/// HD Camcorder Comparison

Picture ?

Manufacturer

Canon

Panasonic

Name

XA10

AG-HSC1U

European name ?

XA10

AG-HSC1

US name ?

XA10

AG-HSC1U

lowest US price

1869 $

1828 $

On the market since

April 2011

March 2007

Manufacturers URL

Test preview

slashCAM rating ?

Very good

not yet tested

test picture 1200 Lux

Test image 12 lux auto-mode

Video

Video formats ?

AVCHD

Recording Medium

SD Card
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SDXC card

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 1440 x 1080/60i

Max Bitrate ?

24 Mbit/s

13 Mbit/s

Compression format ?

MPEG4

on-board memory ?

64 GB

Optics

Optics Manufacturer ?

Canon

Leica

Optical Zoom ?

10 x

12 x

Wide Angle 16:9 ?

30,4 mm

38,5 mm

Filter diameter ?

58 mm

43 mm

Image Stabilization ?

optically and electronically

optical

ND Filter ?

Digital (auto)

Exchangable optics ?

Image Sensor

Number of sensors ?

Size of image sensor ?

1/3 inch

1/4 inch

image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?

2070000 Pixel

520000 Pixel

Image Sensor Type ?

CMOS

CCD

Controls

White Balance ?

auto
manual
presets

Focus ?

auto
manual

Minimum shutter time ?

1/2.000

1/8.000

Maximum shutter time ?

1/6

1/50

Apperture control ?

auto
manual
AE-Shift

Infrared recording ?

Yes

Expanded Focus ?

Yes

Peaking ?

Yes

Signal Processing

Zebra ?

70%
100%

Histogram ?

waveform

adjustable sharpness ?

Yes

Adjustable color ?

Yes

Cinegamma ?

Yes

Black Strech ?

Knee ?

Colorbars ?

Yes

Misc.

Shot Transition ?

Custom Presets ?

Yes

Set Time Code ?

Configuration

Connections

FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite

Out

YC ?
synonymous: S-Video

YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal

Out

HDMI ?

Out

DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394

USB ?

USB 2.0 OUT

USB 2.0

Microphone / Audio input ?

XLR
Mini-jack

Mini-jack

Headphones ?

Mini-jack

Lanc ?

Yes

Time-code interface ?

Genlock ?

Accessory shoe ?

Standard

HD-SDI ?

Misc.

Weight (without battery)

430 g

Weight (with battery)

490 g

Battery type

Canon BP-808

Battery capacity

850 mAh

Charger ?

internal

Remote control

Yes

Size

Height

144 mm

74 mm

Width

77 mm

69 mm

Depth

161 mm

142 mm

Relative Size ?

Viewfinder

Viewfinder available ?

Yes

Color Viewfinder ?

S/W

Viewfinder format ?

16:9

Viewfinder pixels ?

260000 Pixel

Display

Display available ?

Yes

Color display ?

Color

Display size

3,5 Inch

3,0 Inch

Display format ?

16:9

Display pixels ?

922000 Pixel

251000 Pixel

Touch Screen ?

Yes

External controls

Manual Zoom ?

Rocker

Manual Focus ?

Ring
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel

Manual Aperture ?

Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel

Focus switcher ?

ND Filter ?

Exp Lock ?

Gain ?

White balance ?

Push AF ?

Audio Levels ?

Yes

Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons

Audio

Audio Formats ?

Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz

AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.

Microphone ?

Stereo internal
external XLR

Stereo internal
Mini-jack external

Audio Control ?

auto
manual

Audio levels ?

Viewfinder
Screen

Still

Recording Medium ?

SD Card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
SDXC card

SD Card

Medium included ?

4 GB

Effective pixels ?

Resolutions ?

1920x1080

Standard ?

JPEG Exif 2.2

Flash ?

Yes

Misc.

Specials

2 memory card slots

Included in delivery is a 40 GB external drive with a slot for SD cards, which can be copied on to the drive by pushing a button.

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