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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-HS300 and Sony HDR-TG3

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Panasonic HDC-HS300Sony HDR-TG3
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Sony Information on Sony

Name HDC-HS300HDR-TG3
European name ?HDC-HS300EGHDR-TG3E
US name ?HDC-HS300KHDR-TG3
lowest US price 877 $979 $
On the market since March 2009 May 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Sony
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS300Sony HDR-TG3
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS300Sony HDR-TG3
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
Memory Stick PRO Duo
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
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
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s16 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?120 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?45 mm42,9 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm 
Image Stabilization ?optical
electronical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?31
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch1/5 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 1430000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/auto
Maximum shutter time ?1/25auto
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
No
Peaking ?No
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100%70%
100%
Histogram ?Yes
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
No
Adjustable color ?Yes
No
Cinegamma ?Yes
No
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
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS300Sony HDR-TG3
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
via accessories
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 g240 g
Weight (with battery) 445 g300 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG070
Sony NP-FH50
Battery capacity 1250 mAh900 mAh
Charger ?internal
external
internal
Remote control Yes
No
Size
Height 70 mm32 mm
Width 72 mm119 mm
Depth 141 mm63 mm
Relative Size ?72
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 211200 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
thumb wheel
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Menu
Focus switcher ?Yes
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

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS300Sony HDR-TG3
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
display
No
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS300Sony HDR-TG3
Recording Medium ?SDHC card
Memory Stick Duo
Medium included ?No
4 GB
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x10802304x1728
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS300Sony HDR-TG3
Specials  Outside Europe the Cam is named Sony HDR-TG1
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS300Sony HDR-TG3
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 goodSatisfactory
Color performance ?Very goodGood
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?PoorPoor
Configuration / image ?Very goodSufficient
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactoryPoor
Handling ?GoodSatisfactory
Portability ? Excellent Excellent
Photo function ?SatisfactorySufficient
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		372288
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
 
Cons - No wide angle
 
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.While the new Exmor CMOS technology and the Bionz signal processor provide great results with the SR-12, their benefits are leveled by the smaller chip area of the TG3.Demanding filmmakers will find too many compromises in terms of lowlight, ports and manual controls, preventing them from using the camera seriously.Ambitious filmmakers on the other hand will like the nice interface via touch screen.
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS300Sony HDR-TG3
slashCAM Review
HDR-TG3 Review
external reviews/tests reviews.digitaltrends.com
 
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