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models compared on this page: Sony PMW-350 and Panasonic HDC-DX3

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Sony PMW-350Panasonic HDC-DX3
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name PMW-350HDC-DX3
European name ?PMW-350KHDC-DX3
US name ?PMW-350HDC-DX3
lowest US price (22357) $2799 $
On the market since April 2010 May 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Sony PMW-350Panasonic HDC-DX3
slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Sony PMW-350Panasonic HDC-DX3
Video formats ? DVCAM
XDCAM EX
 AVCHD
Recording Medium SxS / PC Express
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
video resolutions EU ?DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
XDCAM EX x1080/24p 1920, 25p, 30p, 50i, 60i
XDCAM EX 1280 x 720/24p, 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
XDCAM EX x1080/24p 1920, 25p, 30p, 50i, 60i
XDCAM EX 1280 x 720/24p, 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?35 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
XDCAM MPEG2
 MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Fujinon
Leica
Optical Zoom ?16 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?31,4 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?82 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?None
optical
ND Filter ?3 
Exchangable optics ?Yes
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/1,5 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? 560000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/601/50
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
 
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70-100% 
Histogram ?Yes
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?Yes
 
Knee ?Yes
 
Colorbars ?Yes
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?  
Custom Presets ?Yes
 
Set Time Code ?Yes
 
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Sony PMW-350Panasonic HDC-DX3
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		  
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		  
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
 
USB ?USB 2.0
 
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
 
Headphones ?Mini-jack
 
Lanc ?  
Time-code interface ? In
Out
No
Genlock ? In
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
 
HD-SDI ? Out
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 6300 g680 g
Weight (with battery)  800 g
Battery type   
Battery capacity   
Charger ?  
Remote control   
Size
Height 124 mm92 mm
Width 269 mm91 mm
Depth 332 mm163 mm
Relative Size ?11013
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?921000 Pixel 183000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?921000 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		6 
Audio

[ top ]Sony PMW-350Panasonic HDC-DX3
Audio Formats ?4x48kHz
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?external XLR
 
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Sony PMW-350Panasonic HDC-DX3
Recording Medium ?  
Medium included ?  
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ? 1920x1080
Standard ? JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?  
Misc.

[ top ]Sony PMW-350Panasonic HDC-DX3
Specials Chromatic aberration correctionFlip view of the display for 35mm adapter Native 23.98P recording 
Product Shots

[ top ]Sony PMW-350Panasonic HDC-DX3
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Sony PMW-350Panasonic HDC-DX3
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test picture 1200 Lux
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slashCAM rating
Lowlight ? Excellent  
Resolution ? Excellent  
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Satisfactory 
Wide Angle ?Very good 
Configuration / image ? Excellent  
Configuration / sound ? Excellent  
Handling ?Very good 
Portability ?Sufficient 
Photo function ?Poor 
Optics ?Very good 
Dynamics ?Very good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		467 
Pros + Lowlight performance
+ Professionell layout / body
+ 4 audio channels
+ 2/3-inch chip
 
Cons - 4:2:0 color sampling
- only one digital HD-out operable at a time
- Most expensive in the Sony XDCAM EX CAM Lineup
 
Conclusion With the PMW-350 you get an enormously light sensitive 2/3-inch camcorder for 20.000 Euro, but it is limited due to the 4:2:0 XDCAM EX sampling.This may be bypassed with a Nano flash recorder and in this combination, the PMW-350 suddenly is the cheapest 2/3-inch 4:2:2 HD-Cam on the market.In any case a professional shoulder camcorder whose operation leaves little to be desired. 
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[ top ]Sony PMW-350Panasonic HDC-DX3
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