Overall Review: There are more editors coming available to handle this format. Plan on purchasing another video editing software pkg, and of course an extra 4 gig card. found one for seventy five, but still kinda pricey.

Spare batteries are hard to find at a good price. Looks cheezy when I ran it on another computer anyway, but you really don't need it as you can buy an SD HC card reader and drag your video file to your hard disc ) It forces me to change resolution to even run it. Pros: Hi def, comes with 4 Gig SD card which gets you 40mins of high def recording, good solid feel compared to other hidef cameras that seemed to 'plastically', great lens with clear optical zoom, won't have to worry about a hard drive failure!Ĭons: Software that comes with it is pretty useless. If I knew these things earlier, I would have probably bought a standard definition 16:9 camera with a larger CCD. You need to unpause to continue using the remaining (4GB) free space.

The camera will pause recording at the 4GB file limit. On an 8GB card, the HDC-SD1 will only record up to 4GB at one time. Be prepared for frustration trying to edit and manage your videos (until the market catches up with this technology).Īlso, SDHC cards have a max file size of 4GB. The AVCHD video format is very new and not compatible with most video editing software. Technically (IMO) this camera scales a 0.5 MegaPixel image/frame up to 2 MegaPixels to meet the HD resolution. In reality it's a 1440x1080 anamorphic picture that is scaled up from 560,000 pixel CCDs (effectively 960x540 pixels). It's sold as an HD camera, but the image appears to be scaled to fit the HD resolution (1920x1080). Overall Review: The image quality is *NOT* comparable to HDTV. Like watching SDTV on an HDTV.ĪVCHD Video Format - Not yet 'mainstream' for video editing software. When examined up close, the picture looks 'fuzzy'. Quality is closer to a standard definition camera. Appears to be scaled up to meet HD resolution (see below). Including 'Mega OIS' for taking still photographs.Ĭons: It's Hot - Seriously, it gets very hot when shooting long (time) segments.īad Image Quality - Not as good as expected. Optical Image Stabilization - Very good 'steady shot' feature. SDHC Memory Storage - No tapes or hard drives. Pros: 3-CCD - Better color & lower light requirements than 1-CCD cameras. White Balance: Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/White Setĭimensions & Weight Dimensions (WxHxD) & WeightĪdditional Information Date First Available High Definition HDD/Flash Memory Camcorderįocal Length: 4.0 - 48.0 mm (35mm Film Camera Equivalent 16:9 - 38.5 - 462mm (Moving Piture/Still Picture)) Learn more about the Panasonic HDC-SD1 Model Brand

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