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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-TM350 and Panasonic HDC-SX5

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Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic HDC-SX5
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-TM350HDC-SX5
European name ?HDC-TM350HDC-SX5EG
US name ?HDC-TM350HDC-SX5
lowest US price 1300 $1088 $
On the market since June 2009 September 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic HDC-SX5
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic HDC-SX5
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
built-in flash memory
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
SD Card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 720 x756/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ?64 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?45 mm42,9 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
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 ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?No
 
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
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic HDC-SX5
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 ?Mini-jack
No
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
No
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ? Standard
Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 390 g540 g
Weight (with battery) 450 g 
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG130-K
 
Battery capacity 1320 mAh 
Charger ?internal
external
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 70 mm83 mm
Width 72 mm93 mm
Depth 141 mm151 mm
Relative Size ?711
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
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
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Focus switcher ?Yes
 
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 ]Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic HDC-SX5
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic HDC-SX5
Recording Medium ?built-in flash memory
SDHC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?7530000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?3984 x 2656 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic HDC-SX5
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Test results

Test pictures
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Satisfactory 
Resolution ?Very good 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Poor 
Configuration / image ?Very good 
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory 
Handling ?Good 
Portability ? Excellent  
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		372 
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ Good image stabilizer for moving camera
 
Cons - weak wide angle
 
Conclusion The new image stabilizer is better and especially interesting for people who like cheap glide camsIn terms of low light the camera easily gets surpassed by the Sony XR520 and the wide angle is a sorry affair in this price range.But that is just about all we could find to complain about.Except maybe that you get almost the same technology without the internal memory and improved image stabilization in the notably cheaper HDC-SD300. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-TM350Panasonic HDC-SX5
slashCAM Review
HDC-TM350 Review
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Forum posts Panasonic TM350 - images generally too dark and colorless?
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