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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-SD20 and Toshiba GSC A100F

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Panasonic HDC-SD20Toshiba GSC A100F
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

 Toshiba
Name HDC-SD20GSC A100F
European name ?HDC-SD20EGGSC A100F
US name ?HDC-SD20KGSC A100F
lowest US price 420 $ 
On the market since February 2009 April 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Toshiba
Test preview

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

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Video formats ? AVCHD
MPEG4/AVC
Recording Medium SDHC card
Built-in hard disk
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVC/h.264 1920 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s16 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ? 100 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Fujinon
Optical Zoom ?16 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42 mm35,9 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
electronical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/6 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1170000 Pixel 1490000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
auto
manual
presets
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 ?No
 Off
Histogram ?No
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
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 Out
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 ?No
No
Headphones ?No
No
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ?No
No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 270 g485 g
Weight (with battery) 327 g545 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG070
Toshiba GSC-BT6
Battery capacity 725 mAh 
Charger ? external
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 64 mm78 mm
Width 67 mm79 mm
Depth 127 mm135 mm
Relative Size ?58
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?- -
Viewfinder format ?- -
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch3,0 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?230400 Pixel 230000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
 Joystick
Manual Aperture ?Menu
 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
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
No
Still

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Recording Medium ?SDHC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920 x 1080 - max
1920x1080
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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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?SufficientSatisfactory
Resolution ?SufficientSatisfactory
Color performance ?GoodSatisfactory
subj.Picture impression ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SatisfactorySufficient
Wide Angle ?SufficientGood
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySufficient
Configuration / sound ?SufficientPoor
Handling ?SatisfactorySufficient
Portability ? Excellent Very good
Photo function ?SufficientSufficient
Optics ?GoodSatisfactory
Dynamics ?GoodSatisfactory
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		293276
Pros + manual controls for shutter and aperture
+ factory setting adjustable
 
Cons - somewhat blurred compared with other HD video
 
Conclusion 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.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.
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slashCAM Review
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