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  • Boxed-product Weight: 1.4 Kg
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  • Item model number: HDC-SD9EB-S
  • ASIN: B0013XWY52
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 12 Feb 2008
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,121 in Electronics & Photo (See Bestsellers in Electronics & Photo)

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Panasonic Blu-ray DMP-BD30

The most precious scenes in life deserve the beauty only a Full HD camcorder can provide. With its full HD 1920x1080 progressive recording, the new Panasonic high definition camcorders capture images with today‘s most advanced technology.

SD Card Technology
Panasonic‘s wide range of SD Memory Cards with capacities from 512MB up to 32GB allows everybody to choose the SD Card capacity according to one‘s own needs. SD Memory Cards are extremely shock resistant because of their type of construction. Therefore, all SD Card based camcorder are shock proof, too. In addition, the small size and the light weight of SD Memory Cards give the opportunity to build compact camcorder that can be taken at any time to any place. The advanced SD Card technology is used as well at the Olympic Games – namely in professional broadcasting cameras containing the P2 card. With benefi ts like compact size, data reliability, fast data transferring (up to 20 Megabyte/sec) and a steady increasing capacity the SD Card is the future proof recording media.

Leica Lens

High Quality Lens for HD Movies
The lens is a central and vital part of the camera, with the ability to greatly infl uence image quality. Lens quality is even more important than ever before when doing High Defi nition recording. Therefore, the Leica Dicomar lens, developed specifi cally for Full HD camcorder and featuring original optical technology from Leica, is an advanced lens that captures clear, crisp and finely nuanced pictures with outstanding detail and contrast.

1080P panasonic camcorder

Full HD 1920 x 1080 25p Progressive Images
Why is the image quality so much better? Panasonic Full HD camcorder record horizontal pixels at an HD resolution of up to 1.920 pixels, which
results in a total of around 2.070.000 pixels. Panasonic Full HD camcorder use progressive scanning which provides twice as much data per
picture as conventional interlace scanning and captures clear, vibrant images with intricate detail.

1080P panasonic camcorder
Face Detection

Face Detection
Ordinary TV broadcasts and DVD discs provide SD images with 576 x 640 pixels or 576 x 720 pixels. Today‘s newest HDTVs, on the other hand, can display images with 1080 x 1920 pixels. HDTVs require high-quality image sources suitable for their large screens. If the optimization process for high-quality images is inadequate, the picture can become blurry or grainy. DIGA‘s original i/p conversion and up-conversion functions solve this problem. These functions convert SD signals from DVD discs or DIGA‘s own hard disc drive into 1080p signals that provide high-resolution images. The conversion process boosts the amount of image information by about 5 times, so pictures are clear and beautiful.

Optical image stabiliser

Advanced Optical Image Stabiliser
Panasonic‘s Advanced O.I.S. system corrects the effects of hand-shake 4.000x/
second, balancing out jittery movements before light enters the CCDs. This
compensation functionality is effective for both moving and still pictures.
The technology behind is very effective – the Advanced O.I.S. system uses
gyrosensors to detect movement caused by hand-shake and adjusts the lens
inside to compensate it. As this system is an optical one image quality will not
be compromised. Clear, beautiful moving pictures on a large Flat Screen TV - Image quality is in no way reduced with the Advanced O.I.S. / O.I.S. lens
compensation. The lens moves up-down or left-right, bending the incoming
light in order to correct the effects of hand-shake.

3CCD Camera System

3CCD Camera System
Superb colour reproduction – faithful, natural colours with delicate nuances.
Record moving pictures with realistic and natural colours. Capture facial
expressions and skin tones exactly as they appear in real life. Panasonic’s
advanced 3CCD camera system offers beautiful colours, precise details and
distinct gradation - it draws out the full potential of Full HD image quality just as
professional broadcasting cameras do.
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pre-record function

Pre-Record Function
This clever function records three seconds of images even before you actually begin shooting. The images are saved temporarily on the camcorder‘s internal memory before recording onto SDHC/SD Memory Card begins – never miss an important scene.


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172 of 174 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars HDCSD9 Vs Canon, 6 July 2008
By P. Bailey "peterbailey" (uk) - See all my reviews
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I read many reviews and spent days wondering what to buy finally I went to a high street store and asked them to charge up the panasonic sd9 and the canon hf10. I took footage inside and out. At this moment I was somewhat obsessive about the Canon ie its quality and all the rave reviews. Imagine my surprise when I got home and looked at the footage via my ps3. The panasonic footage was much more stable and much more true to life vivid colours. This might be that the Canon was incorrectly set but both were on auto so to me thats an equal footing.

I took the plunge as to my surprise Amazon were now offering the unit at 400 pounds with an 8gb panasonic sdhc card so in effect the real price of the camera was at 360. Now for this price you cannot get a high definition
camcorder in this league.

Having taken much footage now, the path to avchd recording has not been so bad. I have an Sony AR61 that has a card reader and hd writer installed fine on Vista premium. The software is not perfect but within a small time I was able to edit avchd footage on a dual core laptop.

I use via ps3 as this can handle the avchd format directly and i see no point in converting a hidef avchd footage into an mpeg 2 for a dvd.

The resultant footage is excellent with the panasonic and I would urge you not to dismiss this unit over the Canon. If you want simplicity of use with excellent results then this is the perfect machine. OK yes the Canon is a remarkable piece of equipment but look at its price and ok quality of image can be subjective hence my advice to try. I see it this way I now have full HD recording at an amazing Amazon price. I can now wait for a year at which point the HF10 would have halved in price and then get that too, effectively owning the Panasonic and Canon at the same price as the canon is now.

The Panasonic is a well made machine and I suspect the reviews are all leaning to the Canon from video experts. If like me you have the normal two kids and a wife that is not so technical then the forego all the fancy buttons and get the Panasonic.

The images are truely stunning and yes in low light the images get grainy as all cameras do in low light conditions but it has to be really dark to the point where you wouldnt take footage anyway.

So do it. The money you save will buy you the Sony PS3 that you can use as a hub to show your footage from a standard usb stick. This way your Full HDTV can be used to its full potential.

You might ask why not 5 stars well this was not because of price or quality but because they give no mini hdmi to hdmi lead cable or a case for the device or even an sdhc card as standard.

If like me you already have the TV hdmi slots taken up in the cable run then go via the ps3 however if you want to connect the camera to the tv then get a mini hdmi to hdmi converter and plug it into the end of an existing hdmi cable as these are only 6 pounds.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars panasonic HDC-SD9EB-S HD, 7 Oct 2008
By Stephen Forbes - See all my reviews
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I had been reading camcorder reviews for weeks before buying this camcorder from Amazon. I initially didn't think HD was the way to go because of budget contraints, but at £400 there were no other cacorders in the same league as this one. The picture clarity is fantastic not only in the view finder, but on my HP 1080p Panasonic TV as well. I use the Viera link which Panasonic offers on most of its media products and it works well. Editing the move clips was a breeze using Sony Vegas Pro 8.0c (must be "c" for Panasonic AVCHD support). The free trial software you get with the camera is not worth the time. I don't use the software that comes with it to copy the files to other media either.

Fantastic camcorder at a fantastic price. Very small form factor and fits into the palm of your hand very neatly indeed.
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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The SD9's Best Feature- Picture Quality, 9 Aug 2008
By UncleDunc (Lancashire, UK) - See all my reviews
I was in the market for a new digital photo camera about 6 or 7 months ago after my old Fuji started playing up. We had a family event in May and before everyone left for the day I borrowed their cameras to get copies of all the pictures and clips they'd taken. It was while I was doing that, that two things occurred to me:

1) I enjoyed the video clips but there wasn't enough of them for me.
2) There's more than enough still cameras in the family. Maybe I should get something else.

In all the reviews and grouptests I saw, the two cameras that kept getting mentioned for picture quality and good all-round features were the Panasonic SD5 and SD9.

I got some test footage off the Net for the SD9 (Just Google SD9 Sample) and was very impressed. I know it's a lot of money but the quality overall is fantastic and very much worth it. I didn't want to just have OK little clips of my nephews and niece growing up. I wanted excellent quality, full-length clips that we keep for years.

OK, so here are the Pros, as I see them. Bear in mind this is my first camcorder.

1) Great picture quality. The colours are a little "overdone" (I believe over-exposed is the term) but that can be rectified in iMovie in no time.

2) Good sound quality. It picks up stuff you don't even notice when you're filming.

3) Works perfectly with iMovie 08. As long as your updates are all there, it works seamlessly with iMovie.

4) Size- it's freaking tiny- no matter how many pics you see, trust me. You won't believe how small it is until you get your mitts on it.

5) Some good manual features and video modes- I haven't given them a full test-run yet but with a couple of clicks you can change things easy.

6) Unbelievable zoom. It's amazing.

Cons:

1) You really could do with a card reader. To connect to a Mac/PC you need to plug in the power cable, connect it to the charger, remove the battery, connect a second cable from the charger to the camera, turn the camera onto playback mode, connect the USB2 cable to the camera and computer, select PC Connect and then it's on! With a card reader you just eject the card and plug it in. Trust me, it's worth £10 or whatever!

2) Replacement/spare batteries are expensive if you need one. Cheapest I've found is £65.

3) The Menu "joystick" is a little tricky if you've got big mitts like mine!

4) I found the "Shooting Guide" (little tips that come up on screen when filming) a little annoying- purely a personal thing.

I'd definitely recommend this camera. It isn't entry level but I read dozens of reviews before buying this and it's definitely the best all-rounder at this price point. There are cameras out there that have better sound or better features or picture quality but they have major failings elsewhere.

Yes it's a lot of money but when I think of all the great moments I can relive from now and for years to come it's well worth it.
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