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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-SD1 and Sony HDR-UX1

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Panasonic HDC-SD1Sony HDR-UX1
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Sony Information on Sony

Name HDC-SD1HDR-UX1
European name ?HDC-SD1EG-SHDR-UX1E
US name ?HDC-SD1HDR-UX1
lowest US price 1300 $1700 $
On the market since March 2007 October 2006
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Sony
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Sony HDR-UX1
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Sufficient
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Sony HDR-UX1
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SD Card
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?13 Mbit/s12 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?38,5 mm41,3 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm30 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
electronical
ND Filter ? No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?31
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?520000 Pixel 1434000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CCD
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/425
Maximum shutter time ?1/501/3
Apperture control ? auto
manual
Infrared recording ? Yes
Expanded Focus ? Yes
Peaking ? No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?  Off
70%
100%
Histogram ? No
adjustable sharpness ? No
Adjustable color ? No
Cinegamma ? No
Black Strech ? No
Knee ? No
Colorbars ? No
Misc.
Shot Transition ? Yes
Custom Presets ? No
Set Time Code ? No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Sony HDR-UX1
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		  Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 via accessories
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		  Out
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		  In
Out
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones ? Mini-jack
Lanc ? Yes
Time-code interface ? No
Genlock ? No
Accessory shoe ?  AI
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 430 g660 g
Weight (with battery) 490 g740 g
Battery type  Sony NP-FM50
Battery capacity  1180 mAh
Charger ? internal
Remote control  Yes
Size
Height 74 mm76 mm
Width 69 mm89 mm
Depth 142 mm165 mm
Relative Size ?711
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ? Color
Viewfinder format ? 16:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 123200 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,0 Inch3,5 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?251000 Pixel 211200 Pixel
Touch Screen ? Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ? Rocker
Ring
Manual Focus ? bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ? bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ? No
ND Filter ? No
Exp Lock ? No
Gain ? No
White balance ? No
Push AF ? No
Audio Levels ? No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		 No
Audio

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Sony HDR-UX1
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ? auto
Audio levels ?  
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Sony HDR-UX1
Recording Medium ?SD Card
Memory Stick Duo
Medium included ?4 GB
No
Effective pixels ? 2100000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x10802304x1728
2304x1296
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Sony HDR-UX1
Specials  3 sec. slow motion
Product Shots

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Sony HDR-UX1
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Test results

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[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Sony HDR-UX1
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test picture 1200 Lux
 
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
 
Test image 12 lux optimized ?  
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?GoodSatisfactory
Resolution ?SatisfactorySufficient
Color performance ?GoodSufficient
subj.Picture impression ?GoodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?SatisfactorySufficient
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySufficient
Configuration / sound ?SufficientSufficient
Handling ?SatisfactorySufficient
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SufficientSatisfactory
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Sufficient
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		328264
Pros + Acceptable wide-angle
+ Good lowlight characteristics
+ good Display
HDMI out
Cons - No FullHD
-3CCDs with pixelshif do not result in full sharpness
-fan
- SD-quality only average
- bad color resolution
- Only short clips recordable on DVD
Conclusion In our opinion the SD1 is the best AVCHD Cam by Panansonic, and it remains competitive in 2008 thanks to its wide-angle and lowlight characteristics .For a AVCHD model the Sony HDR-UX1 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 satisfactory, which may be due tothe maximum data rate of 12 Mbit.Color-wise the UX1E is pleasantly coherent.The wide angle is very small, on the other hand there are few lens errors.In low light situations the UX 1E performs satisfactory.
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