/// HD Camcorder Comparison

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Manufacturer

Panasonic

Sony

Name

HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)

HVR-V1

European name ?

HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)

HVR-V1E

US name ?

HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)

HVR-V1U

lowest US price

(3499) $

3295 $

On the market since

November 2011

November 2006

Manufacturers URL

link to Panasonic

link to Sony

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slashCAM rating ?

Very good

Good

test picture 1200 Lux

Test image 12 lux auto-mode

Video

Video formats ?

AVCHD
MVC 3D

MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM

Recording Medium

SD Card
SDHC card
SDXC card

MiniDV/HDV-Cassette

video resolutions EU ?

AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p

HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p

video resolutions US ?

AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p

HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i

Max Bitrate ?

28 Mbit/s

25 Mbit/s

Compression format ?

MPEG4

DV
MPEG2

on-board memory ?

Optics

Optics Manufacturer ?

Panasonic

Carl Zeiss

Optical Zoom ?

10 x

20 x

Wide Angle 16:9 ?

29,8 mm

37,4 mm

Filter diameter ?

- mm

62 mm

Image Stabilization ?

optical

ND Filter ?

Exchangable optics ?

Image Sensor

Number of sensors ?

Size of image sensor ?

1/4,1 inch

1/4 inch

image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?

3050000 Pixel

1037000 Pixel

Image Sensor Type ?

CMOS

Controls

White Balance ?

auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift

auto
manual
presets

Focus ?

auto
manual

Minimum shutter time ?

1/250

1/10.000

Maximum shutter time ?

1/24

1/3

Apperture control ?

auto
manual
AE-Shift

auto
manual

Infrared recording ?

Expanded Focus ?

Yes

Peaking ?

Yes

Signal Processing

Zebra ?

50-105%

Off
70%
100%

Histogram ?

Yes

adjustable sharpness ?

Yes

Adjustable color ?

Yes

Cinegamma ?

Yes

Black Strech ?

Yes

Knee ?

Yes

Colorbars ?

Yes

Misc.

Shot Transition ?

Yes

Custom Presets ?

Yes

Set Time Code ?

Yes

Configuration

Connections

FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite

Out

YC ?
synonymous: S-Video

YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal

Out

HDMI ?

Out

DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394

In
Out

USB ?

USB 2.0

Microphone / Audio input ?

XLR

Headphones ?

Mini-jack

Lanc ?

Yes

Time-code interface ?

Genlock ?

Accessory shoe ?

Standard

HD-SDI ?

Misc.

Weight (without battery)

1600 g

1430 g

Weight (with battery)

1600 g

Battery type

Panasonic CGA-D54s

Sony F570

Battery capacity

5400 mAh

2200 mAh

Charger ?

external

internal

Remote control

Yes

Size

Height

145 mm

Width

195 mm

156 mm

Depth

350 mm

322 mm

Relative Size ?

Viewfinder

Viewfinder available ?

Yes

Color Viewfinder ?

Color

B/W and color

Viewfinder format ?

16:9

Viewfinder pixels ?

1226880 Pixel

252000 Pixel

Display

Display available ?

Yes

Color display ?

Color

Display size

3,5 Inch

Display format ?

16:9

Display pixels ?

1152000 Pixel

211200 Pixel

Touch Screen ?

Yes

External controls

Manual Zoom ?

Rocker
Ring

Manual Focus ?

Ring

Manual Aperture ?

Ring

Wheel

Focus switcher ?

Yes

ND Filter ?

Yes

Exp Lock ?

Yes

Gain ?

Yes

White balance ?

Yes

Push AF ?

Yes

Audio Levels ?

Yes

Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons

Audio

Audio Formats ?

AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
2 channel PCM

MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1

Microphone ?

external XLR
5.1 Internal

external XLR
mono external

Audio Control ?

auto
manual

Audio levels ?

Viewfinder
Screen

Still

Recording Medium ?

Memory Stick Duo

Medium included ?

Effective pixels ?

1037000 Pixel

Resolutions ?

1440 x 810

Standard ?

JPEG Exif 2.2

Flash ?

Misc.

Specials

Product Shots

View 1

View 2

Test results

Test pictures

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

Resolution ?

Excellent

Satisfactory

Color performance ?

Very good

Good

subj.Picture impression ?

Very good

Optical Zoom ?

Sufficient

Satisfactory

Wide Angle ?

Very good

Satisfactory

Configuration / image ?

Very good

Configuration / sound ?

Excellent

Very good

Handling ?

Very good

Portability ?

Satisfactory

Good

Photo function ?

Poor

Sufficient

Optics ?

Very good

Good

Dynamics ?

Very good

Conclusion slashCAM

slashCAM rating ?

Very good

Good

Total score ?
(maximal 570)

440

389

Pros

+ Extreme manual control options
+ Very good image quality
+ Good 3D control

+ Very good image quality impression
+ 20x zoom
+ handling well-conceived
HDMI out
+ 25p

Cons

- No ND filter
- Autostereoscopic display mode

-less Wide-angle than FX1/A1/HVX200

Conclusion

Even as a 2D camcorder the Z10000 is absolutely competitive thanks to the professional features and excellent image quality.The additional 3D capabilities are currently unique in this price range (and even much further) (as of 11/2011).

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.

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