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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-SD20 and Sanyo Xacti VPC-FH1

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Panasonic HDC-SD20Sanyo Xacti VPC-FH1
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Sanyo
Name HDC-SD20Xacti VPC-FH1
European name ?HDC-SD20EGXacti VPC-FH1
US name ?HDC-SD20KXacti VPC-FH1
lowest US price 420 $399 $
On the market since February 2009 April 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Sanyo
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD20Sanyo Xacti VPC-FH1
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
MPEG4/AVC
Recording Medium SDHC card
SDHC card
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
AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/30p
720p60 AVC/H.264
720p30 AVC/H.264
AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/60p
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
AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/30p
720p60 AVC/H.264
720p30 AVC/H.264
AVC/H.264 1920 x 1080/60p
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
 
Optical Zoom ?16 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42 mm42 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm40,5 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 inch1/2,5 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?1170000 Pixel 5310000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/10.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/30
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
No
Peaking ?No
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
No
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
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD20Sanyo Xacti VPC-FH1
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 g299 g
Weight (with battery) 327 g342 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG070
Sanyo DB-L50
Battery capacity 725 mAh1900 mAh
Charger ? internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 64 mm53 mm
Width 67 mm57 mm
Depth 127 mm105 mm
Relative Size ?53
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
4
Audio

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD20Sanyo Xacti VPC-FH1
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
AAC Stereo
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Screen
No
Still

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Recording Medium ?SDHC card
SD Card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel 8000000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920 x 1080 - max
4000 x 3000 - Max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

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Specials  Adjustable ISO modi USB storage directly connectable
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 ?Sufficient 
Resolution ?Sufficient 
Color performance ?Good 
subj.Picture impression ?Satisfactory 
Optical Zoom ?Satisfactory 
Wide Angle ?Sufficient 
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory 
Configuration / sound ?Sufficient 
Handling ?Satisfactory 
Portability ? Excellent  
Photo function ?Sufficient 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		293 
Pros + manual controls for shutter and aperture
+ factory setting adjustable
+ Many manual controls
+ Adjustable ISO modi
+ USB memory stick can be connected directly for archiving purposes
Cons - somewhat blurred compared with other HD video
- Automatic mode
- Image stabilisation
- vertical resolution in 60i mode
- handling
- wide angle
- 60Hz modi only
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. 
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[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD20Sanyo Xacti VPC-FH1
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