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Model
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| Panasonic HDC-SD600 | Canon HG10 |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic 
| Canon 
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| Name | HDC-SD600 | HG10 |
| European name ? | HDC-SD600 | HG10 |
| US name ? | HDC-SD600 | VIXIA HG10 |
| lowest US price | 949 $ | 920 $ |
| On the market since | June 2010 | October 2007 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Panasonic | link to Canon |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | not yet tested |
| test picture 1200 Lux | |  |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | |  |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD
| AVCHD
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| Recording Medium | SDHC card SDXC card
| Built-in hard disk
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
| AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
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| Max Bitrate ? | 28 Mbit/s | 15 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | 40 GB |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Leica
| Canon
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| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 35 mm | 43,6 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 46 mm | 43 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| optical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 3 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/4,1 inch | 1/2,7 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2530000 Pixel | 2070000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets WB-Shift
| auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/8.000 | 1/2.000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/25 | 1/2 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto manual AE-Shift
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| Yes
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
| Yes
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| Peaking ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | 100% | Off
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| Histogram ? | Yes
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Black Strech ? | No
| No
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| Knee ? | No
| No
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| Colorbars ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Shot Transition ? | No
| No
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| Custom Presets ? | No
| No
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| Set Time Code ? | No
| No
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Configuration
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| Connections |
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FBAS ? synonymous: RCA, composite | Out
| Out
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YC ? synonymous: S-Video | No
| No
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out mini
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | |
| USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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| Microphone / Audio input ? | No
| Mini-jack
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| Headphones ? | No
| Mini-jack
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| Lanc ? | No
| No
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| Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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| Genlock ? | No
| No
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| Accessory shoe ? | No
| No
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 325 g | 505 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 385 g | |
| Battery type | Panasonic VW-VBG 130
| Canon BP-2L13
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| Battery capacity | 1250 mAh | |
| Charger ? | external
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 62 mm | 81 mm |
| Width | 66 mm | 75 mm |
| Depth | 126 mm | 129 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 5 | 7 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | - | Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | - | 16:9 |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | 123000 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 2,7 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 230400 Pixel | 211000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
| Joystick
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
| No
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| Focus switcher ? | No
| No
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| ND Filter ? | No
| No
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| Exp Lock ? | No
| No
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| Gain ? | No
| No
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| White balance ? | No
| No
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| Push AF ? | No
| No
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| Audio Levels ? | No
| No
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Custom Keys ? synonymous: User buttons | No
| No
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Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
| Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
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| Microphone ? | Stereo internal
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto manual
| auto
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| Audio levels ? | Screen
| No
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SDHC card SDXC card
| MiniSD
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | 2100000 Pixel | 2760000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 4000 x 3000 - Max
| 1920x1080 1440x1080 848x480 640x480 2048 x 1536 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
| Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s | 25 P-Mode |
Product Shots
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Test results
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| Test pictures |
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| luminance resolution | |  |
| chrominance resolution | |  |
| lens distortion | |  |
| 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 ? | Very good | |
| Color performance ? | Very good | |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | |
| Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | |
| 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) | 384 | |
| Pros | + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit + Many manual controls + 1080p50
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| Cons | - setting focus manually is a little complicated - low resolution display
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| Conclusion | Costing 200 Euro less, the SD600 lacks a lot compared to the SD707 (viewfinder, lens ring, accessory shoe, mic and headphone jacks).Also the display is smaller and setting the focus manually is harder without a lens ring.But still, it is an interesting camera for those filming in automatic mode. | |
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