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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-SD20 (HDC-SD20EG/ HDC-SD20K) and Panasonic HDC-DX3

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Panasonic HDC-SD20Panasonic HDC-DX3
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-SD20HDC-DX3
European name ?HDC-SD20EGHDC-DX3
US name ?HDC-SD20KHDC-DX3
lowest US price 420 $2799 $
On the market since February 2009 May 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 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 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Leica
Optical Zoom ?16 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
 
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/6 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1170000 Pixel 560000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?8.0008.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/50
Apperture control ?auto
manual
 
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?No
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?no
 
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?No
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?No
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
 
HDMI ?Out mini
 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) 270 g680 g
Weight (with battery) 327 g800 g
Battery type PAnasonic VW-VBG070
 
Battery capacity 725 mAh 
Charger ?  
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 64 mm92 mm
Width 67 mm91 mm
Depth 127 mm163 mm
Relative Size ?513
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?- Color
Viewfinder format ?- 16:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 183000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?230400 Pixel 251000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
 
Manual Focus ?Menu
 
Manual Aperture ?Menu
 
Focus switcher ?No
 
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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Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
 
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Screen
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?SDHC card
 
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920 x 1080 - max
1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

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luminance resolution
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noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
test picture 12 Lux
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Sufficient 
Resolution ?Sufficient 
Color performance ?Good 
subj.Picture impression ?Satisfactory 
Optical Zoom ?Satisfactory 
Wide Angle ?Sufficient 
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / sound ?Sufficient 
Handling ?Satisfactory 
Portability ? Excellent  
Photo function ?Sufficient 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		293 
Pros + manual controls for shutter and aperture
+ factory setting adjustable
 
Cons - somewhat blurred compared with other HD video
 
Conclusion This cam shines with unusual (in this price category) manual controls and smart automatic modes and a touchscreen.But the small 1 chip sensor limits the picture quality too much. 
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