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Model
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| Sony HVR-V1 | Panasonic AG-HPX170 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Sony 
| Panasonic
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| Name | HVR-V1 | AG-HPX170 |
| European name ? | HVR-V1E | AG-HPX171 |
| US name ? | HVR-V1U | AG-HPX-170 |
| lowest US price | 3295 $ | 4325 $ |
| On the market since | November 2006 | September 2008 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Sony | link to Panasonic |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Good
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| test picture 1200 Lux | | |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
| MiniDV
DVC PRO 25
DVC PRO 50
DVC PRO HD
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| Recording Medium | MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
| P2 card
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| video resolutions EU ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
| MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
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
DVCPROHD 1080/60i
DVCPRO HD 720 24p - 60i
DVCPRO HD 24p 1080 - 60i
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| video resolutions US ? | HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
| MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCPROHD 1080/24p
DVCPROHD 1080/30p
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
720 MiniDV x480/24p
MiniDV 720 x 480/30p
DVCPRO HD 720 24p - 60i
DVCPRO HD 24p 1080 - 60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 25 Mbit/s | 100 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | DV
MPEG2
| DV
DVC PRO HD-proprietary
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Carl Zeiss
| Leica
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| Optical Zoom ? | 20 x | 13 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 37,4 mm | 28 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 62 mm | 72 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | 2 | 3 |
| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 3 | 3 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4 inch | 1/3 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 1037000 Pixel | 1100000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CCD
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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 ? | 1/10.000 | 1/2.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/3 | 1/24 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
AE-Shift
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
| No
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| Peaking ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | Off
70%
100%
| 50-105% |
| Histogram ? | Yes
| 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
| No
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| Knee ? | | Yes
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| Colorbars ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | Yes
| No
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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 | | |
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | 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 ? | Mini-jack
| 3.5 mm mini-jack
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| Lanc ? | Yes
| No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | Standard
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| Out
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 1430 g | 1900 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 1600 g | 2250 g |
| Battery type | Sony F570
| Panasonic CGA-D54
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| Battery capacity | 2200 mAh | 5400 mAh |
| Charger ? | internal
| external
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 145 mm | 179 mm |
| Width | 156 mm | 154 mm |
| Depth | 322 mm | 397 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 72 | 109 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | B/W and color
| Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 252000 Pixel | 235000 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 3,5 Inch | 3,5 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 4:3 |
| Display pixels ? | 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 ? | Wheel
| Wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | Yes
| Yes
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| ND Filter ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Exp Lock ? | Yes
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| Gain ? | Yes
| Yes
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| White balance ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Push AF ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Audio Levels ? | Yes
| Yes
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Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | 6 | 3 |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
| MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
DVC PRO 4x48kHz 16bit PCM
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| Microphone ? | external XLR
mono external
| Stereo internal
external XLR
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| Audio Control ? | auto
manual
| manual
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| Audio levels ? | Viewfinder
Screen
| 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
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Misc.
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| Specials | | -european modell is named AG-HPX171
In the 720p mode the frame rate can be changed in 20 steps from 12 to 50 fps (European model; international NTSC-model to 60fps)
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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 ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Color performance ? | Good | Good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Good |
| Optical Zoom ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Wide Angle ? | Satisfactory | Very good |
| Configuration / image ? | Very good | Very good |
| Configuration / sound ? | Very good | Very good |
| Handling ? | Very good | Very good |
| Portability ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Photo function ? | Sufficient | Poor |
| Optics ? | Good | Very good |
| Dynamics ? | Very good | Very good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
| Good
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Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 389 | 385 |
| Pros | + Very good image quality impression
+ 20x zoom
+ handling well-conceived
HDMI out
+ 25p
| Good wide angle
+ Professional controls
+ genuine 720/50p mode and a variable framerate
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| Cons | -less Wide-angle than FX1/A1/HVX200
| - low sharpness due to pixel shift
- P2 cards are more expensive than tape
- 4:3 display with low resolution
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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. | Panasonic´s AG-HPX171E scores with its handling and the Leica lens shows very little chromatic aberrations.Thanks to finally cheaper recording cards the AG-HPX171E can be seen as an allround-model suited for both documentary and fiction shooting.But pixel counting searchers for ultimate sharpness will be happier with other models, as will those who do not wish to invest in P2 cards. The resolution of the display is too low. |
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