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models compared on this page: Samsung HMX-H204 and Panasonic HDC-SD20

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Samsung HMX-H204Panasonic HDC-SD20
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Manufacturer Samsung Information on Samsung

Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HMX-H204HDC-SD20
European name ?HMX-H204HDC-SD20EG
US name ?HMX-H204HDC-SD20K
lowest US price 387 $420 $
On the market since May 2010 February 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Samsunglink to Panasonic
Test preview

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

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Video formats ? MPEG4/AVC
AVCHD
Recording Medium SD Card
SDHC card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVC 1920 x 1080i50
AVC 1920 x 1080p25
MP4 720 x 576 50i
AVC 1280 720p25/p50
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVC 1920 x 1080 60i
MP4 720 x 480 60i
AVC 1280 720p30/p60
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?k. a. Mbit/s17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?16 GB 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Tailor Kreunznach
 Leica
Optical Zoom ?20 x16 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?37,4 mm42 mm
Filter diameter ?34 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2200000 Pixel 1170000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/10.0001/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/501/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?No
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
No
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?No
Yes
Cinegamma ?No
Yes
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
No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out mini
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) 271 g270 g
Weight (with battery) 300 g327 g
Battery type Samsung IA-BP210E
Panasonic VW-VBG070
Battery capacity  725 mAh
Charger ?external
 
Remote control No
Yes
Size
Height 58 mm64 mm
Width 59 mm67 mm
Depth 112 mm127 mm
Relative Size ?35
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
No
Color Viewfinder ?- -
Viewfinder format ?- -
Viewfinder pixels ?  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,7 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?230000 Pixel 230400 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Menu
Menu
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 ?AAC Stereo
AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
auto
manual
Audio levels ?No
Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?SD Card
built-in flash memory
SDHC card
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?4700000 Pixel 2100000 Pixel
Resolutions ?3264 x 2448
2880 x 1620 - Max
1920 x 1080 - max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
Yes
Misc.

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Specials + Time lapse recording
 
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 ?GoodSufficient
Resolution ?Very goodSufficient
Color performance ?GoodGood
subj.Picture impression ?GoodSatisfactory
Optical Zoom ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Wide Angle ?SatisfactorySufficient
Configuration / image ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?PoorSufficient
Handling ?GoodSatisfactory
Portability ? Excellent Excellent
Photo function ?SatisfactorySufficient
Optics ?SatisfactoryGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		345293
Pros + Sharpness and lowlight behavior
+ Some good manual control
+ Touch Focus
+ manual controls for shutter and aperture
+ factory setting adjustable
Cons - Automatics never completely switched off
- aberrations due to the lens
- No support for AVCHD
- audio levels too high and not adjustable
- somewhat blurred compared with other HD video
Conclusion Sharpness as well as low light capabilities of the Samsung HMX-H204 are quite satisfactory considering its price, and also the available manual options are good for this product segment.The lens errors (blurring and chromatic aberrations) are mainly visible in synthetic test images, but can also be seen in more common motifs.Furthermore the high microphone levels do not provide a clean sound.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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