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Model
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| Samsung HMX-S10 | Panasonic HDC-DX3 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Samsung 
| Panasonic
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| Name | HMX-S10 | HDC-DX3 |
| European name ? | HMX-S10 | HDC-DX3 |
| US name ? | HMX-S10 | HDC-DX3 |
| lowest US price | 699 $ | 2799 $ |
| On the market since | May 2010 | May 2007 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Samsung | link to Panasonic |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
 | not yet tested |
| test picture 1200 Lux | |  |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | MPEG4/AVC
| AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | SD Card
SDHC card
| MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVC 1920 x 1080i50
AVC 1920 x 1080p25
MP4 720 x 576 50i
AVC 1280 720p25/p50
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
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| video resolutions US ? | AVC 1920 x 1080 60i
MP4 720 x 480 60i
AVC 1280 720p30/p60
| AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | k. a. Mbit/s | 13 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Tailor Kreunznach
| Leica
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| Optical Zoom ? | 15 x | 12 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 46,5 mm | 38,5 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 46 mm | 43 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 3 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/2,33 inch | 1/4 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 10000000 Pixel | 560000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CCD
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto
manual
presets
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| Focus ? | auto
manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/10.000 | 1/8.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/25 | 1/50 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| Yes
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
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| Peaking ? | No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | No
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| Histogram ? | No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | No
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| Adjustable color ? | No
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| Cinegamma ? | No
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| Black Strech ? | No
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| Knee ? | No
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| Colorbars ? | No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
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| Set Time Code ? | No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
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YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | No
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YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | No
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| HDMI ? | Out
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
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| Headphones ? | No
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| Lanc ? | No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | | 680 g |
| Weight (with battery) | | 800 g |
| Battery type | Samsung IA-BP210E
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| Battery capacity | | |
| Charger ? | external
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| Remote control | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 58 mm | 92 mm |
| Width | 56 mm | 91 mm |
| Depth | 114 mm | 163 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 3 | 13 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | - | Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | - | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | 183000 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 3,5 Inch | 3,0 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 1152000 Pixel | 251000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
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| Manual Focus ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | No
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| ND Filter ? | No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
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| Gain ? | No
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| White balance ? | No
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| Push AF ? | No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
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Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | AAC Stereo
AAC Stereo 48 kHz
| AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
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| Audio Control ? | auto
manual
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| Audio levels ? | No
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SD Card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
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| Medium included ? | No
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| Effective pixels ? | 10000000 Pixel | |
| Resolutions ? | 3984 x 2656 | 1920x1080 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | No
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Misc.
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| Specials | + Time lapse recording
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Product Shots
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| View 1 | | |
| View 2 | | |
Test results
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| 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 ? | Good | |
| Resolution ? | Very good | |
| Color performance ? | Good | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good | |
| Optical Zoom ? | Satisfactory | |
| Wide Angle ? | Poor | |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | |
| Configuration / sound ? | Sufficient | |
| Handling ? | Satisfactory | |
| Portability ? | Very good | |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | |
| Optics ? | Satisfactory | |
| Dynamics ? | Good | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Satisfactory
| not yet tested |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 323 | |
| Pros | + Sharpness and lowlight behavior
+ Some good manual control
+ Touch Focus
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| Cons | - Automatics never completely switched off
- No support for AVCHD
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| Conclusion | With the HMX-S10 Samsung shows the company is able to build cameras that can compete technically in the 1000 Euro league.The camera hardware is more than adequate for this price.But software-wise there is more emphasis on colorful animations than practical usability. The small lens wheel does in any case only make limited sense, as long as you cannot inhibit the camera from automatically changing the settings.The display, however, is really impressive and also the manufacturing of the camera seems very solid. | |
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