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Model
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| Sony HDR-CX350V | Canon HV10 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Sony 
| Canon 
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| Name | HDR-CX350V | HV10 |
| European name ? | HDR-CX350VE | HV10 |
| US name ? | HDR-CX350V | HV10 |
| lowest US price | 609 $ | |
| On the market since | March 2010 | October 2006 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Sony | link to Canon |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Satisfactory
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| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD SD MPEG2
| MiniDV HDV
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| Recording Medium | SDHC card Memory Stick PRO Duo built-in flash memory
| MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i SD MPEG2 720 x 576
| HDV 1440 x 1080/50i MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i SD MPEG2 720 x 480
| HDV 1440 x 1080/60i MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 24 Mbit/s | 25 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG2 MPEG4
| DV MPEG2
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| on-board memory ? | 32 GB | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Sony
| Canon
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| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 29,8 mm | 43,6 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 30 mm | 37 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| 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 inch | 1/2,7 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | | 2070000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets
| auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/auto
| 1/2.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | auto
| 1/3 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto manual AE-Shift
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
| Yes
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| Peaking ? | No
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
| Off 70% 100%
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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
| No
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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
| In Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | About Special Equipment
| No
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
| No
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | In Out
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| USB ? | USB 2.0 OUT
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | No
| No
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| Headphones ? | No
| 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 ? | AI
| No
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 310 g | 440 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 360 g | 500 g |
| Battery type | Sony NP-FV50
| Canon BP-310
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| Battery capacity | 980 mAh | 850 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 52 mm | 56 mm |
| Width | 64 mm | 104 mm |
| Depth | 112 mm | 106 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 3 | 6 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | - | Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | - | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | 123000 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 230400 Pixel | 210000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
| Wheel bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | No
| Yes
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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
| MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto
| auto
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| Audio levels ? | No
| No
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | Memory Stick Duo built-in flash memory SDHC card
| MiniSD
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | 3540000 Pixel | 2760000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 2304 x 1728 - Max
| 1920x1080 1440x1080 848x480 640x480 2048 x 1536 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | GPS | |
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 ? | | |
| slashCAM rating |
| Lowlight ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Resolution ? | Very good | Very good |
| Color performance ? | Good | Very good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Very good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Excellent | Poor |
| Configuration / image ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / sound ? | Poor | Poor |
| Handling ? | Good | Sufficient |
| Portability ? | Excellent | Excellent |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Optics ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Satisfactory
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 378 | 318 |
| Pros | + focus and exposure control via touchscreen works well + good low light performance
| + Excellent resolution in brightness and color + Very small + Many manual functions + 25 FPS-mode
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| Cons | - no microphone and headphone jacks - display resolution only average - little manual control
| - Optics only average, small wide-angle - No microphone jack - unergonomic design
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| Conclusion | Too bad Sony still does not offer any manual control on their medium-class camcorders.Because the camera actually delivers an overall good image for this price range.The wide angle lens with its almost 29mm (kb) surely makes it attractive to some buyers, since competing models offer nothing of the sort.On the other hand the camera has a spicy price tag, which makes it look somewhat less good compared to the new Panasonic series (HDC-XX60).Hence, in its price range it recommends itself only to those who need a generous wide angle without any manual control or connectivity. | The Canon HV10 has an CMOS with excellent resolution, which almost uses the HDV possibilities of brightness and color resolution to the full.The lens shows very little distorsion, but offers only a small wide angle, and throughout the focal range slight chromatic aberrations can be seen.Under lowlight conditions the HV10 performs - as expected with a camcorder in this price range - average, a better configuration rating is hinderd by lacking audio-I/O options |
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