Panasonic HDC-SD90

usability, value for money, portability, image quality, battery

97% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

image quality, value for money, usability, portability, size

build quality

88% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Slick design, comfortable, flexible shooting options, 1080p capture

3D capability is patchy, no headphone socket

This is a great sub-£500 camcorder with lots of features and flexibility resulting in high quality footage. The 3D element is interesting, but could be better

HD movie quality ; 28mm wide-angle lens ; Responsive touchscreen ; Input/output terminals ; Range of manual features

Auto white balance issues ; Average bass quality on audio ; Unnecessary 3D option ; Zoom too fast

A massive thumbs-up for the Panasonic HDC-SD90. This is almost the complete camcorder. It's hard to see, for the sub-£500 price, how you could reasonably ask for more. Watching our test footage played back, even mundane shots are imbued with an...

The Panasonic HDC-SD90 is well built and has good ergonomics with an intuitive touchscreen control. It has a bright lens plus decent lens reach and feature set but is relatively expensive and clad in a plastic-y high gloss case.

Great video performance ; Comprehensive enthusiast features ; Optional 3D shooting

No headphone minijack ; 3D lens £280 extra

The 3D compatibility may be the biggest headline for the HDC-SD90, but at its core this is essentially a very well featured midrange HD camcorder. If your budget can’t quite stretch to a high-end model, this model would make a very acceptable...

Great all-round image quality in a compact package - the best mid-range camcorder we've seen.

But, the biggest challenge for the SD90 comes not from its bigger brother, or even other camcorders at the same price, but the steady encroachment on its territory by DSLRs and SLD (single lens, direct view) stills cameras, whose raw quality is...

In short, here is a device comparable with the semi-enthusiast Canon in terms of quality, yet boasting a smaller form factor more in common with an entry level camcorder.

The Panasonic HDC-SD90 is a brilliant little camera - packing in many of the features of its considerably pricier sibling, the HDC-SD90 is a great all round performer at a price that won’t break the bank. Panasonic HDC-SD90 is tagged with Panasonic...

Though traditionally styled the HDC-SD90 is one of the slimmest camcorders around. It feels great it your hand and doesn’t give you arm ache in any way. The 40x optical zoom is monumental, allowing you to get really close to your subject. Twinned with...

One of the only negatives that we could find on the Panasonic HDC-SD90 was when the camcorder was in camera mode. The capture image button is very stiff and pressing can often knock your image off so that it becomes blurry or skewed

The Panasonic HDC-SD90 is a brilliant little camera - packing in many of the features of its considerably pricier sibling, the HDC-SD90 is a great all round performer at a price that won’t break the bank.