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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-HS700 and Sony NEX-VG10

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Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony NEX-VG10
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Sony Information on Sony

Name HDC-HS700NEX-VG10
European name ?HDC-HS700EGNEX-VG10
US name ?HDC-HS700NEX-VG10
lowest US price 1190 $1519 $
On the market since March 2010 September 2010
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Sony
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony NEX-VG10
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony NEX-VG10
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
SDXC card
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
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
Max Bitrate ?28 Mbit/s24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?240 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Sony
Optical Zoom ?12 x11 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35 mm32,5 mm
Filter diameter ?46 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 ?31
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/APS-C (23.4 × 15.6mm)
inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2530000 Pixel  
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/4000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/4
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?No
No
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100%No
Histogram ?Yes
Yes
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
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-HS700Sony NEX-VG10
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 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
Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
1 x 1 x Standard Hotshoe
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 380 g620 g
Weight (with battery) 510 g1300 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG 130
Sony NP-FV70
Battery capacity 1250 mAh1960 mAh
Charger ?internal
external
external
Remote control Yes
No
Size
Height 65 mm97 mm
Width 69 mm132 mm
Depth 138 mm294 mm
Relative Size ?637
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel 1440000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,0 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?230400 Pixel 921000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
 Ring
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Ring
Manual Aperture ?Menu
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

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony NEX-VG10
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
No
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony NEX-VG10
Recording Medium ?hard drive
SDXC card
Memory Stick Duo
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
4000 x 3000 - Max
4592 × 3056 - Max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
No
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony NEX-VG10
Specials optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s- Vegas Movie Studio Platinum HD 10 as a free download
- Interchangeable lenses
Product Shots

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony NEX-VG10
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony NEX-VG10
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 ?GoodVery good
Resolution ? Excellent Satisfactory
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodVery good
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?GoodVery good
Configuration / image ?Very goodVery good
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactoryPoor
Handling ?GoodGood
Portability ?Very goodGood
Photo function ?SatisfactoryVery good
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		412380
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ 1080p50
+ APS-C chip with interchangeable lens
+ complete manual control over iris, shutter, gain, white balance
+ image settings can be adjusted
Cons - setting focus manually is a little complicated
- display and viewfinder have low resolution
- no control over audio, no level indication
- no motorized zoom
- no focus assist options
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.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
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony NEX-VG10
slashCAM Review
HDC-HS700 Review
NEX-VG10 Review
external reviews/tests  www.hackermovies.com
Forum posts what file format the HDC-HS700
HDC-HS700 vs. HDC-SD707
bye Sony! And now Panasonic HDC-HS700 or Canon HF S21?
Images of the HS700 - In what format do you convert?
HDC-HS700 and the depth of field
hard drive HDC-HS700
SonyHDR-XR550VE or Panasonic HDC-HS700?
Battery for Panasonic HS700: VW-VBG260
SonyHDR-XR550VE or at Panasonic HDC-HS700
Panasonic HDC-HS700 for TV and movies?
Schreibscutz the Panasonic HS700
Test: Panasonic HDC-HS700 (bauähnlich HDC-SD707 and HDC-TM700)
Panasonic HS700
Nex-VG10E stabilize footage
nex-VG10 work with external monitor
SonyNEX VG10 useless?
Release Date SonyNEX-VG10E
Test: SonyNEX-VG10
Sony's NEX-VG10 vs VideoDSLR
slashCAM ClipKanal: First Test Video of SonyNEX-VG10
SonyNEX-VG10 - camcorder with APS sensor and interchangeable lenses


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