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models compared on this page: Sony HDR-SR10 and Panasonic HDC-SD1

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Model

Sony HDR-SR10Panasonic HDC-SD1
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDR-SR10HDC-SD1
European name ?HDR-SR10EHDC-SD1EG-S
US name ?HDR-SR10HDC-SD1
lowest US price  1300 $
On the market since March 2008 March 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
Memory Stick PRO Duo
SD Card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 720 x756/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
MPEG2 720 x 480/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?16 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG2
MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?40 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
Leica
Optical Zoom ?15 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?40 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?30 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
 
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/5 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1490000 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 ?1/8001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/50
Apperture control ?auto
manual
 
Infrared recording ?Yes
 
Expanded Focus ?No
 
Peaking ?No
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
 
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
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
Out
 
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) 480 g430 g
Weight (with battery) 560 g490 g
Battery type Sony NP-FH60
 
Battery capacity 1000 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 76 mm74 mm
Width 81 mm69 mm
Depth 129 mm142 mm
Relative Size ?77
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?-  
Viewfinder format ?-  
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?211200 Pixel 251000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?  
Manual Focus ?Menu
 
Manual Aperture ?Menu
 
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

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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 ?5.1 Internal
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
 
Audio levels ?Screen
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
SD Card
Medium included ?No
4 GB
Effective pixels ?1990000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?2304x1728
640x480
2304x1296
1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

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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 image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ?  
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?SatisfactoryGood
Resolution ?GoodSatisfactory
Color performance ?GoodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SatisfactorySufficient
Wide Angle ?SufficientSatisfactory
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SufficientSufficient
Handling ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
333328
Pros + very sharp under good lighting
+ Acceptable wide-angle
+ Good lowlight characteristics
Cons - lowlight
- no manual aperture control
- No FullHD
-3CCDs with pixelshif do not result in full sharpness
-fan
Conclusion Compared to the SR11 this cheaper modell has a smaller hard disk, no control ring, a less sharp display, no view-finder a a smaller image sensor resulting in worse lowlight pictures.Many users will prefer paying additional 300 EuroMovie makers will look for manual aperture-control - which is only to be found in competing models.Holiday videomakers who trust automatic controls and don´t want to shoot in the dark will be satistied with good image quality for a good price.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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