Panasonic - HDC-SD1 - High Definition SD Camcorder
Panasonic - HDC-SD1 - High Definition SD Camcorder
High-definition video cameras deliver incredibly realistic images that draw the viewer into an exciting new world, and proprietary Panasonic technologies have reached new heights in HD quality. The beautiful images recorded by a Panasonic high-definition video camera will bring back the emotion of the moment again and again, even years from now. A new peak in HD image quality. Experience it in DVD or SD/SDHC Memory Card style.
The compact design makes the HDC-SD1 easy to carry about, and with its smart styling you’ll want to take it everywhere.
In the AVCHD format you can record onto an SD or SDHC Memory Card and get up to about 90 minutes of continuous recording.
In Quick Start mode, the SD1 begins recording in just 1.7 seconds from the time the LCD is opened. This lets you shoot those sudden shooting opportunities.
Customer Review: Brilliant camcorder - best i’ve ever owned
I have had this camera for just unter a month now and it just keeps on amazing me after owning mini dv cameras in the past the picture quality on this is absolutely brilliant and the camera is so quite so you dont get any annoying noises on the soundtrack
Very fast focusing and Light adjustment includes the usefull zebra mode to warn you of over exposure.
only word of warning is software provided is near to useless with basic editing and upload software.
on the other hand if you own a mac get yourself a copy of the new ilife’08 package and you are sorted. I am also reliably informed that a recent update to final cut studio 2 allows for the editing of AVCHD footage.
and for ?603 this camera is a bargain 
Customer Review: Scrimped on the basics
Yes this a very nice compact high definition camcorder, but for the money wouldn’t you expect a little more?
For example where is the camera case? -I can understand there not being a high quality leather one, but not even a vinyl case? What about a lens cover? And wouldn’t a HDMI cable (so you can connect it up to your high definition tv) be a nice addition?
Some decent software (that you could edit movies with) would be nice too.
Finally, a viewfinder so that you are not TOTALLY reliant on the LCD view screen would be neat.
Nice machine Panasonic, but you’ve scrimped so much on it, that the package as a whole suffers.
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