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models compared on this page: HDC-Z10000 and Panasonic HDC-SD3

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Panasonic HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)Panasonic HDC-SD3
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Name HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)HDC-SD3
European name ?HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)HDC-SD3
US name ?HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)HDC-SD3
lowest US price (3499) $2799 $
On the market since November 2011 May 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
MVC 3D
 AVCHD
Recording Medium SD Card
SDHC card
SDXC card
SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?28 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Panasonic
 Leica
Optical Zoom ?10 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?29,8 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?- mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
 
ND Filter ?No
 
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?23
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?3050000 Pixel 560000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/2501/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/241/50
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
 
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?No
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?50-105% 
Histogram ?Yes
 
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 ]Panasonic HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)Panasonic 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
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
 
Headphones ?Mini-jack
 
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ? Standard
 
HD-SDI ?No
 
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 1600 g430 g
Weight (with battery)  490 g
Battery type Panasonic CGA-D54s
 
Battery capacity 5400 mAh 
Charger ?external
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 145 mm74 mm
Width 195 mm69 mm
Depth 350 mm142 mm
Relative Size ?987
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
No
Color Viewfinder ?Color
 
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?1226880 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?1152000 Pixel 251000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
 
Manual Focus ? Ring
 
Manual Aperture ? Ring
 
Focus switcher ?Yes
 
ND Filter ?No
 
Exp Lock ?No
 
Gain ?No
 
White balance ?Yes
 
Push AF ?Yes
 
Audio Levels ?Yes
 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		3 
Audio

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)Panasonic HDC-SD3
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
2 channel PCM
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?external XLR
5.1 Internal
 
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-Z10000 (3D-Modus)Panasonic HDC-SD3
Recording Medium ? SD Card
Medium included ?  
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ? 1920x1080
Standard ? JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?  
Misc.

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slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Good 
Resolution ? Excellent  
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Very good 
Configuration / image ?Very good 
Configuration / sound ? Excellent  
Handling ?Very good 
Portability ?Satisfactory 
Photo function ?Poor 
Optics ?Very good 
Dynamics ?Very good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		440 
Pros + Extreme manual control options
+ Very good image quality
+ Good 3D control
 
Cons - No ND filter
- Autostereoscopic display mode
 
Conclusion Even as a 2D camcorder the Z10000 is absolutely competitive thanks to the professional features and excellent image quality.The additional 3D capabilities are currently unique in this price range (and even much further) (as of 11/2011). 
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