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models compared on this page: Sony HDR-CX116 and Panasonic HDC-SD5

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Sony HDR-CX116Panasonic HDC-SD5
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDR-CX116HDC-SD5
European name ?HDR-CX116EHDC-SD5EG
US name ?HDR-CX116HDC-SD5
lowest US price 424 $920 $
On the market since March 2010 September 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX116Panasonic HDC-SD5
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX116Panasonic HDC-SD5
Video formats ? AVCHD
SD MPEG2
 AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
built-in flash memory
SD Card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
SD MPEG2 720 x 576
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
SD MPEG2 720 x 480
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG2
MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?8 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
 Leica
Optical Zoom ? 10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?37,4 mm42,9 mm
Filter diameter ?30 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1350000 Pixel 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/auto
1/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?auto
1/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?No
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
 
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?No
 
Adjustable color ?No
 
Cinegamma ?No
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?No
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?No
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Sony HDR-CX116Panasonic HDC-SD5
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		About Special Equipment
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ?Out mini
 Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- 
USB ?USB 2.0 OUT
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) 210 g340 g
Weight (with battery) 260 g 
Battery type Sony NP-FV50
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control   
Size
Height 50 mm65 mm
Width 56 mm67 mm
Depth 106 mm135 mm
Relative Size ?25
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

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX116Panasonic HDC-SD5
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
 
Audio levels ?No
 
Still

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX116Panasonic HDC-SD5
Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
SDHC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?1570000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?2048 x 1536 max
 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?No
 
Misc.

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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Sony HDR-CX116Panasonic HDC-SD5
luminance resolution
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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 ?Good 
Wide Angle ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / image ?Sufficient 
Configuration / sound ?Sufficient 
Handling ?Good 
Portability ? Excellent  
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Satisfactory 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		322 
Pros + good auto modes
 
Cons - our test model produced unsharp areas at the right image border
- hardly any control
 
Conclusion The camera shows few dark sides but also no highlights for this price range.The wide angle as well as the sharpness and low light performance are ok for this price.If the unsharp area at the right image border is a problem only of our particular test model and not af the whole series, the camera can be recommended to those who do not value any manual control options. 
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[ top ]Sony HDR-CX116Panasonic HDC-SD5
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