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models compared on this page: Panasonic AG-HPX250 and Sony HVR-Z1

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Panasonic AG-HPX250Sony HVR-Z1
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Name AG-HPX250HVR-Z1
European name ?AG-HPX250EJHVR-Z1E
US name ?AG-HPX250HVR-Z1U
lowest US price (5938) $5295 $
On the market since October 2011 April 2005
Manufacturers URL  link to Sony
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic AG-HPX250Sony HVR-Z1
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic AG-HPX250Sony HVR-Z1
Video formats ? MiniDV
DVC PRO 50
DVC PRO HD
AVC-Intra
 MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
Recording Medium P2 card
MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
video resolutions EU ?DVC PRO 25,576 / 50i
DVC PRO 50,576 / 50i
DVCPROHD 1080/25p
DVCPROHD 1080/50i
DVCPROHD 1080/24p
DVCPROHD 1080/30p
DVCPROHD 1080/60i
AVC-Intra 1920 x 1080/60i
AVC-Intra 1920 x 1080/30p
AVC-Intra 1920 x 1080/24p
AVC-Intra 1920 x 1080/50i
AVC-Intra 1920 x 1080/25p
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
MiniDV 720 x 576/60i
video resolutions US ? HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
MiniDV 720 x 576/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
MiniDV 720 x 576/60i
Max Bitrate ?100 Mbit/s25 Mbit/s
Compression format ? DV
DVC PRO HD-proprietary
AVC-Intra
 DV
MPEG2
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Panasonic
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?22 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?28 mm32,5 mm
Filter diameter ?72 mm72 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?32
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2073600 Pixel 1070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CCD
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.0001/10.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/61/3
Apperture control ?auto
manual
AE-Shift
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?60-100%70-100%
Histogram ?waveform
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Yes
Black Strech ?Yes
Yes
Knee ?Yes
No
Colorbars ?Yes
Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
Yes
Custom Presets ?Yes
Yes
Set Time Code ?Yes
Yes
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
In
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 In
Out
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		  Out
HDMI ? Out
No
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
In
Out
USB ?USB 2.0
No
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
XLR
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
Yes
Time-code interface ? In
Out
No
Genlock ? In
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
Standard
HD-SDI ? Out
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  1995 g
Weight (with battery) 2500 g2182 g
Battery type  Sony F570
Battery capacity  2200 mAh
Charger ?external
external
Remote control No
Yes
Size
Height 180 mm139 mm
Width 195 mm182 mm
Depth 438 mm360 mm
Relative Size ?15391
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
B/W and color
Viewfinder format ? 16:9
Viewfinder pixels ?1226000 Pixel 252000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 3,4 Inch3,5 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?921000 Pixel 250880 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
Rocker
Ring
Manual Focus ? Ring
Ring
Menu
Manual Aperture ? Ring
Wheel
Focus switcher ?Yes
Yes
ND Filter ?Yes
Yes
Exp Lock ?No
Yes
Gain ?Yes
Yes
White balance ?Yes
Yes
Push AF ?Yes
Yes
Audio Levels ?Yes
Yes
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		46
Audio

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Audio Formats ?DVC PRO 4x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
MiniDV: 4x32kHz 12bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
Microphone ?Stereo internal
external XLR
Stereo internal
external XLR
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Viewfinder
Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?No
No
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?  
Standard ?  
Flash ?No
No
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic AG-HPX250Sony HVR-Z1
Specials 10-bit 4:2:2 recordingvariable frame rates 
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Test pictures
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slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?GoodGood
Resolution ? Excellent Satisfactory
Color performance ?Very goodSatisfactory
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodVery good
Optical Zoom ?SatisfactorySufficient
Wide Angle ? Excellent Very good
Configuration / image ? Excellent Very good
Configuration / sound ? Excellent Very good
Handling ?Very goodVery good
Portability ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Photo function ?PoorPoor
Optics ?Very goodGood
Dynamics ?Very goodVery good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		465384
Pros AVC-Intra 100 codec (10-bit, 4:2:2)Good ergonomics (pleasant switch size)Good resolution with no artificial sharpeningEnormous zoom range (22x)+ Very good image quality impression
+ Wide optics
+ handling well-conceived
+ Very well equipped
+ Supports also formats with 60i
+ individually controllable audio channels
Cons "Only" 1/3 inch chip(Lowlight capabilities corresponding to 1/3" chip size)- No full HDV-resolution
- DV-quality only average
Conclusion With the AG-HPX250 Panasonic sticks to old virtues: functions reduced to the essential, rich metadata options, very good ergonomics, high mobility and large format options.Naturally, due to the 1/3" chip the camera is no lowlight monster - but probably no-one expected it to be.In combination with the high end AVC-Intra 100 codec and the multi-camera studio layout with SDI-OUT, TC-IN/OUT, GENLOCK and REMOTE the AG-HPX250 is a "honest" camera which offers very good image quality, and which ought to find its place in professional surroundings (event / studio / broadcast (2nd unit) quite easily.The MSRPof 4.990 Euro net is a reasonable price for the offered services.Just as the consumer version FX1 the Sony HVR-Z1 lacks CCDs with full HDV-resolution, which is noticeable at least in the horizontals.Nevertheless, the subjective image impression is still very good due to the very good dynamic behavior with extremely little noise and the consistent color reproduction.Despite the comparatively large wide-angle, optical errors are within limits, only little distortion and chromatic aberrations can be detected.In low light-situations the FX1 is good, the low noise being a plus.
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