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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-HS700 and Sony HVR-HD1000

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Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HVR-HD1000
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Sony Information on Sony

Name HDC-HS700HVR-HD1000
European name ?HDC-HS700EGHVR-HD1000E
US name ?HDC-HS700HVR-HD1000U
lowest US price 1190 $1520 $
On the market since March 2010 May 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Panasonic 
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HVR-HD1000
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Satisfactory
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HVR-HD1000
Video formats ? AVCHD
HDV
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?28 Mbit/s25 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG2
on-board memory ?240 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?12 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35 mm40 mm
Filter diameter ?46 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?No
 
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?31
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/2,9 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2530000 Pixel 2280000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/10.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/3
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?No
No
Peaking ?Yes
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100% Off
70%
100%
Histogram ?Yes
Yes
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
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-HS700Sony HVR-HD1000
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		- Out
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
Yes
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
Standard
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 380 g2700 g
Weight (with battery) 510 g3000 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG 130
Sony F570
Battery capacity 1250 mAh2200 mAh
Charger ?internal
external
internal
Remote control Yes
No
Size
Height 65 mm384 mm
Width 69 mm206 mm
Depth 138 mm708 mm
Relative Size ?6560
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Color
Viewfinder format ?16:916:9
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,0 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
Rocker
Ring
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
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

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HVR-HD1000
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
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Viewfinder
Screen
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HVR-HD1000
Recording Medium ?hard drive
SDXC card
Memory Stick Duo
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel 3000000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
4000 x 3000 - Max
640x480
2048 x 1536
2848x2136
2848x1602
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
No
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HVR-HD1000
Specials optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s 
Product Shots

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HVR-HD1000
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Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HVR-HD1000
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 ?GoodSatisfactory
Resolution ? Excellent Good
Color performance ?Very goodSatisfactory
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodGood
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSufficient
Wide Angle ?GoodSufficient
Configuration / image ?Very goodGood
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Handling ?GoodSatisfactory
Portability ?Very goodSufficient
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		412304
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ 1080p50
- cheapest shoulder mounted HD camcorder to date
-lots of connection options
Cons - setting focus manually is a little complicated
- display and viewfinder have low resolution
- somewhat outdated technique
- almost no manual control elements
- no XLR
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.For training purposes the HD1000 is not very suitable, since it isn`t operated in the same way as pro-cams.For a professional handling you`ll need many control elements on the camera body, and those are lacking on the HD1000.But compared with other current top consumer cams, many things actually can be controlled manually, a fact that might make this camera interesting to some buyers.If Sony had included the chips and the display used on the SR11/12, many more customers might have taken interest in this model, not least due to the manual shutter control.But now what you`ll get is middle-rate (but not bad!) image quality in a price range where not many cameras are to be found.Those looking for an cheap shoulder cam -- even if it`s only to look more professional to customers -- will not find anything less expensive in HD.
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS700Sony HVR-HD1000
slashCAM Review
HDC-HS700 Review
HVR-HD1000 Review
external reviews/tests  digitalcontentproducer.com
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