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Panasonic HDC-SD1Panasonic HDC-DX3
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-SD1HDC-DX3
European name ?HDC-SD1EG-SHDC-DX3
US name ?HDC-SD1HDC-DX3
lowest US price 800 $2799 $
On the market since March 2007 May 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SD Card
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?13 Mbit/s13 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 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?  
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 560000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CCD
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?8.0008.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/501/50
Apperture control ?  
Infrared recording ? Yes
Expanded Focus ?  
Peaking ?  
Signal Processing
Zebra ?  
Histogram ?  
adjustable sharpness ?  
Adjustable color ?  
Cinegamma ?  
Black Strech ?  
Knee ?  
Colorbars ?  
Misc.
Shot Transition ?  
Custom Presets ?  
Set Time Code ?  
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
  
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
  
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
  
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
  
USB ?USB 2.0
 
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
 
Headphones ?  
Lanc ?  
Time-code interface ? No
Genlock ? No
Accessory shoe ?  
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 430 g680 g
Weight (with battery) 490 g800 g
Battery type   
Battery capacity   
Charger ?  
Remote control   
Size
Height 74 mm92 mm
Width 69 mm91 mm
Depth 142 mm163 mm
Relative Size ?713
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ? Color
Viewfinder format ? 16:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 183000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,0 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?251000 Pixel 251000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?  
External controls
Manual Zoom ?  
Manual Focus ?  
Manual Aperture ?  
Focus switcher ?  
ND Filter ?  
Exp Lock ?  
Gain ?  
White balance ?  
Push AF ?  
Audio Levels ?  
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons
  
Audio

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Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
 
Audio Control ?  
Audio levels ?  
Still

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Recording Medium ?SD Card
 
Medium included ?4 GB
 
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?1920x10801920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

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Specials   
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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luminance resolution
chrominance resolution
lens distortion  
test small ISO image
noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Good 
Resolution ?Sufficient 
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)
320 
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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