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johnmc0001

8:51 PM on 7 April, 2009

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Hi I won the Panasonic HDC-SD9 on ebay in the box still sealed for the incredible price of £350 and it is ever thing your revue say's about it,except the standard battery you get with it film's for almost 2 hours.To watch what you've filmed on an HD tv is fantastic,the colour is perfect

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supersizeme

3:44 AM on 9 April, 2009

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Found an ex display model in curry's for £299. It was sold with no box for £150 discount. I can't believe the amazingly detailed and smooth footage I can film with this. I am a casual user and this system has the intelligence tohelp me choose the correct lighting any exposure. It even tells me when I move the camera too quickly. Superb little camera at twice the price i paid

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Wayne Harris

11:12 PM on 15 April, 2009

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Hi everyone

what is the largest size SD Card you can put into this Camcorder?

and how long will it give me recording time wise?

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Geoff Richards

9:13 AM on 16 April, 2009

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Hi Wayne,

Off the top of my head, I'm not sure if the camcorder itself imposes an upper limit. It's SDHC (as in SD card High Capacity) so I think the biggest one these days is 32GB (I'm sure someone will correct me if that's not right).

In terms of recording time, I often find reading the manual via PDF useful for checking this sort of thing. Pop over to Panasonic's website: http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/220239/index.html#anker_220239 and search for "HDCSD9" and you'll get the link.

I'm sure 32GB will provide plenty of hours but one word of warning - it's not just about the number of hours you can shoot in one go. You need to consider battery life (32GB-worth might be longer than what the standard battery can record on one charge; there's probably a long-life battery option).

You also need to consider hard drive capacity. Sure, it's cheap these days, but just be mindful that each time you fill your 32GB SD card with footage, that will require 32GB of space on your hard drive. Do that ten times and you're looking at 320GB gone.

This is something Digital Camera owners usually overlook. They buy a 12MP camera, a 4GB SD card, merrily snap away on their holidays but then face the fun of backing up 20-30GB of photos after a while.

Hope that helps.

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Wayne Harris

3:05 PM on 16 April, 2009

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Hi Geoff

thanks for that mate, i play keyboards in a Rock Band www.bongiovi.co.uk

so i want to record lots of our gigs, do you think this HD Camcorder is up to the job?

obviously need good sound and to be able to catch good lighting effects when we perform onstage

cheers

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Now we've had a chance to give Panasonic's HDC-SD9 a proper going over, we can't help being rather bowled over. It's definitely not a camcorder for the serious hobbyist, even if it can shoot great-quality video in all but the worst lighting conditions. But for the everyday camcorder user, the HDC-SD9 really showcases what Flash memory has going for it. It's unfeasibly tiny and light, yet packs a lot of features and impressive HD video quality. At under £600, it's not outrageously expensive, either, and you can now pick up a 16GB SDHC card for about £50. The HDC-SD9 is certainly the most exciting camcorder we've seen so far this year.

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Reviewed by James Morris

29 February 2008

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