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Model
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| Panasonic HDC-SDT750 | Hitachi DZ-BD7HE |
| Picture ? | | |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic 
| Hitachi
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| Name | HDC-SDT750 | DZ-BD7HE |
| European name ? | HDC-SDT750 | DZ-BD7HE |
| US name ? | HDC-SDT750 | DZ-BD7H |
| lowest US price | 779 $ | 800 $ |
| On the market since | September 2010 | October 2007 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Panasonic | link to Hitachi |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | not yet tested |
| test picture 1200 Lux | |  |
| Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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| Video formats ? | AVCHD
| MPEG4/AVC
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| Recording Medium | SDHC card
| MiniDVD 8cm
Built-in hard disk
MiniBluRay 8cm
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| HD 1920 x 1080i
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
| AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
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| Max Bitrate ? | 28 Mbit/s | 16 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Leica
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| Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 35 mm | |
| Filter diameter ? | 46 mm | 43 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| electronical
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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 | 1/2,8 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2530000 Pixel | 2000000 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
manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/8.000 | |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/25 | |
| Apperture control ? | auto
manual
| auto
manual
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| Infrared recording ? | No
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
| No
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| Peaking ? | Yes
| No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | 100% | Off
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| Histogram ? | Yes
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| No
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| Adjustable color ? | Yes
| No
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| Cinegamma ? | Yes
| No
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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
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YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal | 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 ? | Mini-jack
| No
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| Headphones ? | 3.5 mm mini-jack
| No
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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 ? | Standard
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 380 g | 630 g |
| Weight (with battery) | 440 g | |
| Battery type | Panasonic VW-VBG 130
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| Battery capacity | 1250 mAh | |
| Charger ? | internal
external
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| Remote control | Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 66 mm | 83 mm |
| Width | 69 mm | 87 mm |
| Depth | 138 mm | 166 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 6 | 11 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| Color
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| Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | 123000 Pixel | 200000 Pixel |
| Display |
| Display available ? | Yes
| Yes
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| Color display ? | Color
| Color
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| Display size | 3,0 Inch | 2,7 Inch |
| Display format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Display pixels ? | 230400 Pixel | 210000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
| Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| Joystick
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| No
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| Focus switcher ? | No
| Yes
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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 ? | 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
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| Microphone ? | Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto
manual
| auto
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| Audio levels ? | Viewfinder
Screen
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | SDXC card
| SD Card
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| Medium included ? | No
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| Effective pixels ? | 2100000 Pixel | |
| Resolutions ? | 1920x1080
4000 x 3000 - Max
| 2400 x 1800 |
| Standard ? | JPEG Exif 2.2
| JPEG Exif 2.2
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| Flash ? | Yes
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Misc.
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| Specials | 3D filming is possible with a supplied converter lensoptional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s | never rolled out in germany |
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 ? | 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
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| Cons | - setting focus manually is a little complicated
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| 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.(only 2D mode) | |
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