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Model

Panasonic HDC-SD600Sony HDR-SR1
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Sony Information on Sony

Name HDC-SD600HDR-SR1
European name ?HDC-SD600HDR-SR1E
US name ?HDC-SD600HDRSR1
lowest US price 949 $874 $
On the market since June 2010 October 2006
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Sony
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD600Sony HDR-SR1
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD600Sony HDR-SR1
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
SDXC card
Built-in hard disk
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 720 x756/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?28 Mbit/s15 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ? 30 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35 mm41,3 mm
Filter diameter ?46 mm30 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
electronical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?31
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2530000 Pixel 1434000 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 ?1/8.0001/425
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/3
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100% Off
70%
100%
Histogram ?Yes
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?Yes
No
Cinegamma ?Yes
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
No
via accessories
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
Out
Out
HDMI ?Out mini
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
- In
Out
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?No
Mini-jack
Headphones ?No
3.5 mm mini-jack
Lanc ?No
Yes
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?No
AI
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 325 g660 g
Weight (with battery) 385 g740 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG 130
Sony NP-FM50
Battery capacity 1250 mAh1180 mAh
Charger ?external
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 62 mm78 mm
Width 66 mm84 mm
Depth 126 mm165 mm
Relative Size ?510
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 2,7 Inch3,5 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?230400 Pixel 211200 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?No
No
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
Audio levels ?Screen
No
Still

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Recording Medium ?SDHC card
SDXC card
Memory Stick Duo
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
4000 x 3000 - Max
2304x1728
2304x1296
1600x1200
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&"Smooth Slow Record" slow motion mode: 3 seconds are recorded with 200 half frames/sec., resulting in a 4-fold slow motion.However, the recording is without sound and in poorer image quality.
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 goodSufficient
Color performance ?Very goodSufficient
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?GoodSufficient
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SufficientSufficient
Handling ?GoodSufficient
Portability ? Excellent Very good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
384274
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ 1080p50
HDMI out
+ good Display
Cons - setting focus manually is a little complicated
- low resolution display
- bad color resolution
- SD-quality only average
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.For a AVCHD model the Sony HDR-SR1 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 good to satisfactory, which is partly due to the good dynamics behavior with little noise and few smear-effects.Color-wise the SR1 is pleasantly coherent.The wide angle is very limited for indoors, but on the other hand there are only few lens errors.in low-light situations the SR1 is satisfactory.
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD600Sony HDR-SR1
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