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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-SD707 and Sony HDR-SR7

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Panasonic HDC-SD707Sony HDR-SR7
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Sony Information on Sony

Name HDC-SD707HDR-SR7
European name ?HDC-SD707EGHDR-SR7E
US name ?HDC-SD707HDR-SR7
lowest US price 949 $1659 $
On the market since March 2010 June 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Sony
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD707Sony HDR-SR7
slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD707Sony HDR-SR7
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
Built-in hard disk
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?28 Mbit/s15 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ? 60 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35 mm40 mm
Filter diameter ?46 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?31
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2530000 Pixel 2280000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
 
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/500
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
 
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?No
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100% 
Histogram ?Yes
 
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
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
via accessories
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ?Out mini
 Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- 
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
3.5 mm mini-jack
Lanc ?No
Yes
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
AI
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 380 g 
Weight (with battery) 440 g610 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG 130
Sony NP-FH60
Battery capacity 1250 mAh 
Charger ?internal
external
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 66 mm75 mm
Width 69 mm81 mm
Depth 138 mm149 mm
Relative Size ?69
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel 123200 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,0 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?230400 Pixel 211200 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?No
 
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
 
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
No
Audio

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD707Sony HDR-SR7
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD707Sony HDR-SR7
Recording Medium ?SDXC card
Memory Stick Duo
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel 3040000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
4000 x 3000 - Max
 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD707Sony HDR-SR7
Specials optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s 
Product Shots

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Test results

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 ? Excellent  
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Good 
Configuration / image ?Very good 
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory 
Handling ?Good 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		412 
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ 1080p50
 
Cons - setting focus manually is a little complicated
- display and viewfinder have low resolution
 
Conclusion Not only does Panasonic offer 50p, it also brings enough wide angle (which even isn´t affected by the active image stabilisation), good low-light performance and colors, great sharpness and lots of manual control. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD707Sony HDR-SR7
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Transmission of video data for SONY HDR-SR7E?
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