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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-TM60 and Panasonic HDC-SD5

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Panasonic HDC-TM60Panasonic HDC-SD5
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

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Name HDC-TM60HDC-SD5
European name ?HDC-TM60HDC-SD5EG
US name ?HDC-TM60HDC-SD5
lowest US price  920 $
On the market since February 2010 September 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM60Panasonic HDC-SD5
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM60Panasonic HDC-SD5
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SD Card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?16 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Panasonic
 Leica
Optical Zoom ?25x x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35,7 mm42,9 mm
Filter diameter ?- mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2110000 Pixel 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
 
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
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM60Panasonic HDC-SD5
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 
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 ?No
No
Headphones ?No
No
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ?No
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 258 g340 g
Weight (with battery)   
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBK 180
 
Battery capacity 1790 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control No
 
Size
Height 52 mm65 mm
Width 66 mm67 mm
Depth 112 mm135 mm
Relative Size ?35
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?-  
Viewfinder format ?-  
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?230400 Pixel 300000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
 
Manual Aperture ?Menu
 
Focus switcher ?No
 
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ?No
No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM60Panasonic HDC-SD5
Recording Medium ?SD Card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?2592 x1944-max
 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM60Panasonic HDC-SD5
Specials compatible with SDXC cards 
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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test small ISO image
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Satisfactory 
Resolution ?Good 
Color performance ?Good 
subj.Picture impression ?Good 
Optical Zoom ?Good 
Wide Angle ?Good 
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / sound ?Sufficient 
Handling ?Good 
Portability ? Excellent  
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		358 
Pros + manual controls for shutter and aperture
+ factory setting adjustable
 
Cons - no microphone and headphone jacks
- no accessory shoe
- no filter thread
- display resolution only average
 
Conclusion The options for manual control surpass those of competing models.Hardly any lens distorsion, good sharpness and wide angle in combination with acceptable low-light capabilities: that is a novelty in this price region.However, there is zero connectivity in terms of microphones etc. 
More information

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[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM60Panasonic HDC-SD5
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