The Panasonic PV-GS500 had even more in-camera sharpening problems. Saturation levels are higher in the Optura 600, however, and the color balance is better in the Sony. Both cameras produce similar color performance, appear to have commensurate levels of apparent sharpness, and show the same stair-stepping in a close view. The Canon Optura 600, which has a larger 1/2.8" CCD (though much lower effective video resolution), produced a less detailed image, as the picture is only standard definition NTSC 640 x 480. We also compared the HC3 to the top SD models of Canon and Panasonic, and to the top Sony DVD camcorder. Noise is also more prevalent in the HC3 than it was with the HC1, which managed to confine it to fine grain patterns in the HC3, noise and sharpening combine to produce slight blurring along high-contrast areas. While not excessive, the sharpening is definitely noticeable, as is the haloing that occurs along most borders. The result is stair-stepping along curved lines, something which we don't expect to see in HD video and which disappoints us. The HC3 also shows more in-camera sharpening than did the HC1. While the image is certainly saturated, it's not excessive, and it doesn't detract from the brilliance of the picture. As Sony is aiming for a different market for the HC3, they may be adjusting the image to match the expectations of those users. There is a good color balance, though the saturation has increased noticeably since the HC1, primarily in the magenta through the blue portions of the spectrum: greens are slightly more saturated, reds remain the same, and yellows are marginally less saturated than they were in the HC1. Overall, the picture is very sharp, as we’d expect from high editions. The chip in the HC3 has 2,103,000 gross pixels 1,434,000 effective pixels in 16:9 video mode 1,076,000 effective pixels in 4:3 video mode.Īt 3000 lux, the high definition picture measures 1440 x 1080 (spread over a 16:9 area) so the imported image is 1920 x 1080. The HDR-HC3 uses a 1/3" CMOS sensor, the same kind found on the DCR-DVD505.
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