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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-SD1 and Panasonic AG-HMC40

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Panasonic HDC-SD1Panasonic AG-HMC40
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-SD1AG-HMC40
European name ?HDC-SD1EG-SAG-HMC41E
US name ?HDC-SD1AG-HMC40
lowest US price 1300 $1599 $
On the market since March 2007 August 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Panasonic AG-HMC40
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SD Card
SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/30p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/24p
Max Bitrate ?13 Mbit/s24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?38,5 mm41 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ? Yes
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?520000 Pixel 2510000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CCD
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/501/2
Apperture control ? auto
manual
Infrared recording ? No
Expanded Focus ? Yes
Peaking ? No
Signal Processing
Zebra ? 50-105%
Histogram ? waveform
adjustable sharpness ? Yes
Adjustable color ? Yes
Cinegamma ? Yes
Black Strech ? No
Knee ? Yes
Colorbars ? Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ? No
Custom Presets ? Yes
Set Time Code ? Yes
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Panasonic AG-HMC40
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		  Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		  Out
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 -
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
XLR optional
Headphones ? Mini-jack
Lanc ? No
Time-code interface ? No
Genlock ? No
Accessory shoe ?  Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 430 g980 g
Weight (with battery) 490 g1200 g
Battery type  Panasonic VW-VBG260E
Battery capacity   
Charger ? internal
external
Remote control  Yes
Size
Height 74 mm136 mm
Width 69 mm135 mm
Depth 142 mm304 mm
Relative Size ?755
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ? Color
Viewfinder format ? 16:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 113000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,0 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?251000 Pixel 230000 Pixel
Touch Screen ? Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ? Rocker
Manual Focus ?  Ring
Manual Aperture ?  Ring
Focus switcher ? Yes
ND Filter ? Yes
Exp Lock ? Yes
Gain ? No
White balance ? Yes
Push AF ? Yes
Audio Levels ? No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		 3
Audio

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Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ? auto
manual
Audio levels ? Viewfinder
Screen
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Panasonic AG-HMC40
Recording Medium ?SD Card
SD Card
SDHC card
Medium included ?4 GB
No
Effective pixels ? 10600000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x10804224 × 2376 max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
No
Misc.

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Specials  optional available XLR adapter
Product Shots

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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
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slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Good 
Resolution ?Satisfactory 
Color performance ?Good 
subj.Picture impression ?Good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / sound ?Sufficient 
Handling ?Satisfactory 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Sufficient 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		328 
Pros + Acceptable wide-angle
+ Good lowlight characteristics
 
Cons - No FullHD
-3CCDs with pixelshif do not result in full sharpness
-fan
 
Conclusion 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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