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Model
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| Panasonic HDC-SD707 | Sony HDR-HC9 |
Picture ? | | |
Manufacturer | Panasonic 
| Sony 
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Name | HDC-SD707 | HDR-HC9 |
European name ? | HDC-SD707EG | HDR-HC9E |
US name ? | HDC-SD707 | HDR-HC9 |
lowest US price | 949 $ | 911 $ |
On the market since | March 2010 | February 2008 |
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Test preview
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slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | Satisfactory
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test picture 1200 Lux | | |
Test image 12 lux auto-mode | | |
Video
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Video formats ? | AVCHD
| MiniDV HDV
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Recording Medium | SDHC card
| MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
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video resolutions EU ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
| HDV 1440 x 1080/50i MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
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video resolutions US ? | AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
| HDV 1440 x 1080/60i MiniDV 720 x 480/60i
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Max Bitrate ? | 28 Mbit/s | 25 Mbit/s |
Compression format ? | MPEG4
| DV MPEG2
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on-board memory ? | | |
Optics |
Optics Manufacturer ? | Leica
| Carl Zeiss
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Optical Zoom ? | 12 x | 10 x |
Wide Angle 16:9 ? | 35 mm | 41,3 mm |
Filter diameter ? | 46 mm | 37 mm |
Image Stabilization ? | optically and electronically
| optical
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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, 9 inches
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image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ? | 2530000 Pixel | 2280000 Pixel |
Image Sensor Type ? | CMOS
| CMOS
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Controls |
White Balance ? | auto manual presets WB-Shift
| auto manual presets WB-Shift
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Focus ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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Minimum shutter time ? | 1/8.000 | 1/10.000 |
Maximum shutter time ? | 1/25 | 1/3 |
Apperture control ? | auto manual
| auto AE-Shift
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Infrared recording ? | No
| Yes
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Expanded Focus ? | No
| Yes
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Peaking ? | Yes
| Yes
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Signal Processing |
Zebra ? | 100% | Off 70% 100%
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Histogram ? | Yes
| Yes
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adjustable sharpness ? | Yes
| Yes
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Adjustable color ? | Yes
| Yes
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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
| Yes
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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
| No
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YUV ? synonymous: Component Signal | Out
| Out
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HDMI ? | Out mini
| Out
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DV / HDV (FireWire) ? synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394 | - | In Out
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USB ? | USB 2.0
| USB 2.0
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Microphone / Audio input ? | Mini-jack
| Mini-jack Cinch
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Headphones ? | 3.5 mm mini-jack
| Mini-jack
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Lanc ? | No
| Yes
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Time-code interface ? | No
| No
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Genlock ? | No
| No
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Accessory shoe ? | Standard
| AI
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HD-SDI ? | No
| No
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Misc. |
Weight (without battery) | 380 g | 550 g |
Weight (with battery) | 440 g | |
Battery type | Panasonic VW-VBG 130
| Sony NP-FH60
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Battery capacity | 1250 mAh | 1000 mAh |
Charger ? | internal external
| internal
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Remote control | Yes
| Yes
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Size |
Height | 66 mm | 82 mm |
Width | 69 mm | 82 mm |
Depth | 138 mm | 138 mm |
Relative Size ? | 6 | 9 |
Viewfinder |
Viewfinder available ? | Yes
| Yes
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Color Viewfinder ? | Color
| Color
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Viewfinder format ? | 16:9 | 16:9 |
Viewfinder pixels ? | 123000 Pixel | 123200 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 | 211200 Pixel |
Touch Screen ? | Yes
| Yes
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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
| Menu bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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Manual Aperture ? | Menu bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
| bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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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
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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
| MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
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Microphone ? | Mini-jack external 5.1 Internal
| Stereo internal Mini-jack external
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Audio Control ? | auto manual
| auto manual
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Audio levels ? | Viewfinder Screen
| Viewfinder Screen
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Still
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Recording Medium ? | SDXC card
| Memory Stick Duo
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Medium included ? | No
| No
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Effective pixels ? | 2100000 Pixel | 1991000 Pixel |
Resolutions ? | 1920x1080 4000 x 3000 - Max
| 2848x2136 2848x1602 |
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 | optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s | &"Smooth Slow Record" slow motion mode: 3 seconds are recorded with 200 half frames/sec., resulting in a 4-fold slow motion.However, the recording is without sound and in poorer image quality. |
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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 ? | | |
Manufacturers URL | Website Panasonic | Website Sony |
slashCAM rating |
Lowlight ? | Good | Satisfactory |
Resolution ? | Excellent | Satisfactory |
Color performance ? | Very good | Satisfactory |
subj.Picture impression ? | Very good | Good |
Optical Zoom ? | Sufficient | Sufficient |
Wide Angle ? | Good | Sufficient |
Configuration / image ? | Very good | Satisfactory |
Configuration / sound ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
Handling ? | Good | Satisfactory |
Portability ? | Very good | Very good |
Photo function ? | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
Optics ? | Good | Good |
Dynamics ? | Good | Good |
Conclusion slashCAM |
slashCAM rating ? | Very good
 | Satisfactory
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Total score ? (maximal 570) | 412 | 310 |
Pros | + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit + Many manual controls + 1080p50
| + good subjective image impression
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Cons | - setting focus manually is a little complicated - display and viewfinder have low resolution
| - low color resolution - color moirees
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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. | The Sony HDR-HC9 has a fairly good brightness resolution, but tends to show quite significant color moirés on fine details.The color resolution is only on SD-level, which makes for a rather soft image impression.In terms of color the HC7 is neutral.The wide angle is very limited for indoor shots, lens errors keep whithin limits though.In low-light situations the HC7 produces somewhat colorless and dark images.The touchscreen brings no points in the equipment grades. |
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