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Model
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| Panasonic AG-HPX301E | Sony HVR-V1 |
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| Manufacturer | Panasonic 
| Sony 
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| Name | AG-HPX301E | HVR-V1 |
| European name ? | AG-HPX301E | HVR-V1E |
| US name ? | AG-HPX300 | HVR-V1U |
| lowest US price | 5895 $ | 3295 $ |
| On the market since | March 2009 | November 2006 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Panasonic | link to Sony |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | Good
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| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | MiniDV DVCAM DVC PRO 25 DVC PRO 50 DVC PRO HD AVC-Intra
| MiniDV HDV DVCAM
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| Recording Medium | P2 card
| MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
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| video resolutions EU ? | MiniDV 720 x 576/50i DVCAM 720 x 576/50i DVCAM 720 x 480/60i DVC PRO 25,576 / 50i DVC PRO 50,576 / 50i DVC PRO HD 720/25p DVC PRO HD 720/50p DVCPROHD 1080/25p DVCPROHD 1080/50i DVCPROHD 1080/24p DVCPROHD 1080/30p AVC-Intra 1920 x 1080/12p - 60i DVCPRO HD 1440 x 1080i
| HDV 1440 x 1080/50i MiniDV 720 x 576/50i DVCAM 720 x 576/50i HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
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| video resolutions US ? | MiniDV 720 x 576/50i DVCAM 720 x 576/50i DVCAM 720 x 480/60i DVC PRO 25,576 / 50i DVC PRO 50,576 / 50i DVC PRO HD 720/25p DVC PRO HD 720/50p MiniDV 720 x 576/60i DVCPROHD 1080/25p DVCPROHD 1080/50i DVCPROHD 1080/24p DVCPROHD 1080/30p 1080 DVCPRO 24p - 60i DVCPRO HD 720 24p - 60i DVCPRO HD 24p 1080 - 60i AVC-Intra 1920 x 1080/12p - 60i DVCPRO HD 1440 x 1080i
| HDV 1440 x 1080/60i HDV 1440 x 1080/24p HDV 1440 x 1080/30p MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 100 Mbit/s | 25 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | DV DVC PRO HD-proprietary AVC-Intra
| DV MPEG2
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Fujinon
| Carl Zeiss
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| Optical Zoom ? | 17 x | 20 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 32,5 mm | 37,4 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 82 mm | 62 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | None
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | 3 | 2 |
| Exchangable optics ? | Yes
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 3 | 3 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/3 inch | 1/4 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2200000 Pixel | 1037000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets WB-Shift
| auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/2.000 | 1/10.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/6 | 1/3 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual AE-Shift
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Peaking ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | 50-105% | Off 70% 100%
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| Histogram ? | No
| Yes
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Black Strech ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Knee ? | Yes
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| Colorbars ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| Yes
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| Custom Presets ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Set Time Code ? | Yes
| Yes
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ? synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
| Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | No
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | | Out
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| HDMI ? | No
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | In Out
| In Out
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| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | XLR
| XLR
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| Headphones ? | 3.5 mm mini-jack
| Mini-jack
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| Lanc ? | No
| Yes
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| Time-code interface ? | In Out
| No
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| Genlock ? | In
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | 1/4 | Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | Out
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 4200 g | 1430 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 5900 g | 1600 g |
| Battery type | Anton Bauer Gold Mount
| Sony F570
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| Battery capacity | | 2200 mAh |
| Charger ? | external
| internal
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| Remote control | No
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 246 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 251 mm | 156 mm |
| Depth | 549 mm | 322 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 338 | 72 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| B/W and color
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| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 1226000 Pixel | 252000 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 3,2 Inch | 3,5 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 921000 Pixel | 211200 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker Ring
| Rocker Ring
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| Manual Focus ? | Ring
| Ring
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| Manual Aperture ? | Ring
| Wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | Yes
| Yes
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| ND Filter ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Exp Lock ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Gain ? | Yes
| Yes
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| White balance ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Push AF ? | No
| Yes
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| Audio Levels ? | Yes
| Yes
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Custom Keys ? synonymous: User buttons | 3 | 6 |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | DVC PRO 4x48kHz 16bit PCM
| MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
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| Microphone ? | external XLR
| external XLR mono external
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| Audio Control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Audio levels ? | Viewfinder Screen
| Viewfinder Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | | Memory Stick Duo
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| Medium included ? | | |
| Effective pixels ? | | 1037000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | | 1440 x 810 |
| Standard ? | | JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | No
| No
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Misc.
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| [ top ] | Panasonic AG-HPX301E | Sony HVR-V1 |
| Specials | Two USB modes (host and device),Two HD-SDI outputs,Waveform MonitorVectorscope | |
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 | Good |
| Resolution ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Color performance ? | Very good | Good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Very good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Wide Angle ? | Very good | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / image ? | Excellent | Very good |
| Configuration / sound ? | Excellent | Very good |
| Handling ? | Very good | Very good |
| Portability ? | Poor | Good |
| Photo function ? | Poor | Sufficient |
| Optics ? | Very good | Good |
| Dynamics ? | Very good | Very good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | Good
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 423 | 389 |
| Pros | | + Very good image quality impression + 20x zoom + handling well-conceived HDMI out + 25p
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| Cons | | -less Wide-angle than FX1/A1/HVX200
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| Conclusion | | The Sony HVR-V1 makes the most of the three 1/4-inch CMOS-converter .The brightness resolution is good, the color resolution lacks somewhat.The progressive mode offers more vertical resolution, but shows occasional color artifacts.Low noise and little smear effects together with excellent automatics make for a very good subjective image impression.The 20x lens shows comparatively few errors like aberrations or distortion, but the wide-angle could be larger for this price range.Lowlight performance of the FX7 is good, the plus points being low noise and the optional hyper-gain. |
More information
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