfinder available ?

Yes

Color Viewfinder ?

Color

Viewfinder format ?

16:9

Viewfinder pixels ?

1226880 Pixel

1226000 Pixel

Display

Display available ?

Yes

Color display ?

Color

Display size

3,5 Inch

3,2 Inch

Display format ?

16:9

Display pixels ?

1152000 Pixel

921000 Pixel

Touch Screen ?

Yes

External controls

Manual Zoom ?

Rocker
Ring

Manual Focus ?

Ring

Manual Aperture ?

Ring

Focus switcher ?

Yes

ND Filter ?

Yes

Exp Lock ?

Yes

Gain ?

Yes

White balance ?

Yes

Push AF ?

Yes

Audio Levels ?

Yes

Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons

Audio

Audio Formats ?

AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
2 channel PCM

DVC PRO 4x48kHz 16bit PCM

Microphone ?

external XLR
5.1 Internal

external XLR

Audio Control ?

auto
manual

Audio levels ?

Viewfinder
Screen

Still

Recording Medium ?

Medium included ?

Effective pixels ?

Resolutions ?

Standard ?

Flash ?

Misc.

Specials

Two USB modes (host and device),Two HD-SDI outputs,Waveform MonitorVectorscope

Product Shots

View 1

View 2

Test results

Test pictures

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 ?

Excellent

Good

Color performance ?

Very good

subj.Picture impression ?

Very good

Optical Zoom ?

Sufficient

Satisfactory

Wide Angle ?

Very good

Configuration / image ?

Very good

Excellent

Configuration / sound ?

Excellent

Handling ?

Very good

Portability ?

Satisfactory

Poor

Photo function ?

Poor

Optics ?

Very good

Dynamics ?

Very good

Conclusion slashCAM

slashCAM rating ?

Very good

Total score ?
(maximal 570)

440

423

Pros

+ Extreme manual control options
+ Very good image quality
+ Good 3D control

Cons

- No ND filter
- Autostereoscopic display mode

Conclusion

Even as a 2D camcorder the Z10000 is absolutely competitive thanks to the professional features and excellent image quality.The additional 3D capabilities are currently unique in this price range (and even much further) (as of 11/2011).

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