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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-HS700 and Sony HDR-UX7

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Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HDR-UX7
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Sony Information on Sony

Name HDC-HS700HDR-UX7
European name ?HDC-HS700EGHDR-UX7E
US name ?HDC-HS700HDR-UX7
lowest US price 1190 $ 
On the market since March 2010 March 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Sony
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HDR-UX7
slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HDR-UX7
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?28 Mbit/s12 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?240 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35 mm40 mm
Filter diameter ?46 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?31
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2530000 Pixel 2280000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/500
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?No
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100% Off
70%
100%
Histogram ?Yes
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?No
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HDR-UX7
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ?Out mini
 Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- In
Out
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
No
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
No
Lanc ?No
Yes
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
AI
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 380 g550 g
Weight (with battery) 510 g650 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG 130
Sony NP-FH60
Battery capacity 1250 mAh1180 mAh
Charger ?internal
external
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 65 mm82 mm
Width 69 mm82 mm
Depth 138 mm138 mm
Relative Size ?69
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel 123200 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,0 Inch3,5 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?230400 Pixel 211200 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?No
No
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
 
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
No
Audio

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HDR-UX7
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HDR-UX7
Recording Medium ?hard drive
SDXC card
Memory Stick Duo
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel 3200000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
4000 x 3000 - Max
2304x1728
2304x1296
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HDR-UX7
Specials optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s&"Smooth Slow Record" slow motion mode: 3 seconds are recorded with 200 half frames/sec., resulting in a 4-fold slow motion.However, the recording is without sound and in poorer image quality.
Product Shots

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HDR-UX7
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HDR-UX7
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 ?Good 
Resolution ? Excellent  
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Good 
Configuration / image ?Very good 
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory 
Handling ?Good 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		412 
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ 1080p50
 
Cons - setting focus manually is a little complicated
- display and viewfinder have low resolution
 
Conclusion Not only does Panasonic offer 50p, it also brings enough wide angle (which even isn´t affected by the active image stabilisation), good low-light performance and colors, great sharpness and lots of manual control. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HDR-UX7
slashCAM Review
HDC-HS700 Review
external reviews/tests   
Forum posts what file format the HDC-HS700
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Images of the HS700 - In what format do you convert?
HDC-HS700 and the depth of field
hard drive HDC-HS700
SonyHDR-XR550VE or Panasonic HDC-HS700?
Battery for Panasonic HS700: VW-VBG260
SonyHDR-XR550VE or at Panasonic HDC-HS700
Panasonic HDC-HS700 for TV and movies?
Schreibscutz the Panasonic HS700
Test: Panasonic HDC-HS700 (bauähnlich HDC-SD707 and HDC-TM700)
Panasonic HS700
 


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