Typical price: £425
What is it: Compact camcorder that records to SD card
What we think: It's packed with features but performance and quality don't stand up, plus there are some design flaws
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 4 September 2008
Tags: Panasonic, Panasonic HDC-SD9, film, zoom lens, videos
We like:
Compact and lightweight; saturated colours
We don't like:
Moderate to low-light videos look cloudy; some awkward design choices; smallish LCD with terrible colour reproduction; awful bundled software
CNET UK judgement:
The Panasonic HDC-SD9's compact size is great and it's relatively inexpensive, which is always a good thing. But despite its trio of CCDs, the video quality and performance are too inconsistent for us to give it a full thumbs-up
Full review:
With its eye-catching, compact body and relatively low price, the Panasonic HDC-SD9 seems to be quite an attractive buy for a flash-based AVCHD camcorder. At 275g without battery and SD card and only 126mm long, it's certainly one of the smallest and lightest full-size camcorders we've ever tested, and is pretty comfortable to shoot with. It's available now for around £450. Continue Reading...
Panasonic HDC-SD9 History
30 Jun 2008 in Crave
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