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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-HS60 and Sony HDR-PJ260

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Panasonic HDC-HS60Sony HDR-PJ260
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Sony Information on Sony

Name HDC-HS60HDR-PJ260
European name ?HDC-HS60HDR-PJ260E
US name ?HDC-HS60HDR-PJ260
lowest US price 645 $ (629) $
On the market since February 2010 January 2012
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Sony
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS60Sony HDR-PJ260
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS60Sony HDR-PJ260
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
SD Card
SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
built-in flash memory
SDXC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s28 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?120 GB16 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Panasonic
Sony
Optical Zoom ?25x x30 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35,7 mm29,8 mm
Filter diameter ?- mm- mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optically and electronically
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/3,91 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2110000 Pixel 2230000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/10.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/8
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?No
No
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
No
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?Yes
No
Cinegamma ?Yes
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS60Sony HDR-PJ260
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 OUT
Microphone / Audio input ?No
Mini-jack
Headphones ?No
No
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?No
No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 258 g320 g
Weight (with battery)   
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBK 180
Sony NP-FV50
Battery capacity 1790 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control No
No
Size
Height 52 mm64 mm
Width 66 mm58 mm
Depth 112 mm116 mm
Relative Size ?34
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?- -
Viewfinder format ?- -
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?230400 Pixel 230000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Menu
 
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
 
Audio

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Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS60Sony HDR-PJ260
Recording Medium ?SD Card
hard drive
SDHC card
Memory Stick Duo
SD Card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
SDXC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ? 5020000 Pixel
Resolutions ?2592 x1944-max
3984 x 2240 - Max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
No
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS60Sony HDR-PJ260
Specials compatible with SDXC cardsProjector
GPS
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Test results

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 ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Satisfactory 
Resolution ?Good 
Color performance ?Good 
subj.Picture impression ?Good 
Optical Zoom ?Good 
Wide Angle ?Good 
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / sound ?Sufficient 
Handling ?Good 
Portability ? Excellent  
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		358 
Pros + manual controls for shutter and aperture
+ factory setting adjustable
 
Cons - no microphone and headphone jacks
- no accessory shoe
- no filter thread
- display resolution only average
 
Conclusion The options for manual control surpass those of competing models.Hardly any lens distorsion, good sharpness and wide angle in combination with acceptable low-light capabilities: that is a novelty in this price region.However, there is zero connectivity in terms of microphones etc. 
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