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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-HS300 and Panasonic HDC-HS9

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Panasonic HDC-HS300Panasonic HDC-HS9
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-HS300HDC-HS9
European name ?HDC-HS300EGHDC-HS9EG
US name ?HDC-HS300KHDC-HS9
lowest US price 877 $949 $
On the market since March 2009 March 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Panasonic
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS300Panasonic HDC-HS9
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS300Panasonic HDC-HS9
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
Built-in hard disk
SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 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 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?120 GB60 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?45 mm42,9 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?No
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100%100%
Histogram ?Yes
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?Yes
No
Cinegamma ?Yes
No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS300Panasonic HDC-HS9
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		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 ?Mini-jack
No
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
No
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 385 g275 g
Weight (with battery) 445 g 
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG070
 
Battery capacity 1250 mAh 
Charger ?internal
external
external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 70 mm75 mm
Width 72 mm74 mm
Depth 141 mm126 mm
Relative Size ?76
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
No
Color Viewfinder ?Color
 
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
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 300000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Joystick
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Joystick
Focus switcher ?Yes
Yes
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-HS300Panasonic HDC-HS9
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
display
Screen
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS300Panasonic HDC-HS9
Recording Medium ?SDHC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x10801920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS300Panasonic HDC-HS9
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS300Panasonic HDC-HS9
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 ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Resolution ?Very goodSufficient
Color performance ?Very goodSatisfactory
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?PoorSufficient
Configuration / image ?Very goodSatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySufficient
Handling ?GoodSatisfactory
Portability ? Excellent Excellent
Photo function ?SatisfactorySufficient
Optics ?GoodSatisfactory
Dynamics ?GoodSatisfactory
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		372276
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ small, portable
Cons - No wide angle
- only satisfactory image quality
- operation via joystick / Menu
Conclusion Finally camcorder in the 1000 Euro range which allows for a manual control of iris, shutter and gain (not by joystick) while indicating meaningful parameters in the display. Add to that a focus ring and useful helpers as focus zoom, zebra and histogram.Since it also offers a flawless (and even adjustable) image quality, the Panasonic SD300 can almost be recommended without any hesitation.It only leaves you wanting more external controls, a display with higher resolution and, above all, a wide angle lens.Also the low light performance is only average.Average camera, compact dimensions being its biggest advantage
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Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS300Panasonic HDC-HS9
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