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Media type: Secure Digital Card, Optical zoom: 10x, Sensor resolution: 2 Megapixels, HD Recording: Without HD Recording, Digital zoom: 700x, Weight: 275g, Image stabiliser: Digital, Screen size: 2.7'' ...
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3 out of 5

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- - Panasonic HDC-SD9 Evaluation 4 out of 5
  - Source: computerbuyer.co.uk
- August 2008
  Panasonic HDC-SD9
  By Colin Barrett
  
  Review summary: If you've been keeping an eye on the camcorder market, you'll know tape and disks are conceding to models that record high quality video onto memory cards. Panasonic started the ball rolling 18 months ago with the SD1, which used a new format called ...
  
  Verdict: Small camera, big picture. Great features, superb quality, ideal for newcomers to HD.
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- - Panasonic HDC-SD9 Evaluation 4 out of 5
  - Source: photoreview.com.au
- July 2008
  Panasonic HDC-SD9
  By Margaret Brown
  
  Review summary: Panasonic's tiny HDC-SD9 camcorder represents the third generation of high-definition camcorders that record exclusively to an SD memory card. Designed for point-and-shoot video photographers, it is claimed as the world's smallest and lightest Full-HD ...
  
  Verdict: Overall performance was good for the SD9's specifications. Exposure and focusing adjustments were quick and accurate for most shots, although video was often slightly over-exposed when auto mode was used in bright light and focus slowed slightly in ...
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- - Panasonic HDC-SD9 Evaluation 4 out of 5
  - Source: pcauthority.com.au
- June 2008
  Panasonic HDC-SD9
  By James Morris
  
  Award: Recommended!
  
  Award: Recommended!
  
  Review summary: Key improvements over the SD5 make this a still more enticing pocket HD camcorder prospect
  
  Verdict: But there are some key changes. The big addition is progressive scanning for true Full HD - the SD5 only recorded interlaced HD. Then there's the new 17Mb/s AVCHD "HA" quality mode, as well as 13Mb/s HG, although recording in HA will only allow you to ...
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- - Panasonic HDC-SD9 Evaluation 4 out of 5
  - Source: macworld.co.uk
- June 2008
  Panasonic HDC-SD9
  By Gavin Stoker
  
  Review summary: Whether you're in the market for a new camcorder for that trip of a lifetime or are a newcomer thinking of getting into video blogging, there's plenty of choice when it comes to how (and in which format) you record your home movies.
  
  Pros: Small yet well constructed, fast in operation, storage capacity expandable via larger SDHC media
  
  Cons: Storage via SD media only, picture and sound not as impressive as competing larger-build models
  
  Verdict: While it seems like a good mid-range option, performance in low light is not as good as the others, with overall picture quality not as sharp. Auto white balance performance is also variable, and its audio is not quite as 'full' sounding as we'd like. ...
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- - Panasonic HDC-SD9 review Evaluation 4 out of 5
  - Source: pcadvisor.co.uk
- May 2008
  Panasonic HDC-SD9 review
  By PC Advisor staff
  
  Review summary: Acclaimed for its three-CCD sensor set-up, Panasonic's HDC-SD9 is half the size of competing camcorders - due in part to its favouring of SD storage.
  
  Verdict: While you must sacrifice a little quality to get a camcorder as diminutive as the Panasonic HDC-SD9, given the ease of use and responsiveness, many will may feel it's a sacrifice worth making.
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