Panasonic HDC-SD9

530 reviews

Apr, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 530 reviews of Panasonic HDC-SD9. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Panasonic HDC-SD9 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 74 user reviews of Panasonic HDC-SD9 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk.

89% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Panasonic HDC-SD9

alaTest has collected and analyzed 203 user reviews of Panasonic HDC-SD9 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com.

77% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : PJ Jacobowitz (pcmag.com)

Panasonic HDC-SD9

It's easy to be seduced by how light and comfortable the 11.5-ounce HDC-SD9-8GB camcorder ($699.95 direct) feels. In fact, it weighs less than comparably priced camcorders by more than four ounces; it achieves this by forgoing an integrated hard drive...

Small form factor. Extremely lightweight. Dolby Digital 5.1 recording. Face detection.

Video quality is not as sharp as the competition. Struggles to adjust white balance when lighting changes. Mild purple fringing. Editing software is primitive. HDMI port is poorly placed.

This camcorder is small and lightweight, but its video quality is below par.

Feb, 2009

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Expert review by : PJ Jacobowitz (pcmag.com)

Panasonic HDC-SD9-8GB

The Panasonic HDC-SD9-8GB is small and lightweight, but its video quality is below par.

Small form factor. Extremely lightweight. Dolby Digital 5.1 recording. Face detection.

Video quality is not as sharp as the competition. Struggles to adjust white balance when lighting changes. Mild purple fringing. Editing software is primitive. HDMI port is poorly placed.

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Feb, 2009

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Expert review by : Lori Grunin (cnet.com)

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Panasonic HDC-SD9

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.

Mar, 2008

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Expert review by : Lori Grunin (cnet.com)

Panasonic HDC-SD9 review

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...

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.

Mar, 2008

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Expert review by : Alfredo Padilla (camcorderinfo.com)

Panasonic HDC-SD9 First Impressions Camcorder Review

The HDC-SD9 is Panasonic's third generation of memory card-based AVCHD camcorders, even though the first generation HDC-SD1 was announced only 13 months ago. In the interim, the form factor has changed little - these things are tiny. In fact, the...

Jan, 2008

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Panasonic HDC-SD9 – Compact and light weight camcorder

Panasonic HDC-SD9 has a low price, compact and eye-catching design. This device is a good buy if you are looking for a AVCHD camcorder based on flash technology. The device weighs just 11.7 ounces along with the battery and it is 3.6 inches long. I can...

Dec, 2010

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Expert review by : theninjapeanuts (brighthub.com)

HD Camcorders on a Budget: Panasonic HDC-SD9

The Panasonic HDC-SD9 is a great HD camcorder with a sleek, compact design and a small price tag.

Jan, 2009

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Expert review by : Mike Chambers (nvnews.net)

Panasonic HDC-SD9 High-Definition Camcorder Review

Prices of high-definition camcorders have steadily been dropping as a result of competition and maturing of the technology. The competition is fierce as major electronic manufacturers such as Canon, Hitachi, JVC, Panasonic, Samsung, Sanyo and Sony are...

The Panasonic HDC-SD9 Camcorder is an ideal high-definition camcorder for the beginner video enthusiast as illustrated by the recordings we produced for this article. And we certainly qualify as beginners since this was the first camcoder that we have...

Aug, 2008

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Expert review by : Michael Perlman (washingtonpost.com)

Panasonic HDC-SD9

The HDC-SD9 captures and exports video in "full HD," meaning 1920 x 1080 at 17 Mbps. Previous generations were either a slower bitrate or a 1440 x 1080 image that was stretched for playback. The improvements have gone a long way in reducing the...

Low light performance is hindered by the camcorder's small imaging chips. The HDC-SD9 has three 1/6-inch CCDs. A three-chip construction generally produces more accurate color in adequate light, but low light capture is largely dependent on the surface...

Mar, 2008

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Expert review by : David Kender (reviewed.com)

Panasonic HDC-SD9

The Panasonic HDC-SD9 is the company's third generation AVCHD camcorder that records exclusively to SD/SDHC memory cards. The improvements over its ancestor, the HDC-SD1, are numerous. The SD9 records in full 1920 x 1080 with a new maximum bit rate of...

Mar, 2008

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