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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-HS900 and Sony HDR-XR550V

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Panasonic HDC-HS900Sony HDR-XR550V
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Sony Information on Sony

Name HDC-HS900HDR-XR550V
European name ?HDC-HS900EGHDR-XR550VE
US name ?HDC-HS900HDR-XR550V
lowest US price 889 $960 $
On the market since March 2011 March 2010
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Sony
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900Sony HDR-XR550V
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900Sony HDR-XR550V
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
SD MPEG2
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
SD MPEG2 720 x 576
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
SD MPEG2 720 x 480
Max Bitrate ?28 Mbit/s24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ?220 GB240 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Sony
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35 mm29,8 mm
Filter diameter ?46 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optically and electronically
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?31
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/2,9 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2530000 Pixel 4150000 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 ?1/8.0001/10.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/6
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?No
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100%No
Histogram ?Yes
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
 
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
About Special Equipment
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
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
3.5 mm mini-jack
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
AI
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 455 g510 g
Weight (with battery)  590 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBN 130
Sony NP-FV50
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
external
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 67 mm70 mm
Width 72 mm74 mm
Depth 146 mm143 mm
Relative Size ?77
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 201600 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch3,5 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?460000 Pixel 921000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Wheel
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

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900Sony HDR-XR550V
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900Sony HDR-XR550V
Recording Medium ?SDXC card
Memory Stick Duo
hard drive
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
4000 x 3000 - Max
4608 x 3072 - Max
4000 x 3000 - Max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900Sony HDR-XR550V
Specials optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/sGPS with geo-tagging functionality
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900Sony HDR-XR550V
luminance resolution
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ?
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?GoodVery good
Resolution ? Excellent Very good
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodVery good
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?Good Excellent
Configuration / image ?Very goodSatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactoryPoor
Handling ?GoodGood
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		412390
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ 1080p50
+ multi functional ring
+ focus and exposure control via touchscreen works well
+ good lowlight sensibility
+ wide angle
+ Display with high resoultion
Cons - No Expanded Focus
- No touch focus in manual mode
- image characteristics cannot be modified
- no focus or exposure assist
Conclusion Not only does Panasonic offer 50p, it also brings enough wide angle (which even isn´t affected by the active image stabilisation), good low-light performance and colors, great sharpness and lots of manual control.Also nice is that the 3D features are now offered as an alternative add-on option.The wide angle (which shrinks a little with active image stabilization) as well as the low light performance is better than on all competing modells.But in terms of sharpness, manual control options and color reproduction the Sony is not quite on par with the class winners.The automatics work solidly in a Sony-typical way.Remarkably good is the high-resolving display, but a focus assist option is nevertheless missed when setting the focus manually.
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[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900Sony HDR-XR550V
slashCAM Review
HDC-HS900 Review
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Forum posts  HDR-XR550VE and saving on external media
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