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models compared on this page: Panasonic AG-HPX301E and Sony HVR-S270

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Panasonic AG-HPX301ESony HVR-S270
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

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Name AG-HPX301EHVR-S270
European name ?AG-HPX301EHVR-S270E
US name ?AG-HPX300HVR-S270U
lowest US price 5895 $6895 $
On the market since March 2009 February 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Sony
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 ? MiniDV
DVCAM
DVC PRO 25
DVC PRO 50
DVC PRO HD
AVC-Intra
 MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
Recording Medium P2 card
MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
external flash memory
video resolutions EU ?MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
DVC PRO 25,576 / 50i
DVC PRO 50,576 / 50i
DVC PRO HD 720/25p
DVC PRO HD 720/50p
DVCPROHD 1080/25p
DVCPROHD 1080/50i
DVCPROHD 1080/24p
DVCPROHD 1080/30p
AVC-Intra 1920 x 1080/12p - 60i
DVCPRO HD 1440 x 1080i
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
DVC PRO 25,576 / 50i
DVC PRO 50,576 / 50i
DVC PRO HD 720/25p
DVC PRO HD 720/50p
MiniDV 720 x 576/60i
DVCPROHD 1080/25p
DVCPROHD 1080/50i
DVCPROHD 1080/24p
DVCPROHD 1080/30p
1080 DVCPRO 24p - 60i
DVCPRO HD 720 24p - 60i
DVCPRO HD 24p 1080 - 60i
AVC-Intra 1920 x 1080/12p - 60i
DVCPRO HD 1440 x 1080i
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
Max Bitrate ?100 Mbit/s 
Compression format ? DV
DVC PRO HD-proprietary
AVC-Intra
 
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Fujinon
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?17 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?32,5 mm 
Filter diameter ?82 mm 
Image Stabilization ?None
 
ND Filter ?3 
Exchangable optics ?Yes
Yes
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2200000 Pixel  
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
 
Focus ?manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.000 
Maximum shutter time ?1/6 
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
 
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?50-105% 
Histogram ?No
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?Yes
 
Knee ?Yes
 
Colorbars ?Yes
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?Yes
 
Set Time Code ?Yes
 
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		  
HDMI ?No
 
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
 
USB ?USB 2.0
 
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
 
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
 
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ? In
Out
 
Genlock ? In
 
Accessory shoe ?1/4 
HD-SDI ? Out
 
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 4200 g 
Weight (with battery) 5900 g 
Battery type Anton Bauer Gold Mount
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?external
 
Remote control No
 
Size
Height 246 mm 
Width 251 mm 
Depth 549 mm 
Relative Size ?3380
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
 
Color Viewfinder ?Color
 
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?1226000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
 
Color display ?Color
 
Display size 3,2 Inch 
Display format ?16:9 
Display pixels ?921000 Pixel  
Touch Screen ?No
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
 
Manual Focus ? Ring
 
Manual Aperture ? Ring
 
Focus switcher ?Yes
 
ND Filter ?Yes
 
Exp Lock ?Yes
 
Gain ?Yes
 
White balance ?Yes
 
Push AF ?No
 
Audio Levels ?Yes
 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		3 
Audio

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Audio Formats ?DVC PRO 4x48kHz 16bit PCM
 
Microphone ?external XLR
 
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?  
Medium included ?  
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?  
Standard ?  
Flash ?No
 
Misc.

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Specials Two USB modes (host and device),Two HD-SDI outputs,Waveform MonitorVectorscopeA memory card recorder for Compact Flash (CF) memory cards is included in delivery
Product Shots

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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 ?Good 
Resolution ?Good 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Satisfactory 
Wide Angle ?Very good 
Configuration / image ? Excellent  
Configuration / sound ? Excellent  
Handling ?Very good 
Portability ?Poor 
Photo function ?Poor 
Optics ?Very good 
Dynamics ?Very good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		423 
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More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Panasonic AG-HPX301ESony HVR-S270
slashCAM Review
AG-HPX301E Review
AG-HPX301E Review
HVR-S270 Review
HVR-S270 Review
external reviews/tests www.dv.com
www.kenstone.net
www.dvxuser.com
www.eventdv.net
Forum posts Fun with the AG-HPX301E
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