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models compared on this page: Canon XF105 and Panasonic HDC-SD3

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Canon XF105Panasonic HDC-SD3
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name XF105HDC-SD3
European name ?XF105EHDC-SD3
US name ?XF105HDC-SD3
lowest US price 2949 $2799 $
On the market since January 2011 May 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon XF105Panasonic HDC-SD3
slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon XF105Panasonic HDC-SD3
Video formats ?MPEG2 - MXF
 AVCHD
Recording Medium Compact Flash
SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
MPEG2 720p12 -50
MPEG2-1080p12 25
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
MPEG2-720p12 60
MPEG2 1080p12-30
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?50 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ?MPEG2 MXF
 MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?10 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?30,4 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?58 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
 
ND Filter ?digital
 
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 560000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/31/50
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
 
Infrared recording ?Yes
Yes
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?50-105% 
Histogram ?waveform
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?Yes
 
Knee ?Yes
 
Colorbars ?Yes
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?Yes
 
Set Time Code ?Yes
 
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Canon XF105Panasonic HDC-SD3
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 OUT
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
 
Headphones ?Mini-jack
 
Lanc ?  
Time-code interface ? In
Out
 
Genlock ? In
 
Accessory shoe ? Standard
 
HD-SDI ? Out
 
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1000 g430 g
Weight (with battery) 1100 g490 g
Battery type Canon BP-925
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?external
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 139 mm74 mm
Width 191 mm69 mm
Depth 268 mm142 mm
Relative Size ?717
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
No
Color Viewfinder ?Color
 
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?260000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?920000 Pixel 251000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
 
Manual Focus ? Ring
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Manual Aperture ? Ring
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Focus switcher ?Yes
 
ND Filter ?No
 
Exp Lock ?No
 
Gain ?Yes
 
White balance ?Yes
 
Push AF ?No
 
Audio Levels ?Yes
 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		10 
Audio

[ top ]Canon XF105Panasonic HDC-SD3
Audio Formats ?2 channel PCM
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
external XLR
 
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
display
 
Still

[ top ]Canon XF105Panasonic HDC-SD3
Recording Medium ? SD Card
Medium included ?  
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ? 1920x1080
Standard ? JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?  
Misc.

[ top ]Canon XF105Panasonic HDC-SD3
Specials Variable frame rates:720p: 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34, 37, 42, 45, 48, 50fps1080p: 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25fps 
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Good 
Resolution ?Very good 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ? Excellent  
Configuration / image ? Excellent  
Configuration / sound ? Excellent  
Handling ?Good 
Portability ?Good 
Photo function ?Sufficient 
Optics ?Very good 
Dynamics ?Very good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		462 
Pros + Codec with 4:2:2 50 Mbps
 
Cons - No ND filter
 
Conclusion The XF100/105 is a compact workhorse that plays off its strength especially in the documentation and news area (less in a scenic environment).Here the camera concept feels quite well thought-through.The lack of a ND filter and the 1/3" chip are our main points of criticism, aside from slight difficulties in the handling, though these of course are partly due to the compact form. 
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