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models compared on this page: Panasonic HDC-SD300 and Canon HF21

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Panasonic HDC-SD300Canon HF21
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Canon Informationen zu Canon

Name HDC-SD300HF21
European name ?HDC-SD300EGLegria HF21
US name ?HDC-SD300KVIXIA HF21
lowest US price 950 $1099 $
On the market since March 2009 September 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Panasoniclink to Canon
Test preview

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD300Canon HF21
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD300Canon HF21
Video formats ? AVCHD
AVCHD
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
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/30p
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ? 64 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Canon
Optical Zoom ?12 x15 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?45 mm39,5 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?31
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 2990000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.0001/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/251/6
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?No
No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100%No
Histogram ?Yes
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Yes
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
Yes
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD300Canon HF21
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ?Out mini
Out mini
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		--
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
also AV-output
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
Advanced Mini
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 385 g340 g
Weight (with battery) 445 g400 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG130-K
Canon BP-809
Battery capacity 1250 mAh890 mAh
Charger ?internal
external
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 70 mm62 mm
Width 72 mm70 mm
Depth 141 mm124 mm
Relative Size ?75
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
No
Color Viewfinder ?Color
-
Viewfinder format ?16:9-
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 ?230400 Pixel 211000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Rocker
Manual Focus ? Ring
Menu
Menu
Manual Aperture ?Menu
Menu
Focus switcher ?Yes
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-SD300Canon HF21
Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Viewfinder
Screen
Still

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD300Canon HF21
Recording Medium ?SDHC card
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ?2100000 Pixel  
Resolutions ?1920x10802304 x 1296 - Max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD300Canon HF21
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Test pictures
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD300Canon HF21
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ?  
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Resolution ?Very goodGood
Color performance ?Very goodVery good
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodVery good
Optical Zoom ?SufficientSatisfactory
Wide Angle ?PoorSatisfactory
Configuration / image ?Very goodSatisfactory
Configuration / sound ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Handling ?GoodSatisfactory
Portability ? Excellent Excellent
Photo function ?SatisfactorySatisfactory
Optics ?GoodGood
Dynamics ?GoodGood
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		372367
Pros + Sharpness and colour at the upper AVCHD limit
+ Many manual controls
+ Many manual controls
Cons - No wideangle
- fiddly operation
- No Zebra
- Manual focus very poor
Conclusion Finally a camcorder which allows for a manual control of iris, shutter and gain (not by joystick) while indicating meaningful parameters in the display. Add to that a focus ring and useful helpers as focus zoom, zebra and histogram.Since it also offers a flawless (and even adjustable) image quality, the Panasonic SD300 can almost be recommended without any hesitation.It only leaves you wanting more external controls, a display with higher resolution and, above all, a wide angle lens.Also the low light performance is only average.Compared with the older models of the same series the smaller sensor, the picture problems and the exaggerated sharpness offer no real advancementsAdd to that the bad low-light sensitivity with some bright pixel noise, the missing histogram and zebra-displays and the manual focus problems.On the positive side: the low price and the fact that the pictures in the automatic mode (assumed there is enough light) are sharp and generally good.
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[ top ]Panasonic HDC-SD300Canon HF21
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