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models compared on this page: Sony HDR-XR550V and Toshiba GSC A40F

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Sony HDR-XR550VToshiba GSC A40F
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Manufacturer Sony Information on Sony

 Toshiba
Name HDR-XR550VGSC A40F
European name ?HDR-XR550VEGSC A40F
US name ?HDR-XR550VGSC A40F
lowest US price 960 $ 
On the market since March 2010 April 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Toshiba
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
SD MPEG2
 MPEG4/AVC
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
Built-in hard disk
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
SD MPEG2 720 x 576
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
SD MPEG2 720 x 480
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s16 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG2
MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?240 GB40 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Sony
 Fujinon
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?29,8 mm35,9 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
electronical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/2,9 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?4150000 Pixel 1490000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/10.0001/auto
Maximum shutter time ?1/6auto
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ? No
Expanded Focus ? No
Peaking ? No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
 Off
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ? No
Adjustable color ? No
Cinegamma ? No
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ? No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		About Special Equipment
 Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
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 ? AI
No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 510 g485 g
Weight (with battery) 590 g545 g
Battery type Sony NP-FV50
Toshiba GSC-BT6
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 70 mm78 mm
Width 74 mm79 mm
Depth 143 mm135 mm
Relative Size ?78
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
No
Color Viewfinder ?Color
-
Viewfinder format ?16:9-
Viewfinder pixels ?201600 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,5 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?921000 Pixel 230000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 Joystick
Manual Aperture ?Wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 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

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Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
AAC Stereo
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
auto
manual
Audio levels ? No
Still

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Recording Medium ?Memory Stick Duo
hard drive
SDHC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?4000 x 3000 - Max
1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

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Specials GPS with geo-tagging functionality 
Product Shots

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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 ?Very goodSatisfactory
Resolution ?Very goodSatisfactory
Color performance ?GoodSatisfactory
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ? Excellent Good
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySufficient
Configuration / sound ?PoorPoor
Handling ?GoodSufficient
Portability ?Very goodVery good
Photo function ?SatisfactorySufficient
Optics ?GoodSatisfactory
Dynamics ?GoodSatisfactory
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		390276
Pros + multi functional ring
+ focus and exposure control via touchscreen works well
+ good lowlight sensibility
+ wide angle
+ Display with high resoultion
 
Cons - image characteristics cannot be modified
- no focus or exposure assist
 
Conclusion The wide angle (which shrinks a little with active image stabilization) as well as the low light performance is better than on all competing modells.But in terms of sharpness, manual control options and color reproduction the Sony is not quite on par with the class winners.The automatics work solidly in a Sony-typical way.Remarkably good is the high-resolving display, but a focus assist option is nevertheless missed when setting the focus manually.No focus ring, no manual controls, no viewfinder, no audio connections, and crippled manual values are inaccessibly hidden in colorful menus.Analog output is NTSC-only, and a new video format is used that is even worse to edit than AVCHD.The sharpness is achieved through extreme contourCompared to Sony, Panasonic and Canon the codec shows even more artifacts.
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Sony HDR-XR550VToshiba GSC A40F
slashCAM Review
GSC A40F Review
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