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models compared on this page: Sony HDR-CX550V and Sony NEX-VG10

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Sony HDR-CX550VSony NEX-VG10
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

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Name HDR-CX550VNEX-VG10
European name ?HDR-CX550VENEX-VG10
US name ?HDR-CX550VNEX-VG10
lowest US price 1899 $1519 $
On the market since March 2010 September 2010
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Sony
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
SD MPEG2
 AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
SDXC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
SD MPEG2 720 x 576
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
SD MPEG2 720 x 480
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG2
MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?64 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Sony
Sony
Optical Zoom ?10 x11 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?29,8 mm32,5 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm67 (kit lens)
mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optically and electronically
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
Yes
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/2,9 inch1/APS-C (23.4 × 15.6mm)
inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?4150000 Pixel  
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/10.0001/4000
Maximum shutter time ?1/61/4
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ? No
Expanded Focus ? No
Peaking ? No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
No
Histogram ?No
Yes
adjustable sharpness ? Yes
Adjustable color ? Yes
Cinegamma ? No
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
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		About Special Equipment
No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
 
HDMI ? Out
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
Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? AI
1 x 1 x Standard Hotshoe
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 440 g620 g
Weight (with battery) 490 g1300 g
Battery type Sony NP-FV50
Sony NP-FV70
Battery capacity  1960 mAh
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control Yes
No
Size
Height 66 mm97 mm
Width 74 mm132 mm
Depth 143 mm294 mm
Relative Size ?637
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?201600 Pixel 1440000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?921000 Pixel 921000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
 Ring
Manual Focus ?Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Ring
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Menu
Focus switcher ?No
Yes
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ?No
Yes
White balance ?No
Yes
Push AF ?No
Yes
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
No
Audio

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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
auto
Audio levels ? No
Still

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Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
hard drive
SDHC card
Memory Stick Duo
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?4000 x 3000 - Max
4592 × 3056 - Max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
No
Misc.

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Specials GPS with geo-tagging functionality- Vegas Movie Studio Platinum HD 10 as a free download
- Interchangeable lenses
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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luminance resolution
chrominance resolution
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ?
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Very goodVery good
Resolution ?Very goodSatisfactory
Color performance ?GoodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodVery good
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ? Excellent Very good
Configuration / image ?SatisfactoryVery good
Configuration / sound ?PoorPoor
Handling ?GoodGood
Portability ?Very goodGood
Photo function ?SatisfactoryVery good
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		390380
Pros + multi functional ring
+ focus and exposure control via touchscreen works well
+ good lowlight sensibility
+ wide angle
+ Display with high resoultion
+ APS-C chip with interchangeable lens
+ complete manual control over iris, shutter, gain, white balance
+ image settings can be adjusted
Cons - image characteristics cannot be modified
- no focus or exposure assist
- no control over audio, no level indication
- no motorized zoom
- no focus assist options
Conclusion 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.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

Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review
NEX-VG10 Review
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