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Model
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| Panasonic HDC-HS100 | Sony HDR-CX6 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic 
| Sony
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| Name | HDC-HS100 | HDR-CX6 |
| European name ? | HDC-HS100EG | HDR-CX6EK |
| US name ? | HDC-HS100 | HDR-CX6 |
| lowest US price | 1060 $ | |
| On the market since | September 2008 | July 2007 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Panasonic | link to Sony |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | not yet tested |
| test picture 1200 Lux | |  |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD
| AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
| Memory Stick PRO Duo
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
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| Max Bitrate ? | 17 Mbit/s | 15 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | 60 GB | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Leica
| Carl Zeiss
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| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 42 mm | 40 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 37 mm | 37 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 3 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/6 inch | 1/3 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 520000 Pixel | 2280000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto
manual
presets
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| Focus ? | auto
manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/8.000 | 1/500 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/25 | 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| Yes
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| Expanded Focus ? | Yes
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| Peaking ? | No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | Off
100%
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| Histogram ? | Yes
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
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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
| Out
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YC ?
synonymous: S-Video | | via accessories
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YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | Yes
| No
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| Headphones ? | 3.5 mm mini-jack
| No
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| Lanc ? | No
| No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | Standard
| AI
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 420 g | |
| Weight (with battery) | 482 g | 450 g |
| Battery type | Panasonic VW-VBG130-K
| Sony NP-FH60
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| Battery capacity | | |
| Charger ? | external
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| Remote control | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 74 mm | 69 mm |
| Width | 138 mm | 67 mm |
| Depth | 76 mm | 129 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 7 | 5 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| No
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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 | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 300000 Pixel | 211200 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | No
| Yes
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Ring
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Manual Aperture ? | bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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| Focus switcher ? | Yes
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
| No
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| Gain ? | No
| No
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| White balance ? | No
| No
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| Push AF ? | No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons | No
| No
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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.
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| Microphone ? | Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
| 5.1 Internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto
manual
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| Audio levels ? | Viewfinder
Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SD Card
hard drive
| Memory Stick Duo
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| Medium included ? | No
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| Effective pixels ? | | 2280000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 | |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | -Quick Power : ready to record in 1,9 seconds
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Product Shots
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| 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 ? | Satisfactory | |
| Resolution ? | Satisfactory | |
| Color performance ? | Good | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Good | |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | |
| Wide Angle ? | Sufficient | |
| Configuration / image ? | Good | |
| Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | |
| Handling ? | Good | |
| Portability ? | Excellent | |
| Photo function ? | Sufficient | |
| Optics ? | Good | |
| Dynamics ? | Good | |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
| not yet tested |
Total score ?
(maximal 570) | 336 | |
| Pros | -lens-ring with lots of manual functions
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| Cons | -average sharpness
-menu-structure and menu-handling
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| Conclusion | This is going in the right direction.More manual control is what is missing with most of the current AVCHD cams.And this is exactly what Panasonic is delivering.Thanks to histogramm, zebra, luma display and expanded focus manual control is better than on any other camera below 1000 Euros.The somewhat below average sharpness of the camera is something one can live with, but there are also one or two other minor things on this camera which could have been solved better.But definitely one of the most interesting newcomers 2008 | |
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