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models compared on this page: Sony HDR-FX1 and Panasonic HDC-DX3

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Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-DX3
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDR-FX1HDC-DX3
European name ?HDR-FX1HDC-DX3
US name ?HDR-FX1HDC-DX3
lowest US price  2799 $
On the market since January 2005 May 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-DX3
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-DX3
Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
AVCHD
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
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 ?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 560000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CCD
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
 
Focus ?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
Yes
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-DX3
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
 
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
 
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
 
Lanc ?Yes
 
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1990 g680 g
Weight (with battery) 2178 g800 g
Battery type Sony F570
 
Battery capacity 2200 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 139 mm92 mm
Width 182 mm91 mm
Depth 360 mm163 mm
Relative Size ?9113
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?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 ?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-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 ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
 
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-DX3
Recording Medium ?No
 
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ? 1920x1080
Standard ? JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
 
Misc.

[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-DX3
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-DX3
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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 ?Satisfactory 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Very good 
Configuration / image ?Very good 
Configuration / sound ?Good 
Handling ?Good 
Portability ?Satisfactory 
Photo function ?Poor 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Very good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		374 
Pros + Very good image quality impression
+ Wide optics
+ handling well-conceived
+ Very well equipped
 
Cons - No full HDV-resolution
- DV-quality only average
 
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. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Sony HDR-FX1Panasonic HDC-DX3
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