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models compared on this page: Sony HDR-CX520V and Panasonic HDC-SD1

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Sony HDR-CX520VPanasonic HDC-SD1
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDR-CX520VHDC-SD1
European name ?HDR-CX520VEHDC-SD1EG-S
US name ?HDR-CX520VHDC-SD1
lowest US price 951 $1300 $
On the market since August 2009 March 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX520VPanasonic HDC-SD1
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX520VPanasonic HDC-SD1
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium Memory Stick PRO Duo
built-in flash memory
SD Card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?16 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?64 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Sony
 Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42,9 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
 
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/2,9 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?4150000 Pixel 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/10001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/50
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
 
Infrared recording ?Yes
 
Expanded Focus ?No
 
Peaking ?No
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
 
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?No
 
Adjustable color ?No
 
Cinegamma ?No
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?No
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?No
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Sony HDR-CX520VPanasonic HDC-SD1
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		About Special Equipment
 
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 ?No
Mini-jack
Headphones ?No
 
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ? AI
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 370 g430 g
Weight (with battery) 450 g490 g
Battery type Sony NP-FH60
 
Battery capacity 1000 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 62 mm74 mm
Width 65 mm69 mm
Depth 125 mm142 mm
Relative Size ?57
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?-  
Viewfinder format ?-  
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,0 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?230000 Pixel 251000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
 
Manual Focus ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Manual Aperture ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Focus switcher ?No
 
ND Filter ?No
 
Exp Lock ?No
 
Gain ?No
 
White balance ?No
 
Push AF ?No
 
Audio Levels ?No
 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
 
Audio

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX520VPanasonic HDC-SD1
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?5.1 Internal
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
 
Audio levels ?No
 
Still

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX520VPanasonic HDC-SD1
Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
SD Card
Medium included ?No
4 GB
Effective pixels ?6631000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?3640 x 2160 max
1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX520VPanasonic HDC-SD1
Specials -50 upscaling in playback mode
- image stabilizator corrects hand rotations
- GPS receiver built in
 
Product Shots

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX520VPanasonic HDC-SD1
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Sony HDR-CX520VPanasonic HDC-SD1
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ?  
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Very goodGood
Resolution ?GoodSatisfactory
Color performance ?GoodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?PoorSatisfactory
Configuration / image ?SufficientSatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?PoorSufficient
Handling ?GoodSatisfactory
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?Very goodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		328328
Pros + multi functional ring
+ focus and exposure control via touchscreen works well
+ good lowlight sensibility
+ six freely configuarable display buttons
+ Acceptable wide-angle
+ Good lowlight characteristics
Cons - no microphone and headphone jacks
+ mediocre display resolution
- upgradeable only with expensive and proprietary MemorySticks
- No FullHD
-3CCDs with pixelshif do not result in full sharpness
-fan
Conclusion for now, the low-light image quality rules superior in the sub 1000 Euro camcorder class.The great dynamic range when using the factory settings as well as its abandonment of moving part makes this cam interesting for independent filmmakers.On the other hand there are some features missing, there is no histogram, no zebra, no exposure time control, no sharpness helper and no image adjustment.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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