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models compared on this page: Sony HDR-HC1 and Toshiba GSC A40F

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Sony HDR-HC1Toshiba GSC A40F
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

 Toshiba
Name HDR-HC1GSC A40F
European name ?HDR-HC1EGSC A40F
US name ?HDRHC1GSC A40F
lowest US price 911 $ 
On the market since August 2005 April 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Toshiba
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? MiniDV
HDV
MPEG4/AVC
Recording Medium MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
Built-in hard disk
video resolutions EU ?HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?25 Mbit/s16 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ? 40 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
 Fujinon
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?41 mm35,9 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
electronical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1983000 Pixel 1490000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/10.0001/auto
Maximum shutter time ?1/3auto
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?Yes
No
Expanded Focus ? No
Peaking ? No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70%
100%		 Off
Histogram ?Yes
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?Yes
No
Cinegamma ?No
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?Yes
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 In
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 In
Out
Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ?No
 Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
 
USB ?USB 1.1
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
No
Headphones ?Mini-jack
No
Lanc ?Yes
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? AI
No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 680 g485 g
Weight (with battery) 780 g545 g
Battery type Sony NP-FM50
Toshiba GSC-BT6
Battery capacity 1180 mAh 
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 71 mm78 mm
Width 94 mm79 mm
Depth 188 mm135 mm
Relative Size ?128
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
No
Color Viewfinder ?Color
-
Viewfinder format ?16:9-
Viewfinder pixels ?252000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?123200 Pixel 230000 Pixel
Touch Screen ? No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
Rocker
Manual Focus ? Ring
Menu
 Joystick
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
Menu
 Joystick
Focus switcher ?Yes
No
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?Yes
No
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		 No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
AAC Stereo
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
No
Still

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Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
SD Card
Medium included ?16 MB
No
Effective pixels ?2764800 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480		1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

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Test results

Test pictures
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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 ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Resolution ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Color performance ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
subj.Picture impression ?GoodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?SufficientGood
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySufficient
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactoryPoor
Handling ?SatisfactorySufficient
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SufficientSufficient
Optics ?GoodSatisfactory
Dynamics ?GoodSatisfactory
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		308276
Pros + good picture impression
+ portable
 
Cons - color resolution only average
- DV-quality only average
 
Conclusion The Sony HDR-HC1 shines with very good brightness resolution, but on fine details it occasionally tends to (colored) moirees.The color resolution is not on a HDV-level, though the CMOS sensor theoretically should have more reserves.The overall picture impression is good, partly due to the good dynamics behavior with little noise and few smear-effects.Color-wise the HC1 is fairly neutral, almost somewhat low-key.The wide angle is very limited for indoors, but on the other hand there are only few lens errors.In low light situations the HC1 loses color fast, in terms of configuration the touchscreen prevents a better rating.No focus ring, no manual controls, no viewfinder, no audio connections, and crippled manual values are inaccessibly hidden in colorful menus.Analog output is NTSC-only, and a new video format is used that is even worse to edit than AVCHD.The sharpness is achieved through extreme contourCompared to Sony, Panasonic and Canon the codec shows even more artifacts.
More information

Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review
HDR-HC1 Review
GSC A40F Review
external reviews/tests unterhaltung.thgweb.de
digitalproducer.com
www.camcorderinfo.com
 
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