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- Pros: size quality of images colors it is great and it is HD; using flash card
- Cons: low light image quality can be better but remember it is a consumer camcorder for < $500 smart stick can be annoying battery life can be better
- The Bottom Line: it is a great value for under 500 for a tiny hd camcorder quality is quite good colors are bright and vibrant focus stabilization system compensates well for shakes and boundsFacial recognition software works great Overall great purchase.My only gripe is with 6ave.com took them 23 day to deliver this little beast
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by ,
26-Jan-09
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- Pros: super lightweight, easy to use out of the box, great images, good battery life
- Cons: night shooting is not great, but not as bad as some of the reviews
- The Bottom Line: Bought this for our first baby and I would highly recommend it for beginners. Easy to use and so lightweight that you want to just pick it up anytime to shoot. For parents who use it for babies, that's what's most important, shootability, if I can make up a word. The battery life is good and I got some great deals on SDHC cards so I think its worth skipping the HD models. Nighttime shooting wasn't great, but adequate. There are shooting for dummies instructions that pop up on the lcd so that you can adjust accordingly. If most of your shooting is for events and such, maybe this is not the right camcorder for you. But if you're a casual user who wants something user-friendly you can't go wrong with this.
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by baulchoi,
15-Sep-08
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- Pros: compact, light in weight, and designed to help make capturing easy
- Cons: playback is somewhat difficult with small buttons/controls, non-standard HDMI output port, required additional investing in SD/SDHC Cards.
- The Bottom Line: Panasonic HDC SD9 SD/SDHC Card Camcorder is easy to use and comfortable to handle. I am please with the pictures for everyday use. I think an extra battery would come in handy. The HDMI output port cannot be used with standard HDMI cable. Don't forget about the SDHC cards.
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by eric h.,
29-May-08
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- Pros: True high definition with 1920x1080 resolution. Great performance with enough light. Using SD/SDHC cards. Super lightweight. Long battery life. Manual control.
- Cons: Not so good low light performance. Plastic feeling. Awkward hdmi placement. AVCHD format not supported by hardware accelaration.
- The Bottom Line: I read a handful of reviews before purchasing this camera. Quickly ruled out DV/DVD/HDD cameras as flash memory is getting cheaper and much easier for file transfer. Been using DV camcorder and cannot stand the realtime transfer speed. Don't trust harddrive either since it's less resistable to shocks and sometimes causes serious problems on highlands (over 8000 feet in general). DVD media is even less reliable, and the capacity is limited. Flash memory just has so many advantages and flexibility and is definitely the future. So final decision is between SD9 and HF100 that is $150 more expensive. Chose SD9 when there was a deal. So far so good. I shoot mostly outside, so low light performance is not a real concern. Although I did try manually adjusting exposure, shutter speed, etc for affordable indoor picture quality. The picture quality in good lighting condition is great in general. However be prepared to get more noise on human faces even with sunlight. The 5.1 channel sound is fantastic too. The joystick is awkward to operate, but I have been used to the remote control, which works like a charm and can avoid camera shakes during shooting. The playback on a 50" 1080p HDTV is awesome. I had some trouble playing the MTS/M2TS files on my old computer with P4 530 and 1Gb DDR2. Both ATI and Nvidia high end video cards won't help. You have to get a powerful CPU to work around it. Dual core is a must and Quad core is highly recommend. The HD Writer that comes with it does the job, but I haven't tried more advanced software yet. Will try them later when I updated to a powerful PC. In summary, SD9 is a great real HD camcorder that you can carry around easily. If you have a HDTV, a PS3, or a 24" monitor, forget about Standard Definition and get a HD camera. SD9 is sweet for the price, though spending $150 more for a HF100 is also a good choice.
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by penglipg,
16-May-08
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- Pros: Very good video quality and very portable
- Cons: replacement battery is too expensive
- The Bottom Line: I already had as SD5 (last year's model) which was very good and this year's model does not disappoint, either. One thing that I really like about this camera is that it can record 5.1 surround sound which is what I really wanted since the SD5 recorded in stereo mode only.
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by Hsvm25,
09-May-08
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