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Panasonic camcorders are something I am quite well informed upon. The last Panasonic camcorder I used was a Dv model, not too bad for it's time, but the Panasonic Hdc-Sd900 is truly remarkable. I am one of those who got into my mind the only way to get great video at a gently low price was to buy a Dslr like the Canon 600D. That opinion has now been wiped from within me since receiving this camcorder.
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The outside establish is decent the whole body is matte black excluding the back of the flip out 1180 degree 3.5 inch screen which is slick black. This does have a touch screen although it's resistive based meaning it's designed for a stylus but this is clearly intended for fingers so it should be capacitive. The back of the camera sits a big battery which will give you nearby 2 hours of recording and 3 hours of playback with full charge, which isn't bad at all. You can purchase bigger batteries for longer description times but they will protrude out of the camera which i'm not a fan of. The Hdc-Sd900 has something which I was a minute surprised to see on a camera nowadays and this is a view finder. It works just like any other view finder I have ever used and it's in full color and I was certainly not expecting to see one, so if you like to have a view finder this camcorder has it. On the right hand side of the camcorder a very comfy carrying strap is to be found. It doesn't dig into your hand and feels kind of like a marshmallow. The camcorder isn't at all heavy and the actual build is very solid and rigid, it just feels absolutely well made.
To function for the main tasks you will use the buttons nearest to you when keeping the camcorder, these comprise the zoom, the description button, the photo button, the trigger switch for entering different modes, a button to toggle O.I.S. (stabilisation) on and off and a by hand switch to enter the menus. Then you have the buttons housed nearby the touch screen which are slow zoom and a description button. Then you have some more buttons which sit inside the living space of where the screen closes which are the power button and a button to turn the camcorder onto 1080 mode. All in all the buttons are straightforward enough to use and easy to get on with. The touch screen is the place to go to when operating the menu and viewing movies and photos and it works just fine but it should be capacitive.
With 14.2 Mega Pixels onboard the Panasonic Hdc-Sd900 takes expected still photos. This camera is all about the film absolutely like all camcorders so still photos are a nice feature that regularly don't supply the same quality image as a contract digital camera. Photos were true to life with deep blacks very very vivid colors and when in low light situations it's built in flash works a treat.
Video taken is utterly remarkable. First off Panasonic have built in a Leica lens and a 14.2 mega pixel sensor and an advanced 3Mos law and Hybrid I.O.S and 12x optic Zoom. All this combines together to deliver astonishing and truly breath taking footage. Colors pop. It's crazy crisp and clear. The auto-focusing is quick, it's almost instant.The difference and light intake is also very impressive having a great deal to do with that awesome lens and it performs exceptionally well in low light. I use iMovie to edit the footage and I change the footage from the camera using a Usb cable which works absolutely fine and iMovie speaks to the camera with ease. Panasonic were nice enough to comprise iFrame which is an Apple video format, this works seamlessly when importing footage into the iMovie App on the iPad 2.
The onboard microphone uses Dolby Digital 5.1 and it's also like the video very crisp and clear. Sound is certainly arrival from a 360 degree perspective which I have never seen on a camcorder before. When you play the audio back the zooming and total camcorder noise operations are unheard.
When playing back the footage I had taken you realise the true inherent of what this camera can do. When you see what your shooting via the 3.5 inch screen it absolutely doesn't clarify itself like when it's played back on my 27inch iMac display.
A few other things to note with the Hdc-Sd900 are that it can shoot in 3D with the suitable accessory, you can hook it up via Hdmi, it also works with Viera Link and if you select to do so you can plug an external microphone in and have a place to hold it on the camcorder. On the font of the camera you have a by hand focus which you can select to either use or not and you can select for it to be a zoom.
Overall the Panasonic Hdc-Sd900 is easy to use, light weight and sturdy, takes great photos, records truly astonishing Hd video, the stabilisation is expected but because of that you forget all about it, auto-focusing is speedy, the inbuilt microphone is clear and crisp and battery life is long too. I wouldn't hesitate to buy if you are looking for a camcorder that takes astonishing video and has an all round awesome container of features. It's the best camcorder I have ever used.
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