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Panasonic HDC-SD9 Reviews

Camcorder - High Definition - widescreen - 560 Kpix - optical zoom: 10 x - supported memory: SD, SDHC - flash card... More product details

$539.99

Compact and lightweight ; saturated colors (cnet.com)

With its eye-catching, compact body and relatively low price, the Panasonic HDC-SD9 seems to be... (zdnet.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Panasonic HDC-SD9

We have collected and analyzed 52 expert reviews and 393 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 74/100 and users rate it 84/100. The average review date is August 18, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 103552 reviews from other Camcorders. The alaScore™ for this product is 95/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 7, 2009.

alaSCORE 95

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445 reviews

November, 2009

74 / 100

52 Experts

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84 / 100

393 Users

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$539.99

Expert Reviews (52)

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Review summary for the Panasonic HDC-SD9

By (alaTest Semantic - BETA)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 445 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the control panel. The zoom also impresses, but many are less positive about the viewfinder.

Control panel, Zoom, Memory, Design

Viewfinder, Interface, Usability, Battery

Experts rate this product 74/100 and users 84/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders, the Panasonic HDC-SD9 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 95/100 = Excellent quality.

alaSCORE 95

alaTest Semantic - BETA
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Panasonic HDC-SD9

By (cnet.com)

Compact and lightweight ; saturated colors

Moderate to low-light videos look cloudy ; some awkward design choices ; smallish LCD with terrible color reproduction ; awful bundled software

Despite its trio of CCDs, the video quality and performance of the Panasonic HDC-SD9 are a bit too inconsistent. Plus, we recommend avoiding this model until software support for it improves.

With its eye-catching, compact body and relatively low price, the Panasonic...

Rating

72100

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cnet.com
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Panasonic HDC-SD9

By Lori Grunin (zdnet.com)

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 11.7 ounces with battery and SD card and only 3.6 inches long, it's certainly one of the ...

With its eye-catching, compact body and relatively low price, the Panasonic...

Rating

72100

Partner Source
zdnet.com

User Reviews (393)

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"Disappointing Video Quality"

By (cnet.com)

I'm on the lookout for a great camcorder to m... 

Lightweight; primary colors are saturated; looks good with soft fluorescent light tube as source; uses SDHC memory card for quick video transfer.

Other colors are inconsistent in saturation; LCD's color and crispness does not match video when transferred to PC; software is not well designed; night mode is full of grains.

US

"Wait for the next release of AVCHD products"

By hdnut (cnet.com)

My application might be a little more harsher... 

Size is exceptional, with just about all the right components (not necessarily placed in the right spot). Great potential going forward for 3 ccd plaform in this size format. Looking forward to future products from Panasonic.

Contrast, color saturation, no external connectors (mic, headphones), no hood for filming, no hotshoe for eternal components (oh ya, I already mentioned that), unacceptable editing software.

US

"very good camcorder, No complaints yet!!!"

By brianzboyz (cnet.com)

this is a very good camcorder with a great pr... 

light weight, lots of great features

Software, and low light recording

Manufacturer's Description

Use of the super-small SDHC / SD memory card helped you to create the world's smallest and lightest 3CCD Full-HD camcorder. The SD9 fits comfortably in the hand and can be used for long periods without causing fatigue. Panasonic Full-HD camcorders record horizontal pixels at an HD resolution of up to 1920 pixels, which results in a total of around 2,070,000 pixels. And with progressive scanning, Panasonic's high-definition camcorders provide twice as much data per picture as conventional...

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