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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-HS60 and Hitachi DZ-BD7HE

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Panasonic HDC-HS60Hitachi DZ-BD7HE
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Hitachi
Name HDC-HS60DZ-BD7HE
European name ?HDC-HS60DZ-BD7HE
US name ?HDC-HS60DZ-BD7H
lowest US price 645 $800 $
On the market since February 2010 October 2007
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Hitachi
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
MPEG4/AVC
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
MiniDVD 8cm
Built-in hard disk
MiniBluRay 8cm
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
HD 1920 x 1080i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s16 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?120 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Panasonic
 
Optical Zoom ?25x x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35,7 mm 
Filter diameter ?- mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
electronical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/2,8 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2110000 Pixel 2000000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.000 
Maximum shutter time ?1/25 
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?No
No
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
 Off
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?Yes
No
Cinegamma ?Yes
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
 
HDMI ?Out mini
 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
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?No
 Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 258 g630 g
Weight (with battery)   
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBK 180
 
Battery capacity 1790 mAh 
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control No
 
Size
Height 52 mm83 mm
Width 66 mm87 mm
Depth 112 mm166 mm
Relative Size ?311
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?- Color
Viewfinder format ?-  
Viewfinder pixels ? 200000 Pixel
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 210000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
 Joystick
Manual Aperture ?Menu
No
Focus switcher ?No
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

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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
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Screen
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?SD Card
hard drive
SDHC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?2592 x1944-max
2400 x 1800
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

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Specials compatible with SDXC cardsnever rolled out in germany
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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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 ?Satisfactory 
Resolution ?Good 
Color performance ?Good 
subj.Picture impression ?Good 
Optical Zoom ?Good 
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)		358 
Pros + manual controls for shutter and aperture
+ factory setting adjustable
 
Cons - no microphone and headphone jacks
- no accessory shoe
- no filter thread
- display resolution only average
 
Conclusion The options for manual control surpass those of competing models.Hardly any lens distorsion, good sharpness and wide angle in combination with acceptable low-light capabilities: that is a novelty in this price region.However, there is zero connectivity in terms of microphones etc. 
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