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models compared on this page: Canon HF S21 and Panasonic HDC-SD1

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Canon HF S21Panasonic HDC-SD1
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HF S21HDC-SD1
European name ?Legria HF S21HDC-SD1EG-S
US name ?VIXIA HF S21HDC-SD1
lowest US price 1189 $1300 $
On the market since April 2010 March 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon HF S21Panasonic HDC-SD1
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon HF S21Panasonic HDC-SD1
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SD Card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?64 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?10 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?58 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?No
 
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/2,6 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?6010000 Pixel 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/61/50
Apperture control ?auto
manual
 
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70%
100%		 
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?Yes
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?Yes
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Canon HF S21Panasonic HDC-SD1
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
Headphones ?also AV-output
 
Lanc ?Yes
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ?Advanced Mini
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 470 g430 g
Weight (with battery) 520 g490 g
Battery type Canon BP-807
 
Battery capacity 890 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 75 mm74 mm
Width 74 mm69 mm
Depth 140 mm142 mm
Relative Size ?77
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
No
Color Viewfinder ?Color
 
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?922000 Pixel 251000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
 
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Focus switcher ?Yes
 
ND Filter ?No
 
Exp Lock ?No
 
Gain ?No
 
White balance ?No
 
Push AF ?No
 
Audio Levels ?No
 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		1 
Audio

[ top ]Canon HF S21Panasonic HDC-SD1
Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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 ]Canon HF S21Panasonic HDC-SD1
Recording Medium ?built-in flash memory
SDHC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
4 GB
Effective pixels ?8020000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?3264 x 2448
3264 x 2456 max
1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Canon HF S21Panasonic HDC-SD1
Specials 2 SDHC slots 
Product Shots

[ top ]Canon HF S21Panasonic HDC-SD1
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Test pictures
[ top ]Canon HF S21Panasonic HDC-SD1
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slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?GoodGood
Resolution ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?PoorSatisfactory
Configuration / image ?GoodSatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySufficient
Handling ?GoodSatisfactory
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		348328
Pros + Many manual controls
+ Acceptable wide-angle
+ Good lowlight characteristics
Cons - small wide angle
- No FullHD
-3CCDs with pixelshif do not result in full sharpness
-fan
Conclusion The sharpness is only slightly below what is possible in this price range and the options for manual control are also quite ok.The touchscreen is a real improvement, so the problems with focus setting we used to citizise are gone.Since Sony offers more manual in this price range than they did before and both Sony and Panasonic have more wide angle, the HF S models of 2010 appear a little overpriced.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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[ top ]Canon HF S21Panasonic HDC-SD1
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