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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-HS900 and Panasonic HDC-SX5

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Panasonic HDC-HS900Panasonic HDC-SX5
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-HS900HDC-SX5
European name ?HDC-HS900EGHDC-SX5EG
US name ?HDC-HS900HDC-SX5
lowest US price 889 $1088 $
On the market since March 2011 September 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900Panasonic HDC-SX5
slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900Panasonic HDC-SX5
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
MiniDVD 8cm
MiniDVD-DL 8cm
SD Card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 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 1920 x 1080/60p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?28 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG2
MPEG4
on-board memory ?220 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35 mm42,9 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 ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2530000 Pixel 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
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 ?No
Yes
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
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900Panasonic 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) 455 g540 g
Weight (with battery)   
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBN 130
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
external
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 67 mm83 mm
Width 72 mm93 mm
Depth 146 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 3,5 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?460000 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 ?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 ]Panasonic HDC-HS900Panasonic HDC-SX5
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900Panasonic HDC-SX5
Recording Medium ?SDXC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
4000 x 3000 - Max
4608 x 3072 - Max
 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900Panasonic HDC-SX5
Specials optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s 
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS900Panasonic HDC-SX5
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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 - No Expanded Focus
- No touch focus in manual mode
 
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.Also nice is that the 3D features are now offered as an alternative add-on option. 
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