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models compared on this page: Sony HDR-SR10 and Panasonic HDC-SD20

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Sony HDR-SR10Panasonic HDC-SD20
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDR-SR10HDC-SD20
European name ?HDR-SR10EHDC-SD20EG
US name ?HDR-SR10HDC-SD20K
lowest US price  420 $
On the market since March 2008 February 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Sony HDR-SR10Panasonic HDC-SD20
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Sony HDR-SR10Panasonic HDC-SD20
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
Memory Stick PRO Duo
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 720 x756/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
MPEG2 720 x 480/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?16 Mbit/s17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG2
MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?40 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Carl Zeiss
 Leica
Optical Zoom ?15 x16 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?40 mm42 mm
Filter diameter ?30 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/5 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1490000 Pixel 1170000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?Yes
No
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?No
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
No
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?No
Yes
Adjustable color ?No
Yes
Cinegamma ?No
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
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 Out
No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out mini
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 ? AI
No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 480 g270 g
Weight (with battery) 560 g327 g
Battery type Sony NP-FH60
Panasonic VW-VBG070
Battery capacity 1000 mAh725 mAh
Charger ?internal
 
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 76 mm64 mm
Width 81 mm67 mm
Depth 129 mm127 mm
Relative Size ?75
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 ?211200 Pixel 230400 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ? Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Menu
Menu
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

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Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?5.1 Internal
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
Screen
Still

[ top ]Sony HDR-SR10Panasonic HDC-SD20
Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?1990000 Pixel 2100000 Pixel
Resolutions ?2304x1728
640x480
2304x1296		1920 x 1080 - max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

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Test results

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 ?SatisfactorySufficient
Resolution ?GoodSufficient
Color performance ?GoodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Wide Angle ?SufficientSufficient
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SufficientSufficient
Handling ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Portability ?Very good Excellent
Photo function ?SatisfactorySufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		333293
Pros + very sharp under good lighting
+ manual controls for shutter and aperture
+ factory setting adjustable
Cons - lowlight
- no manual aperture control
- somewhat blurred compared with other HD video
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.This cam shines with unusual (in this price category) manual controls and smart automatic modes and a touchscreen.But the small 1 chip sensor limits the picture quality too much.
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