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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-SD9 (HDC-SD9EG) and Panasonic HDC-DX3
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Model
Panasonic HDC-SD9
Panasonic HDC-DX3
Picture
?
Manufacturer
Panasonic
Panasonic
Name
HDC-SD9
HDC-DX3
European name
?
HDC-SD9EG
HDC-DX3
US name
?
HDC-SD9
HDC-DX3
lowest US price
900
$
2799
$
On the market since
March 2008
May 2007
Manufacturers URL
link to Panasonic
link to Panasonic
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Panasonic HDC-SD9
Panasonic HDC-DX3
slashCAM rating
?
Satisfactory
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
Video
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Panasonic HDC-SD9
Panasonic HDC-DX3
Video formats
?
AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium
SD Card
SDHC card
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
video resolutions EU
?
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
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 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate
?
17 Mbit/s
13 Mbit/s
Compression format
?
MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory
?
Optics
Optics Manufacturer
?
Leica
Leica
Optical Zoom
?
10 x
12 x
Wide Angle 16:9
?
42,9 mm
38,5 mm
Filter diameter
?
37 mm
43 mm
Image Stabilization
?
optical
optical
ND Filter
?
No
Exchangable optics
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No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors
?
3
3
Size of image sensor
?
1/6 inch
1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9
?
520000 Pixel
560000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type
?
CCD
CCD
Controls
White Balance
?
auto
manual
presets
Focus
?
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time
?
8.000
8.000
Maximum shutter time
?
1/25
1/50
Apperture control
?
auto
manual
Infrared recording
?
No
Yes
Expanded Focus
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Yes
Peaking
?
Signal Processing
Zebra
?
100%
Histogram
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No
adjustable sharpness
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No
Adjustable color
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No
Cinegamma
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No
Black Strech
?
No
Knee
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No
Colorbars
?
Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition
?
No
Custom Presets
?
No
Set Time Code
?
No
Configuration
Connections
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Panasonic HDC-SD9
Panasonic HDC-DX3
FBAS
?
synonymous: RCA, composite
Out
YC
?
synonymous: S-Video
YUV
?
synonymous: Component Signal
Out
HDMI
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Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire)
?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
USB
?
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input
?
No
Headphones
?
No
Lanc
?
No
Time-code interface
?
No
No
Genlock
?
No
No
Accessory shoe
?
No
HD-SDI
?
No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)
275 g
680 g
Weight (with battery)
800 g
Battery type
Battery capacity
Charger
?
external
Remote control
Yes
Size
Height
65 mm
92 mm
Width
67 mm
91 mm
Depth
126 mm
163 mm
Relative Size
?
5
13
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available
?
No
Yes
Color Viewfinder
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Color
Viewfinder format
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16:9
Viewfinder pixels
?
183000 Pixel
Display
Display available
?
Yes
Yes
Color display
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Color
Color
Display size
2,7 Inch
3,0 Inch
Display format
?
16:9
16:9
Display pixels
?
300000 Pixel
251000 Pixel
Touch Screen
?
No
External controls
Manual Zoom
?
Rocker
Manual Focus
?
Joystick
Manual Aperture
?
Joystick
Focus switcher
?
Yes
ND Filter
?
No
Exp Lock
?
No
Gain
?
No
White balance
?
No
Push AF
?
No
Audio Levels
?
No
Custom Keys
?
synonymous: User buttons
No
Audio
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Panasonic HDC-SD9
Panasonic HDC-DX3
Audio Formats
?
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone
?
5.1 Internal
Audio Control
?
auto
manual
Audio levels
?
Screen
Still
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Panasonic HDC-SD9
Panasonic HDC-DX3
Recording Medium
?
SD Card
Medium included
?
Effective pixels
?
Resolutions
?
1920x1080
1920x1080
Standard
?
JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash
?
Yes
Misc.
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Panasonic HDC-SD9
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luminance resolution
chrominance resolution
lens distortion
test small ISO image
noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
slashCAM rating
Lowlight
?
Satisfactory
Resolution
?
Sufficient
Color performance
?
Satisfactory
subj.Picture impression
?
Good
Optical Zoom
?
Sufficient
Wide Angle
?
Sufficient
Configuration / image
?
Satisfactory
Configuration / sound
?
Sufficient
Handling
?
Sufficient
Portability
?
Excellent
Photo function
?
Sufficient
Optics
?
Good
Dynamics
?
Good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating
?
Satisfactory
not yet tested
Total score
?
(maximal 570)
298
Pros
+ small, portable
Cons
- only satisfactory image quality
- operation via joystick / Menu
Conclusion
Average camera, compact dimensions being its biggest advantage
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