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Model
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| Canon Legria HF R306 | Panasonic HDC-SD10 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Canon 
| Panasonic 
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| Name | Legria HF R306 | HDC-SD10 |
| European name ? | Legria HF R306 | HDC-SD10 |
| US name ? | Vixia HF R306 | HDC-SD10K |
| lowest US price | (349) $ | 405 $ |
| On the market since | April 2012 | June 2009 |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | Satisfactory
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| 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 | SD Card SDHC card SDXC card
| SDHC card
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i HDV 1920 x 1080/25p MP4 1280 x 720
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
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| Max Bitrate ? | 24 Mbit/s | 17 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Canon
| Leica
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| Optical Zoom ? | 32 x | 16 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 38,5 mm | 42 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | - mm | 43 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4, 85 inches
| 1/6 inch
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| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2070000 Pixel | 1170000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets
| auto manual
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/auto
| 1/8.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | auto
| 1/25 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Peaking ? | No
| No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
| No
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| Histogram ? | No
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | No
| Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | No
| Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | No
| Yes
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| Black Strech ? | No
| No
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| Knee ? | No
| No
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| Colorbars ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
| No
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| Set Time Code ? | No
| No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ? synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
| Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | No
| No
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out mini
| Out mini
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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 ? | No
| No
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| Headphones ? | also AV-output
| No
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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 ? | No
| No
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 250 g | 227 g |
| Weight (with battery) | | |
| Battery type | | Panasonic VW-VBG070
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| Battery capacity | | 725 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
| external
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| Remote control | No
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 54 mm | 63 mm |
| Width | 55 mm | 48 mm |
| Depth | 115 mm | 115 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 3 | 3 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | | - |
| Viewfinder format ? | - | - |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | |
| 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 ? | 230000 Pixel | 230400 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
| Menu
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
| Menu
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| Focus switcher ? | No
| No
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
| No
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| Gain ? | No
| No
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| White balance ? | No
| No
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| Push AF ? | No
| No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ? synonymous: User buttons | No
| No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Audio levels ? | Screen
| Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SD Card SDHC card SDXC card
| SDHC card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | | 2100000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920 x 1080 - max
| 1920 x 1080 - max
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| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | No
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | Story Creator recording assistant
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Product Shots
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Test results
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| 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 ? | | |
| Manufacturers URL | | Website Panasonic |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Resolution ? | Good | Sufficient |
| Color performance ? | Satisfactory | Good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Optical Zoom ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Wide Angle ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Configuration / image ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / sound ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Handling ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Portability ? | Excellent | Excellent |
| Photo function ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Optics ? | Satisfactory | Good |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | Satisfactory
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 318 | 293 |
| Pros | | + manual controls for shutter and aperture + factory setting adjustable
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| Cons | | - somewhat blurred compared with other HD video
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| Conclusion | Little wide angle, but the most natural image in this price range, average low-light performance, and even some useful manual control.With this offer Canon stays just below the 300 Euro threshold (internet prices), but still lies above the competition, who show other strengths and cost about 50 less. Hence, those looking for a camera in these price regions should make their decision based on tolerable weaknesses, which are distributed differently among the tested cameras. | Handlingwise no other mini-cam is up to par with the Panasonic SD10.Others functions like the distortionless lens or the optical image stabilizer are realised well.Apart from its somwhat low image sharpness we think this camera is well done for its price. |
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