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models compared on this page: Sony HDR-FX1 and Panasonic HDC-SD1

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Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-SD1
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDR-FX1HDC-SD1
European name ?HDR-FX1HDC-SD1EG-S
US name ?HDR-FX1HDC-SD1
lowest US price  1300 $
On the market since January 2005 March 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-SD1
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-SD1
Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
AVCHD
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
SD Card
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
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 ?12 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?32,5 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?72 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?2 
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1070000 Pixel 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CCD
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/10.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/31/50
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
 
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70-100%
 
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?Yes
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
 
Custom Presets ?Yes
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-SD1
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 In
Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 In
Out
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
 
HDMI ?No
 Out
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
 
Lanc ?Yes
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ? Standard
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1990 g430 g
Weight (with battery) 2178 g490 g
Battery type Sony F570
 
Battery capacity 2200 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 139 mm74 mm
Width 182 mm69 mm
Depth 360 mm142 mm
Relative Size ?917
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
No
Color Viewfinder ?Color
 
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?252000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?250880 Pixel 251000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
 
Manual Focus ? Ring
Menu
 
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		3 
Audio

[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-SD1
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
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-SD1
Recording Medium ?No
SD Card
Medium included ?No
4 GB
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ? 1920x1080
Standard ? JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-SD1
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Test pictures
[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-SD1
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ?  
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?GoodGood
Resolution ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Color performance ?SatisfactoryGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?Very goodSatisfactory
Configuration / image ?Very goodSatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?GoodSufficient
Handling ?GoodSatisfactory
Portability ?SatisfactoryVery good
Photo function ?PoorSufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?Very goodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		374328
Pros + Very good image quality impression
+ Wide optics
+ handling well-conceived
+ Very well equipped
+ Acceptable wide-angle
+ Good lowlight characteristics
Cons - No full HDV-resolution
- DV-quality only average
- No FullHD
-3CCDs with pixelshif do not result in full sharpness
-fan
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.In our opinion the SD1 is the best AVCHD Cam by Panansonic, and it remains competitive in 2008 thanks to its wide-angle and lowlight characteristics .
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