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Model
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| Sony NEX-VG10 | Panasonic AG-HMC40 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Sony 
| Panasonic
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| Name | NEX-VG10 | AG-HMC40 |
| European name ? | NEX-VG10 | AG-HMC41E |
| US name ? | NEX-VG10 | AG-HMC40 |
| lowest US price | 1519 $ | 1599 $ |
| On the market since | September 2010 | August 2009 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Sony | link to Panasonic |
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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
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| Recording Medium | SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
SDXC card
| SD Card
SDHC card
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/25p
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/30p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/24p
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| Max Bitrate ? | 24 Mbit/s | 24 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Sony
| Leica
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| Optical Zoom ? | 11 x | 12 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 32,5 mm | 41 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 67 (kit lens)
mm | 43 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| Yes
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| Exchangable optics ? | Yes
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 3 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/APS-C (23.4 × 15.6mm)
inch | 1/4 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | | 2510000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto
manual
presets
| auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
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| Focus ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/4000 | 1/2.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/4 | 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
| Yes
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| Peaking ? | No
| No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
| 50-105% |
| Histogram ? | Yes
| waveform
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | No
| Yes
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| Black Strech ? | No
| No
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| Knee ? | No
| Yes
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| Colorbars ? | No
| Yes
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
| Yes
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| Set Time Code ? | No
| Yes
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite | | Out
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YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | No
| No
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YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | | Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | - |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
XLR optional
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| Headphones ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack
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| Lanc ? | No
| No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | 1 x 1 x Standard Hotshoe
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 620 g | 980 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 1300 g | 1200 g |
| Battery type | Sony NP-FV70
| Panasonic VW-VBG260E
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| Battery capacity | 1960 mAh | |
| Charger ? | external
| internal
external
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| Remote control | No
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 97 mm | 136 mm |
| Width | 132 mm | 135 mm |
| Depth | 294 mm | 304 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 37 | 55 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 1440000 Pixel | 113000 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 3,0 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 921000 Pixel | 230000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Ring
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Ring
| Ring
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
| Ring
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| Focus switcher ? | Yes
| Yes
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| ND Filter ? | No
| Yes
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| Exp Lock ? | No
| Yes
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| Gain ? | Yes
| No
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| White balance ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Push AF ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | No
| 3 |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
| Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
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| Audio Control ? | auto
| auto
manual
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| Audio levels ? | No
| Viewfinder
Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | Memory Stick Duo
SDHC card
| SD Card
SDHC card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | | 10600000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 4592 × 3056 - Max
| 4224 × 2376 max
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| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | No
| No
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Misc.
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| Specials | - Vegas Movie Studio Platinum HD 10 as a free download
- Interchangeable lenses
| optional available XLR adapter |
Product Shots
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| View 1 | | |
| View 2 | | |
Test results
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| Test pictures |
| [ top ] | Sony NEX-VG10 | Panasonic 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 ? | Very good | |
| Resolution ? | Satisfactory | |
| Color performance ? | Good | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | |
| Wide Angle ? | Very good | |
| Configuration / image ? | Very good | |
| Configuration / sound ? | Poor | |
| Handling ? | Good | |
| Portability ? | Good | |
| Photo function ? | Very good | |
| Optics ? | Good | |
| Dynamics ? | Good | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
| not yet tested |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 380 | |
| Pros | + APS-C chip with interchangeable lens
+ complete manual control over iris, shutter, gain, white balance
+ image settings can be adjusted
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| Cons | - no control over audio, no level indication
- no motorized zoom
- no focus assist options
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| Conclusion | The NEX-VG10 is a nice camera which makes great video recordings with bokeh, and also shows good lowlight capabilities -- even with the not so ideal kit lens.Iris, shutter, gain and white balance can be controlled manually (and separately), and also the image characteristics may be adjusted.But in comparison with present DSLRs Sony missed the occasion to add another dimension to "large-sensor-filming".Hardly any feature can be found that could not be had elsewhere (for considerably less money even).The audio section is rather meager for a 2000 Euro camcorder. | |
More information
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