/// HD Camcorder Comparison

Picture ?

Manufacturer

Sony

Panasonic

Name

HDR-SR8

HDC-DX3

European name ?

HDR-SR8E

HDC-DX3

US name ?

HDR-SR8

HDC-DX3

lowest US price

1879 $

2799 $

On the market since

June 2007

May 2007

Manufacturers URL

Test preview

slashCAM rating ?

not yet tested

test picture 1200 Lux

Test image 12 lux auto-mode

Video

Video formats ?

AVCHD

Recording Medium

Built-in hard disk

MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm

video resolutions EU ?

AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i

AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i

video resolutions US ?

AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i

AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i

Max Bitrate ?

15 Mbit/s

13 Mbit/s

Compression format ?

MPEG4

on-board memory ?

100 GB

Optics

Optics Manufacturer ?

Carl Zeiss

Leica

Optical Zoom ?

10 x

12 x

Wide Angle 16:9 ?

40 mm

38,5 mm

Filter diameter ?

37 mm

43 mm

Image Stabilization ?

optical

ND Filter ?

Exchangable optics ?

Image Sensor

Number of sensors ?

Size of image sensor ?

1/3 inch

1/4 inch

image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?

2280000 Pixel

560000 Pixel

Image Sensor Type ?

CMOS

CCD

Controls

White Balance ?

Focus ?

auto
manual

Minimum shutter time ?

1/500

1/8.000

Maximum shutter time ?

1/2

1/50

Apperture control ?

Infrared recording ?

Yes

Expanded Focus ?

Peaking ?

Signal Processing

Zebra ?

Histogram ?

adjustable sharpness ?

Adjustable color ?

Cinegamma ?

Black Strech ?

Knee ?

Colorbars ?

Misc.

Shot Transition ?

Custom Presets ?

Set Time Code ?

Configuration

Connections

FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite

Out

YC ?
synonymous: S-Video

YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal

Out

HDMI ?

Out

DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394

USB ?

USB 2.0

Microphone / Audio input ?

Mini-jack

Headphones ?

3.5 mm mini-jack

Lanc ?

Yes

Time-code interface ?

Genlock ?

Accessory shoe ?

HD-SDI ?

Misc.

Weight (without battery)

680 g

Weight (with battery)

610 g

800 g

Battery type

Sony NP-FH60

Battery capacity

Charger ?

Remote control

Size

Height

75 mm

92 mm

Width

81 mm

91 mm

Depth

149 mm

163 mm

Relative Size ?

Viewfinder

Viewfinder available ?

Yes

Color Viewfinder ?

Color

Viewfinder format ?

16:9

Viewfinder pixels ?

123200 Pixel

183000 Pixel

Display

Display available ?

Yes

Color display ?

Color

Display size

2,7 Inch

3,0 Inch

Display format ?

16:9

Display pixels ?

211200 Pixel

251000 Pixel

Touch Screen ?

Yes

External controls

Manual Zoom ?

Rocker

Manual Focus ?

bi-functional focus or aperture wheel

Manual Aperture ?

bi-functional focus or aperture wheel

Focus switcher ?

ND Filter ?

Exp Lock ?

Gain ?

White balance ?

Push AF ?

Audio Levels ?

Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons

Audio

Audio Formats ?

AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.

Microphone ?

Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal

Audio Control ?

Audio levels ?

Still

Recording Medium ?

Memory Stick Duo

Medium included ?

Effective pixels ?

3040000 Pixel

Resolutions ?

1920x1080

Standard ?

JPEG Exif 2.2

Flash ?

Yes

Misc.

Specials

Product Shots

View 1

View 2

Test results

Test pictures

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 ?

Resolution ?

Color performance ?

subj.Picture impression ?

Optical Zoom ?

Wide Angle ?

Configuration / image ?

Configuration / sound ?

Handling ?

Portability ?

Photo function ?

Optics ?

Dynamics ?

Conclusion slashCAM

slashCAM rating ?

not yet tested

Total score ?
(maximal 570)

Pros

Cons

Conclusion

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