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models compared on this page: Sony HVR-V1 and Panasonic HDC-DX3

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Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-DX3
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HVR-V1HDC-DX3
European name ?HVR-V1EHDC-DX3
US name ?HVR-V1UHDC-DX3
lowest US price 3295 $2799 $
On the market since November 2006 May 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-DX3
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-DX3
Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
AVCHD
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
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
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 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
 Leica
Optical Zoom ?20 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?37,4 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?62 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?2 
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1037000 Pixel 560000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/10.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/31/50
Apperture control ?auto
manual
 
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
 
Histogram ?Yes
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?Yes
 
Knee ?  
Colorbars ?Yes
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
 
Custom Presets ?Yes
 
Set Time Code ?Yes
 
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-DX3
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		  
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
 
HDMI ? Out
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 ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1430 g680 g
Weight (with battery) 1600 g800 g
Battery type Sony F570
 
Battery capacity 2200 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 145 mm92 mm
Width 156 mm91 mm
Depth 322 mm163 mm
Relative Size ?7213
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?B/W and color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?252000 Pixel 183000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?211200 Pixel 251000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
 
Manual Focus ? Ring
 
Manual Aperture ?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		6 
Audio

[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-DX3
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
 
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-DX3
Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
 
Medium included ?  
Effective pixels ?1037000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1440 x 8101920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
 
Misc.

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Test results

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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Good 
Resolution ?Satisfactory 
Color performance ?Good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Satisfactory 
Wide Angle ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / image ?Very good 
Configuration / sound ?Very good 
Handling ?Very good 
Portability ?Good 
Photo function ?Sufficient 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Very good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		389 
Pros + Very good image quality impression
+ 20x zoom
+ handling well-conceived
HDMI out
+ 25p
 
Cons -less Wide-angle than FX1/A1/HVX200
 
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

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Sony HVR-V1Panasonic HDC-DX3
slashCAM Review
HVR-V1 Review
external reviews/tests digitalproducer.digitalmedianet.com
www.dv.com
digitalproducer.com
 
Forum posts Odd Problem with HVR-V1E and PPCS4
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35mm adapter purchase recommendation for SONY HVR-V1E
SonyHVR-V1E despite CMOS article?
FX7 with V1 firmware - is this possible?
Difference SonyHVR-V1 / SonyHVR-V1u / SonyHVR-V1E?
SonyHVR-V1U Review
SONY HVR-V1E: The CMOS Dreichipper
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SonyHVR-V1E: Are these bugs or features?
The technique of SonyHVR-V1U
 


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