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models compared on this page: Sony HDR-CX550V and Sony HDR-FX1

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Sony HDR-CX550VSony HDR-FX1
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Name HDR-CX550VHDR-FX1
European name ?HDR-CX550VEHDR-FX1
US name ?HDR-CX550VHDR-FX1
lowest US price 1899 $ 
On the market since March 2010 January 2005
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Sony
Test preview

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX550VSony HDR-FX1
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX550VSony HDR-FX1
Video formats ? AVCHD
SD MPEG2
 MiniDV
HDV
Recording Medium SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
built-in flash memory
MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
SD MPEG2 720 x 576
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
SD MPEG2 720 x 480
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s25 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG2
MPEG4
DV
MPEG2
on-board memory ?64 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Sony
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?10 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?29,8 mm32,5 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm72 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?No
2
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/2,9 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?4150000 Pixel 1070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/10.0001/10.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/61/3
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ? No
Expanded Focus ? Yes
Peaking ? Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
 Off
70-100%
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ? Yes
Adjustable color ? Yes
Cinegamma ? Yes
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
Yes
Custom Presets ? Yes
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Sony HDR-CX550VSony HDR-FX1
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
In
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		About Special Equipment
 In
Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
No
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- In
Out
USB ?USB 2.0
No
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
3.5 mm mini-jack
Lanc ?No
Yes
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? AI
Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 440 g1990 g
Weight (with battery) 490 g2178 g
Battery type Sony NP-FV50
Sony F570
Battery capacity  2200 mAh
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 66 mm139 mm
Width 74 mm182 mm
Depth 143 mm360 mm
Relative Size ?691
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?201600 Pixel 252000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch3,5 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?921000 Pixel 250880 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Rocker
Ring
Manual Focus ?Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Ring
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Wheel
Focus switcher ?No
Yes
ND Filter ?No
Yes
Exp Lock ?No
Yes
Gain ?No
Yes
White balance ?No
Yes
Push AF ?No
Yes
Audio Levels ?No
Yes
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
3
Audio

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX550VSony HDR-FX1
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
auto
manual
Audio levels ? Viewfinder
Screen
Still

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX550VSony HDR-FX1
Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
hard drive
SDHC card
No
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?4000 x 3000 - Max
 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?Yes
No
Misc.

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Specials GPS with geo-tagging functionality 
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Sony HDR-CX550VSony HDR-FX1
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 ?Very goodGood
Resolution ?Very goodSatisfactory
Color performance ?GoodSatisfactory
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodVery good
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ? Excellent Very good
Configuration / image ?SatisfactoryVery good
Configuration / sound ?PoorGood
Handling ?GoodGood
Portability ?Very goodSatisfactory
Photo function ?SatisfactoryPoor
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodVery good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		390374
Pros + multi functional ring
+ focus and exposure control via touchscreen works well
+ good lowlight sensibility
+ wide angle
+ Display with high resoultion
+ Very good image quality impression
+ Wide optics
+ handling well-conceived
+ Very well equipped
Cons - image characteristics cannot be modified
- no focus or exposure assist
- No full HDV-resolution
- DV-quality only average
Conclusion The wide angle (which shrinks a little with active image stabilization) as well as the low light performance is better than on all competing modells.But in terms of sharpness, manual control options and color reproduction the Sony is not quite on par with the class winners.The automatics work solidly in a Sony-typical way.Remarkably good is the high-resolving display, but a focus assist option is nevertheless missed when setting the focus manually.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.
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Sony HDR-CX550VSony HDR-FX1
slashCAM Review
HDR-FX1 Review
external reviews/tests  www.camcorderinfo.com
www.hexus.net
www.camcorderinfo.com
www.hd-channel.com
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