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Video Capture: CCD sensor (in pixels) - 1/6" Tri-CCD sensor 2.1 megapixels Recording to AVCHD, Full HD, 1920 x 1080p format Leica Dicomar lens / Media - SD, SDHC / Viewfinder - No / LCD Screen - 2.7" LCD screen (6.85 cm) 300,000 pixels / Sensitivity (lux) - 1 in Nocturnal Colour Vision mode 5 in 1/25 Low Light mode / Optical Zoom - 10x / Digital Zoom - 25x 700x / Image Stabiliser - Advanced O.I.S. optical stabiliser / Focus - Auto and manual
Photo Mode: Photo Mode - Special photo mode for memory cards Built-in flash with range of 1 to 2.5 m / Maximum resolution on memory card (in pixels) - Information not provided / Memory Card - SD/HCSD (Not Supplied)/ Sound - 5.1 surround microphone, zoom microphone Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2-channel audio recording / Webcam Function/ mini films - No
Connectivity: Audio Output - No / Audio Input - No / Video Output - AV output HDMI output S-video output Component video output / Video Input - No / DV in (IEEE1394, FireWire) - No / DV out ( IEEE1394, FireWire) - No / Computer Interface - USB 2.0 and PictBridge / Wireless Function - Wireless remote control / Compatible Platforms - PC and Mac / Supplied Software - HD Writer 2.5E
Misc: Possible power supply - Lithium-ion battery / Accessories included - Charger, lithium battery, component video cable, automatic lens cap, remote control, USB PC cable / Weight (in grams) - 275 / Dimensions - 65 x 67 x 126 mm / Other Functions - Aperture: f/1.8 wide angle - F/2.8 telephoto 35 mm equivalent: 42.9 - 429 mm Focal length: 3.0 - 30.0 mm Filter diameter: 37 mm Shutter speed: 1/50 - 1/8000th sec in photo and video mode Iris: auto, manual White balance: auto, indoor,
Editorial Review:
The Panasonic HDR-SD9,a recent winner at the TIPA awards, comes complete with some of the best technologies available on today?s market, including a Tri-CCD sensor and a Full HD recording mode for more clarity, finer details and better colour reproduction. Thanks to its three-lens sensor, colours are processed separately for exceptional results, while a progressive resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and an O.I.S. image stabiliser, activated over 4,000 times per second, corrects the effects of blur for steady, still images. A Leica lens captures subtle nuances and colour tones, ensuring videos are as true to life as possible, and Dolby Digital surround 5.1/2-channel technology allows you to record outstanding sound. The HDR-SD9 is also equipped with face detection technology, along with automatic exposure and focus control for perfect pictures. It''s amazingly comfortable to handle and use, thanks to its intuitive shooting guide, help tools and connections system, made up of an HDMI port, a USB 2.0 port and a host of video outputs. With bags of powerful, technologically-advanced features inside its casing, the SD9 definitely won?t disappoint! 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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. .
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.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Panasonic SD9 Very good camcorder for the price! I wanted a small camcorder I could take with me and leave my still camera behind.
This is very small, yet big enough to fit nicely into my hand. I have taken lots of photos and they are very good quality also they loo great on my widescreen TV. On that subject, photos are in widescreen so printing them at a normal size does mean you have the extreme ends cut off (you can sort most of this out using any photo/picture software).
The standard battery has lasted... more info
The SD9's Best Feature- Picture Quality 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... more info
Excellent Product - so small yet so able! I was attracted to Panasonic by the small size and lovely asthetics of their models and nearly purchased an SD7 at £180. However after much research it had to be the SD9 for its far superior picture quality, long battery life and advanced features. I ordered on Amazon Prime with a free 8gb SD card for a bargain price of £424 - I had seen it in Currys that day for £549. It was delivered the next day and after charging the battery for 2 hours I was up and running, running to my Mac that is... more info
Apple users beware. I take it as read that this will produce high quality video. As an apple user I want it to work in iMovie 08 by using an SD card reader. I like working like this. I got the Apple store in Southampton and the John Lewis store to try to import some footage shot on a new SD9 using a card reader. It did not work. Much head scratching! There is a lot of talk about this issue on DV forums and Apple forums. Some say import problems to iMovie have been resolved. Until I know for sure that I can use an SD card... more info
