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models compared on this page: Sony HDR-CX11 and Panasonic HDC-SD5

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Sony HDR-CX11Panasonic HDC-SD5
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDR-CX11HDC-SD5
European name ?HDR-CX11EHDC-SD5EG
US name ?HDR-CX12HDC-SD5
lowest US price  920 $
On the market since August 2008 September 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX11Panasonic HDC-SD5
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX11Panasonic HDC-SD5
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium Memory Stick PRO Duo
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 ?16 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
 Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?40 mm42,9 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?13
Size of image sensor ?1/3,1 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
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 ?Yes
Yes
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?No
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
 
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
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		via accessories
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
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 ? AI
 
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 370 g340 g
Weight (with battery) 450 g 
Battery type Sony NP-FH60
 
Battery capacity 1000 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 69 mm65 mm
Width 67 mm67 mm
Depth 130 mm135 mm
Relative Size ?65
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 ?211000 Pixel 300000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Manual Aperture ?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
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
No
Audio

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX11Panasonic HDC-SD5
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?5.1 Internal
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
 
Audio levels ?No
 
Still

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX11Panasonic HDC-SD5
Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
SD Card
Medium included ?4 GB
 
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?640x480
1600x1200
2848x2136
3680 x 2760
3680 x 2070		 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

[ top ]Sony HDR-CX11Panasonic HDC-SD5
Specials -smile shutter: a photo is shot automatically when detecting a smiling face
 
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Good 
Resolution ?Good 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Sufficient 
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / sound ?Poor 
Handling ?Good 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		340 
Pros + manual, multi-functional ring
+ focus and exposure control via touchscreen works well
+ Good image in terms of sharpness and color
 
Cons - no manual shutter control
- no microphone and headphone jacks
 
Conclusion On the one hand, buying the CX11 is the cheapest way to get Sonys 1/3" Exmor image quality (which together with Canon is the non-plus-ultra in the price range of 1000 Euros camcorders).Other great features are the manual control ring and the menu control via touch screen (especially practical on small cameras, but not to be found on competing models).On the other hand a viewfinder, microphone / headphone jacks and manual shutter control are badly missed.Likewise negative: the high costs for memory sticksUnfortunately, the great display of the SR-11/12 was not used, but on the other hand the camera is clearly more compact than its HDD-siblings 
More information

Reviews and Forums
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