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models compared on this page: Sony HDR-FX1 and Panasonic HDC-TM350

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Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-TM350
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDR-FX1HDC-TM350
European name ?HDR-FX1HDC-TM350
US name ?HDR-FX1HDC-TM350
lowest US price  1300 $
On the market since January 2005 June 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-TM350
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-TM350
Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
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
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
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 ? 64 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
 Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?32,5 mm45 mm
Filter diameter ?72 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?2No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/4,1 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1070000 Pixel 2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CCD
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
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
AE-Shift
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70-100%
100%
Histogram ?No
Yes
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Yes
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?Yes
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
No
Custom Presets ?Yes
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-TM350
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 In
Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 In
Out
No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ?No
Out mini
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
-
USB ?No
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
3.5 mm mini-jack
Lanc ?Yes
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1990 g390 g
Weight (with battery) 2178 g450 g
Battery type Sony F570
Panasonic VW-VBG130-K
Battery capacity 2200 mAh1320 mAh
Charger ?internal
internal
external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 139 mm70 mm
Width 182 mm72 mm
Depth 360 mm141 mm
Relative Size ?917
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
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 ?250880 Pixel 230400 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Manual Focus ? Ring
Menu
Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?Yes
Yes
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		3No
Audio

[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-TM350
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 ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Viewfinder
Screen
Still

[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-TM350
Recording Medium ?No
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ? 7530000 Pixel
Resolutions ? 3984 x 2656
Standard ? JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-TM350
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[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-TM350
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-TM350
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 ?GoodSatisfactory
Resolution ?SatisfactoryVery good
Color performance ?SatisfactoryVery good
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodVery good
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?Very goodPoor
Configuration / image ?Very goodVery good
Configuration / sound ?GoodSatisfactory
Handling ?GoodGood
Portability ?Satisfactory Excellent
Photo function ?PoorSatisfactory
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?Very goodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		374372
Pros + Very good image quality impression
+ Wide optics
+ handling well-conceived
+ Very well equipped
+ Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ Good image stabilizer for moving camera
Cons - No full HDV-resolution
- DV-quality only average
- weak wide angle
Conclusion The Sony FX1 lacks CCDs with full HDV-resolution, which is visible at least in the horizontal resolution.Nevertheless, the subjective image impression is still very good due to the very good dynamic behavior with extremely little noise and the consistent color reproduction.Despite the comparatively large wide-angle, optical errors are within limits, only little distortion and chromatic aberrations can be detected.In low light situations the FX1 is just about good -- here too the low noise a plus point.The new image stabilizer is better and especially interesting for people who like cheap glide camsIn terms of low light the camera easily gets surpassed by the Sony XR520 and the wide angle is a sorry affair in this price range.But that is just about all we could find to complain about.Except maybe that you get almost the same technology without the internal memory and improved image stabilization in the notably cheaper HDC-SD300.
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Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-TM350
slashCAM Review
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