/// HD Camcorder Comparison

Picture ?

Manufacturer

Sony

Panasonic

Name

HDR-PJ740

AG-HSC1U

European name ?

HDR-PJ740E

AG-HSC1

US name ?

HDR-PJ740

AG-HSC1U

lowest US price

(1399) $

1828 $

On the market since

March 2012

March 2007

Manufacturers URL

Test preview

slashCAM rating ?

Good

not yet tested

test picture 1200 Lux

Test image 12 lux auto-mode

Video

Video formats ?

AVCHD
SD MPEG2

AVCHD

Recording Medium

SD Card
SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
built-in flash memory
SDXC card

SD Card

video resolutions EU ?

AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
SD MPEG2 720 x 576

AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i

video resolutions US ?

AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
SD MPEG2 720 x 480
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p

AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i

Max Bitrate ?

28 Mbit/s

13 Mbit/s

Compression format ?

MPEG2
MPEG4

MPEG4

on-board memory ?

32 GB

Optics

Optics Manufacturer ?

Sony

Leica

Optical Zoom ?

10 x

12 x

Wide Angle 16:9 ?

26,3 mm

38,5 mm

Filter diameter ?

52 mm

43 mm

Image Stabilization ?

optically and electronically

optical

ND Filter ?

Exchangable optics ?

Image Sensor

Number of sensors ?

Size of image sensor ?

1/2,9 inch

1/4 inch

image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?

6140000 Pixel

520000 Pixel

Image Sensor Type ?

CMOS

CCD

Controls

White Balance ?

auto
manual
presets

Focus ?

auto
manual

Minimum shutter time ?

1/10.000

1/8.000

Maximum shutter time ?

1/6

1/50

Apperture control ?

auto
manual

Infrared recording ?

Yes

Expanded Focus ?

Yes

Peaking ?

Yes

Signal Processing

Zebra ?

70%
100%

Histogram ?

adjustable sharpness ?

Adjustable color ?

Cinegamma ?

Yes

Black Strech ?

Knee ?

Colorbars ?

Misc.

Shot Transition ?

Custom Presets ?

Set Time Code ?

Configuration

Connections

FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite

Out

YC ?
synonymous: S-Video

About Special Equipment

YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal

Out

HDMI ?

Out

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

USB ?

USB 2.0

Microphone / Audio input ?

Mini-jack

Headphones ?

3.5 mm mini-jack

Lanc ?

Time-code interface ?

Genlock ?

Accessory shoe ?

HD-SDI ?

Misc.

Weight (without battery)

555 g

430 g

Weight (with battery)

490 g

Battery type

Sony NP-FV50

Battery capacity

Charger ?

internal

Remote control

Yes

Size

Height

72 mm

74 mm

Width

74 mm

69 mm

Depth

138 mm

142 mm

Relative Size ?

Viewfinder

Viewfinder available ?

Yes

Color Viewfinder ?

Color

Viewfinder format ?

16:9

Viewfinder pixels ?

Display

Display available ?

Yes

Color display ?

Color

Display size

3,0 Inch

Display format ?

16:9

Display pixels ?

921000 Pixel

251000 Pixel

Touch Screen ?

Yes

External controls

Manual Zoom ?

Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned

Manual Focus ?

Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel

Manual Aperture ?

bi-functional focus or aperture wheel

Focus switcher ?

ND Filter ?

Exp Lock ?

Gain ?

White balance ?

Push AF ?

Audio Levels ?

Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons

Audio

Audio Formats ?

AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.

Microphone ?

Mini-jack external

Stereo internal
Mini-jack external

Audio Control ?

2 steps

Audio levels ?

Viewfinder
Screen

Still

Recording Medium ?

Memory Stick Duo
SD Card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
SDXC card

SD Card

Medium included ?

4 GB

Effective pixels ?

Resolutions ?

6544 3680 - max

1920x1080

Standard ?

JPEG Exif 2.2

Flash ?

Yes

Misc.

Specials

- Projector
- Built-in USB cable
- GPS

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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