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models compared on this page: Sony HVR-V1 and Panasonic HDC-TM20

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Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-TM20
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HVR-V1HDC-TM20
European name ?HVR-V1EHDC-TM20
US name ?HVR-V1UHDC-TM20K
lowest US price 3295 $2849 $
On the market since November 2006 February 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-TM20
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-TM20
Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
AVCHD
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ? 16 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
 Leica
Optical Zoom ?20 x16 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?37,4 mm42 mm
Filter diameter ?62 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?2No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?31
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1037000 Pixel 1170000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/10.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/31/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
No
Histogram ?Yes
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Yes
Black Strech ?Yes
No
Knee ? No
Colorbars ?Yes
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
No
Custom Presets ?Yes
No
Set Time Code ?Yes
No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-TM20
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out mini
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
-
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
No
Headphones ?Mini-jack
No
Lanc ?Yes
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1430 g270 g
Weight (with battery) 1600 g327 g
Battery type Sony F570
Panasonic VW-VBG070
Battery capacity 2200 mAh725 mAh
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 145 mm64 mm
Width 156 mm67 mm
Depth 322 mm127 mm
Relative Size ?725
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
No
Color Viewfinder ?B/W and color
-
Viewfinder format ?16:9-
Viewfinder pixels ?252000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?211200 Pixel 230400 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
Rocker
Manual Focus ? Ring
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
Menu
Focus switcher ?Yes
No
ND Filter ?Yes
No
Exp Lock ?Yes
No
Gain ?Yes
No
White balance ?Yes
No
Push AF ?Yes
No
Audio Levels ?Yes
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		6No
Audio

[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-TM20
Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?external XLR
mono external
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Screen
Still

[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-TM20
Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
SDHC card
Medium included ? No
Effective pixels ?1037000 Pixel 2100000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1440 x 8101920 x 1080 - max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-TM20
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-TM20
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 ?GoodSufficient
Resolution ?SatisfactorySufficient
Color performance ?GoodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Wide Angle ?SatisfactorySufficient
Configuration / image ?Very goodSatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?Very goodSufficient
Handling ?Very goodSatisfactory
Portability ?Good Excellent
Photo function ?SufficientSufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?Very goodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		389293
Pros + Very good image quality impression
+ 20x zoom
+ handling well-conceived
HDMI out
+ 25p
+ manual controls for shutter and aperture
+ factory setting adjustable
Cons -less Wide-angle than FX1/A1/HVX200
- somewhat blurred compared with other HD video
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.This cam shines with unusual (in this price category) manual controls and smart automatic modes and a touchscreen.But the small 1 chip sensor limits the picture quality too much.
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-TM20
slashCAM Review
HVR-V1 Review
external reviews/tests digitalproducer.digitalmedianet.com
www.dv.com
digitalproducer.com
 
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SonyHVR-V1U Review
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