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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-SD1 (HDC-SD1EG-S) and Canon HG10 (VIXIA HG10)

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Panasonic HDC-SD1Canon HG10
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Canon Informationen zu Canon

Name HDC-SD1HG10
European name ?HDC-SD1EG-SHG10
US name ?HDC-SD1VIXIA HG10
lowest US price 799 $678 $
On the market since March 2007 October 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Canon
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Canon HG10
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Canon HG10
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SD Card
Built-in hard disk
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?13 Mbit/s15 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ? 40 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Canon
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?38,5 mm43,6 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ? No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?31
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch1/2,7 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?520000 Pixel 2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CCD
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
Minimum shutter time ?8.0002.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/501/2
Apperture control ? auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ? Yes
Expanded Focus ? Yes
Peaking ? Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?  Off
Histogram ? No
adjustable sharpness ? Yes
Adjustable color ? Yes
Cinegamma ? Yes
Black Strech ? No
Knee ? No
Colorbars ? No
Misc.
Shot Transition ? No
Custom Presets ? No
Set Time Code ? No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Canon HG10
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 ? Mini-jack
Lanc ? No
Time-code interface ? No
Genlock ? No
Accessory shoe ? No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 430 g505 g
Weight (with battery) 490 g 
Battery type  Canon BP-2L13
Battery capacity   
Charger ? internal
Remote control  Yes
Size
Height 74 mm81 mm
Width 69 mm75 mm
Depth 142 mm129 mm
Relative Size ?77
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ? Color
Viewfinder format ? 16:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 123000 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 211000 Pixel
Touch Screen ? No
External controls
Manual Zoom ? Rocker
Manual Focus ?  Joystick
Manual Aperture ? No
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 ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Canon HG10
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
Audio Control ? auto
Audio levels ? No
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Canon HG10
Recording Medium ?SD Card
MiniSD
Medium included ?4 GB
No
Effective pixels ? 2760000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x10801920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Canon HG10
Specials  25 P-Mode
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[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD1Canon HG10
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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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