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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | The Panasonic HDC-HS9 offers full High-Definition, 1920 x 1080 progressive recording (24 frames per second) and use the AVCHD video format. In addition, it features Panasonic's original 3CCD system, Advanced MEGA O.I.S. Optical Image Stabilizer, and a Leica Dicomar lens. Advanced MEGA O.I.S. checks and compensates for handshake around 4,000 times per second, about eight times more effectively than Panasonic's previous systems. In a 3CCD camera system, the light received through the lens is split into its three primary color components and a signal from each is processed by one of the 3CCDs to provide rich and detailed video images. Face Detection automatically locates any faces in the picture and adjusts the exposure, contrast and skin tone to achieve optimal results. With Intelligent Shooting Guide, the HDC-HS9 will detect when shooting conditions are poor and then display tips on the LCD as a way for you to correct the error before recording the content. Intelligent Shooting Guide can detect errors when the camcorder is panning too quickly or tilted, when the user's hand is swinging, when the subject is backlit, or the lighting is too low. The HS9 is a hybrid model and can record full-High Definition images onto either an SD (or SDHC) Memory Card or to its built-in 60-GB hard disk. The 60-GB hard disk can hold up to 23 hours. Starts recording just 0.6 second from the time the LCD is opened, making it easier to catch those special moments that come with no warning | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 4.5 inches | | Product Width: | 1.22 inches | | Product Height: | 2.47 inches | | Product Weight: | 3.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.2 inches | | Package Width: | 6.3 inches | | Package Height: | 4.4 inches | | Package Weight: | 3.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 12 reviews |
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| | Features | Capture high-definition video to hard disk drive; 60 GB storage10x optical zoom; Advanced Mega Optical Image StabilizerFace detection technology; Intelligent Shooting Guide5.1-channel surround sound; Zoom mic featureCompatible with SD/SDHC memory cards
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 Pansonic HD Recorder Nov 16, 2008
This has one of the best picture qualities ever with the three CCD's on it. I love using it and have recorded numerous shots just with the one 60 Gig hard drive on it even though you can add a memory chip to it. The battery last a long time as well. I would have added a mic input to it though then it would have been perfect for the novice film maker. However, the sound quality of the camera is great. I would buy this product again. Also, they have great customer service.
 not impressed with this camcorder Nov 03, 2008
I tested this camcorder for about a week.
From a design point of view I did not like the fact that you have to remove the battery to connect it to AC power. The camcorder will not connect to a PC to download movies and pictures unless it is on AC power, so I had to plug/unplug the battery a lot while I was doing tests.
I was not impressed with the picture quality, even when shooting at the highest quality setting (17 Mbps) I could see compression artifacts and there was a general lack of sharpness in everything I shot. This was also very noticeable when taking jpeg stills, which to me is unacceptable, even the cheapest digital still cameras can record high quality jpegs. This was a surprise to me, one of the main reasons I decided to buy this camera was that it has 3 CCDs, I expected quality was not going to be an issue, but sadly it was.
There is a very curious feature in this camera that pops up messages on the viewfinder giving advice or suggesting settings to improve the image. While I can see that it might be useful to get a suggestion when to enable low light mode I've found the "you are panning too fast" message to be annoying, this appears when panning at almost any speed, even very slow speeds if the scene you are shooting is busy enough. Of course these popups can be turned off if you don't want to see them.
For those who work in 24p this camera records plain 24p streams to the hard drive and SD cards, there is no pulldown applied. This is possibly the one great feature of this camcorder, as other camcorders record 24p as a 29.97 interlaced stream with pulldown applied, which requires a processing step to restore the original sequence if you want to edit 24p native.
In the end I decided to return the camcorder. I was looking forward to a camcorder that will last me for many years (I bought my previous camcorder about 10 years ago, it was a Sony TRV-900 MiniDV if you are curious). Sadly I realized that I would get tired of this one pretty soon due to the many negative aspects I described above. I ordered a Canon Vixia HG21 now, we'll see how it goes with it.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great product! Sep 11, 2008
I researched many HD video cameras and was very happy with this one! I wanted the latest technology and a great picture. The picture quality is fantastic! Just make sure to use the image stabilizer or the video may be a little shaky.
0 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 included software is out of date Sep 11, 2008
The camera is fine but the manual and included software are junk. Software will not install with XP sp3. The manual is poorly organized and very poorly written. I will not buy another item from Panasonic.
1 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great little cam/camera Jul 26, 2008
I love this piece of equipment. While it is expensive; I got a great price at Amazon.com compared to going to Best Buy. Versatile and easy to use with beautiful sharp video and snapshots which I paired with a Panasonic Viera HDTV and my video life will never be the same.
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