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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-SD66 and Canon HF100

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Panasonic HDC-SD66Canon HF100
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Canon Informationen zu Canon

Name HDC-SD66HF100
European name ?HDC-SD66HF100
US name ?HDC-SD66VIXIA HF100
lowest US price  745 $
On the market since February 2010 April 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Canon
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD66Canon HF100
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD66Canon HF100
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/30p
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Panasonic
 Canon
Optical Zoom ?25x x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35,7 mm42,9 mm
Filter diameter ?- mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/3,2 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2110000 Pixel 2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
No
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Yes
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
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD66Canon HF100
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
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 ?No
Mini-jack
Headphones ?No
Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?No
Advanced Mini
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 258 g380 g
Weight (with battery)   
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBK 180
Canon BP-809
Battery capacity 1790 mAh 
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control No
Yes
Size
Height 52 mm64 mm
Width 66 mm73 mm
Depth 112 mm129 mm
Relative Size ?36
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?-  
Viewfinder format ?-  
Viewfinder pixels ?  
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 211000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
 Joystick
Manual Aperture ?Menu
 Joystick
Focus switcher ?No
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-SD66Canon HF100
Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
Screen
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD66Canon HF100
Recording Medium ?SD Card
SDHC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?2592 x1944-max
1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD66Canon HF100
Specials compatible with SDXC cards 
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[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD66Canon HF100
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Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ?  
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?SatisfactoryGood
Resolution ?GoodVery good
Color performance ?GoodVery good
subj.Picture impression ?GoodVery good
Optical Zoom ?GoodSufficient
Wide Angle ?GoodPoor
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SufficientSatisfactory
Handling ?GoodSufficient
Portability ? Excellent Excellent
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		358358
Pros + manual controls for shutter and aperture
+ factory setting adjustable
+ Best image quality is at the limit of FullHD
+ Many manual controls
Cons - no microphone and headphone jacks
- no accessory shoe
- no filter thread
- display resolution only average
- fiddly operation
- too small wide-angle
- No Zebra
- Manual focus very poor
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.In this price class currently no rival offers better image quality and more controlsHowever, compromises must be made in terms of wide angle and in the handling, especially the focussing.
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[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD66Canon HF100
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