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models compared on this page: Canon XF300 and Panasonic HDC-DX3

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Canon XF300Panasonic HDC-DX3
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name XF300HDC-DX3
European name ?XF300EHDC-DX3
US name ?XF300HDC-DX3
lowest US price 6499 $2799 $
On the market since July 2010 May 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Canonlink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Canon XF300Panasonic HDC-DX3
slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon XF300Panasonic HDC-DX3
Video formats ?MPEG2 - MXF
 AVCHD
Recording Medium Compact Flash
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
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 ?18 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?29,3 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?82 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?3 
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
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 ?1/16.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/181/50
Apperture control ?auto
manual
 
Infrared recording ? 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 XF300Panasonic HDC-DX3
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
 
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
 
Headphones ?Mini-jack
 
Lanc ?  
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 2700 g680 g
Weight (with battery) 2800 g800 g
Battery type Canon BP-955
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?external
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 180 mm92 mm
Width 192 mm91 mm
Depth 394 mm163 mm
Relative Size ?13613
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?S/WColor
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?1550000 Pixel 183000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?S/WColor
Display size 4,0 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?1230000 Pixel 251000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
 
Manual Focus ? Ring
 
Manual Aperture ? Ring
 
Focus switcher ?Yes
 
ND Filter ?Yes
 
Exp Lock ?Yes
 
Gain ?Yes
 
White balance ?Yes
 
Push AF ?Yes
 
Audio Levels ?Yes
 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		13 
Audio

[ top ]Canon XF300Panasonic HDC-DX3
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 XF300Panasonic HDC-DX3
Recording Medium ?  
Medium included ?  
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ? 1920x1080
Standard ? JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?  
Misc.

[ top ]Canon XF300Panasonic HDC-DX3
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

[ top ]Canon XF300Panasonic HDC-DX3
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Canon XF300Panasonic HDC-DX3
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
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slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Good 
Resolution ? Excellent  
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Satisfactory 
Wide Angle ? Excellent  
Configuration / image ? Excellent  
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)		465 
Pros - 13 assignable buttons
- High sharpness
- 4:2:2 codec
 
Cons - no shot transition
 
Conclusion In terms of display and viewfinder this camera raises the bar for competitors and its sharpness surpasses that of comparable modells from Sony und Panasonic.The lens is very good.Manual control options and assist functions like waveform monitor und vectorscope are aplenty.Only the low light performance is not completely satisfactory, it is visibly not on par with the Sony EX1(R), its closest competitor. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Canon XF300Panasonic HDC-DX3
slashCAM Review
XF300 Review
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Forum posts presets for the XF300 or better ruessel searched for the XF300
Canon XF300 clip as a single file in CS5 import
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Test: Canon XF300 and XF305
EX1 gets wind - Canon XF300 and XF305
 


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