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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-TM350 and Panasonic AG-HMC40

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Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic AG-HMC40
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-TM350AG-HMC40
European name ?HDC-TM350AG-HMC41E
US name ?HDC-TM350AG-HMC40
lowest US price 1300 $1599 $
On the market since June 2009 August 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic AG-HMC40
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic AG-HMC40
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/30p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/24p
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?64 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?45 mm41 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
Yes
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 2510000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?No
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100%50-105%
Histogram ?Yes
waveform
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Yes
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
Yes
Colorbars ?No
Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
Yes
Set Time Code ?No
Yes
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic AG-HMC40
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 ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
XLR optional
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 390 g980 g
Weight (with battery) 450 g1200 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG130-K
Panasonic VW-VBG260E
Battery capacity 1320 mAh 
Charger ?internal
external
internal
external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 70 mm136 mm
Width 72 mm135 mm
Depth 141 mm304 mm
Relative Size ?755
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 113000 Pixel
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 230000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Ring
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Ring
Focus switcher ?Yes
Yes
ND Filter ?No
Yes
Exp Lock ?No
Yes
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
Yes
Push AF ?No
Yes
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
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Audio

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic AG-HMC40
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Viewfinder
Screen
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic AG-HMC40
Recording Medium ?built-in flash memory
SDHC card
SD Card
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?7530000 Pixel 10600000 Pixel
Resolutions ?3984 x 26564224 × 2376 max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
No
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic AG-HMC40
Specials  optional available XLR adapter
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic AG-HMC40
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 ?Satisfactory 
Resolution ?Very good 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Poor 
Configuration / image ?Very good 
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory 
Handling ?Good 
Portability ? Excellent  
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		372 
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ Good image stabilizer for moving camera
 
Cons - weak wide angle
 
Conclusion The new image stabilizer is better and especially interesting for people who like cheap glide camsIn terms of low light the camera easily gets surpassed by the Sony XR520 and the wide angle is a sorry affair in this price range.But that is just about all we could find to complain about.Except maybe that you get almost the same technology without the internal memory and improved image stabilization in the notably cheaper HDC-SD300. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic AG-HMC40
slashCAM Review
HDC-TM350 Review
external reviews/tests  provideocoalition.com
digitalcontentproducer.com
Forum posts Panasonic TM350 - images generally too dark and colorless?
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