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Model

Panasonic HDC-HS700Panasonic AG-HMC70
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-HS700AG-HMC70
European name ?HDC-HS700EGAG-HMC71
US name ?HDC-HS700AG-HMC70
lowest US price 1190 $1429 $
On the market since March 2010 April 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?28 Mbit/s13 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?240 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35 mm38,5 mm
Filter diameter ?46 mm 
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
optical
ND Filter ?No
 
Exchangable optics ?No
 
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2530000 Pixel  
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.000 
Maximum shutter time ?1/25 
Apperture control ?auto
manual
 
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?No
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100% 
Histogram ?Yes
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?No
 
Knee ?No
 
Colorbars ?No
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?No
 
Set Time Code ?No
 
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite
Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video
No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal
Out
 
HDMI ?Out mini
 
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394
- 
USB ?USB 2.0
 
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
XLR
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
 
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ? Standard
 
HD-SDI ?No
 
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 380 g 
Weight (with battery) 510 g 
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG 130
 
Battery capacity 1250 mAh 
Charger ?internal
external
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 65 mm 
Width 69 mm 
Depth 138 mm 
Relative Size ?60
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
 
Color Viewfinder ?Color
 
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?123000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
 
Color display ?Color
 
Display size 3,0 Inch 
Display format ?16:9 
Display pixels ?230400 Pixel  
Touch Screen ?Yes
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
 
Manual Focus ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Manual Aperture ?Menu
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
 
Focus switcher ?No
 
ND Filter ?No
 
Exp Lock ?No
 
Gain ?No
 
White balance ?No
 
Push AF ?No
 
Audio Levels ?No
 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons
No
 
Audio

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Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
 
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
 
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?hard drive
SDXC card
 
Medium included ?No
 
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x1080
4000 x 3000 - Max
 
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
 
Flash ?Yes
 
Misc.

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Specials optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/smodel name in the US: AG-HMC70
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 ?Good 
Resolution ? Excellent  
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Good 
Configuration / image ?Very good 
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory 
Handling ?Good 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Satisfactory 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
412 
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ 1080p50
 
Cons - setting focus manually is a little complicated
- display and viewfinder have low resolution
 
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. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review
HDC-HS700 Review
external reviews/tests  digitalcontentproducer.com
digitalcontentproducer.com
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