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Model
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| Sony HDR-SR10 | Sanyo Xacti HD1010 |
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| Manufacturer | Sony 
| Sanyo
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| Name | HDR-SR10 | Xacti HD1010 |
| European name ? | HDR-SR10E | Xacti HD1010 |
| US name ? | HDR-SR10 | Xacti VPC-HD1010 |
| lowest US price | | 400 $ |
| On the market since | March 2008 | October 2008 |
| Manufacturers URL | link to Sony | link to Sanyo |
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Test preview
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| slashCAM rating ? | Good
 | Satisfactory
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| 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 | Built-in hard disk Memory Stick PRO Duo
| SDHC card
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| video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i MPEG2 720 x756/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
| AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/30p 720p60 AVC/H.264 720p30 AVC/H.264
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| video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i MPEG2 720 x 480/60i
| AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/30p 720p60 AVC/H.264 720p30 AVC/H.264
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| Max Bitrate ? | 16 Mbit/s | 14 Mbit/s |
| Compression format ? | MPEG2 MPEG4
| MPEG4
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| on-board memory ? | 40 GB | |
| Optics |
| Optics Manufacturer ? | Carl Zeiss
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| Optical Zoom ? | 15 x | 10 x |
| Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 40 mm | 50 mm |
| Filter diameter ? | 30 mm | 40,5 mm |
| Image Stabilization ? | optical
| electronical
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| ND Filter ? | No
| Yes
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| Exchangable optics ? | No
| No
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| Image Sensor |
| Number of sensors ? | 1 | 1 |
| Size of image sensor ? | 1/5 inch | 1/2,5 inch |
| image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 1490000 Pixel | 3560000 Pixel |
| Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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| Controls |
| White Balance ? | auto manual presets
| auto manual presets
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| Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Minimum shutter time ? | 1/800 | 1/4000 |
| Maximum shutter time ? | 1/2 | 1/30 |
| Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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| Infrared recording ? | Yes
| No
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| Expanded Focus ? | No
| No
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| Peaking ? | No
| No
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| Signal Processing |
| Zebra ? | Off 70% 100%
| No
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| Histogram ? | No
| No
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| adjustable sharpness ? | No
| No
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| Adjustable color ? | No
| No
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| Cinegamma ? | No
| 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 | Out
| Out
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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| HDMI ? | Out
| 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
| 2,5mm mini jack
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| Headphones ? | No
| 3.5 mm 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 ? | AI
| Standard
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| HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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| Misc. |
| Weight (without battery) | 480 g | |
| Weight (with battery) | 560 g | 311 g |
| Battery type | Sony NP-FH60
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| Battery capacity | 1000 mAh | |
| Charger ? | internal
| internal
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| Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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| Size |
| Height | 76 mm | 90 mm |
| Width | 81 mm | 54 mm |
| Depth | 129 mm | 112 mm |
| Relative Size ? | 7 | 5 |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder available ? | No
| No
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| Color Viewfinder ? | - | - |
| Viewfinder format ? | - | - |
| Viewfinder pixels ? | | |
| 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 ? | 211200 Pixel | 230000 Pixel |
| Touch Screen ? | Yes
| No
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| External controls |
| Manual Zoom ? | | Rocker
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| Manual Focus ? | Menu
| Joystick
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| Manual Aperture ? | Menu
| Joystick
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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
| 4 |
Audio
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| Audio Formats ? | AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
| AAC Stereo
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| Microphone ? | 5.1 Internal
| Stereo internal
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| Audio Control ? | auto
| auto
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| Audio levels ? | Screen
| display
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Still
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| Recording Medium ? | Memory Stick Duo
| SD Card
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| Medium included ? | No
| No
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| Effective pixels ? | 1990000 Pixel | 4000000 Pixel |
| Resolutions ? | 2304x1728 640x480 2304x1296 | 3264 x 2448 |
| 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 | | Adjustable ISO modi Sound-only recordings can be madeUSB storage directly connectable |
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 ? | Satisfactory | Good |
| Resolution ? | Good | Sufficient |
| Color performance ? | Good | Good |
| subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Satisfactory |
| Optical Zoom ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Wide Angle ? | Sufficient | Poor |
| Configuration / image ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Configuration / sound ? | Sufficient | Satisfactory |
| Handling ? | Satisfactory | Sufficient |
| Portability ? | Very good | Excellent |
| Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
| Optics ? | Good | Satisfactory |
| Dynamics ? | Good | Good |
| Conclusion slashCAM |
| slashCAM rating ? | Good
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 333 | 288 |
| Pros | + very sharp under good lighting
| + Many manual controls + Adjustable ISO modi + audio-only recordings possible + USB memory stick can be connected directly for archiving purposes
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| Cons | - lowlight - no manual aperture control
| - Automatic mode - Image stabilisation - vertical resolution in 60i mode - handling - wide angle - 60Hz modi only
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| Conclusion | Compared to the SR11 this cheaper modell has a smaller hard disk, no control ring, a less sharp display, no view-finder a a smaller image sensor resulting in worse lowlight pictures.Many users will prefer paying additional 300 EuroMovie makers will look for manual aperture-control - which is only to be found in competing models.Holiday videomakers who trust automatic controls and don´t want to shoot in the dark will be satistied with good image quality for a good price. | Audio-only recording, Xacti-Library-Function and adjustable ISO are features that the more established rivals lack.Furthermore this camera offers great manual control in combination with the display of relevant parameters such as focus-distance or shutter.Even the low-light performance of the camera is remarkable for this price class.Nonetheless the camera has several flaws, eg. the lacking support for the european 50 HZ standard.Due to the bumpy image stabilisation and the poor automatics the camera is not very suited for newbies who want a simple camera for holiday trips.Ambitious videographers on the other hand will not be able to fully appreciate the manual control due to the handling, and the small wide angle will surely be a nuisance.In terms of sharpness the camera can only compete with its rivals in the 30p-mode. |
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