PANASONIC HDC-SD9 FULL-HIGH DEFINITION 3CCD CAMCORDER

General Information

Manufacturer

 Panasonic

Manufacturer Part Number

 HDC-SD9

Product Name

 Full-High Definition 3CCD Camcorder with 1920x1080-Pixel Recording, Advanced Optical Image Stabilizer, Leica Lens, 10x Optical Zoom, Face Detection and 5.1 Surround Sound, Records to SD Memory Card

Specifications

MEDIA

Records Onto SD/SDHC Memory Card 

Recording Format AVCHD (Motion Image) 

LENS 

Image Sensor (Total) 1/6" CCD (560K x 3 pixels) 

Image Sensor (Effective) 16:9 -- 520K x 3 (Moving Picture/Still Picture) 

F Value F1.8 (Wide) / F2.8 (Tele) 

Optical Zoom 10x Variable Speed Zoom 

Focal Length  3.0 - 30 mm 

Filter Diameter 37mm 

35mm Film Camera Equivalent 42.9 - 429 mm (16:9) (Moving Picture/Still Picture) 

Lens Type Leica Dicomar 

CAMERA 

3CCD Camera System Yes 

Image Stabilizer Yes (Advanced O.I.S.) 

Still Picture Recording Yes (2.1 Megapixel 16:9) 

Minimum Illumination 5 Lux (1/30 Low Light Mode), 1 Lux (Magic Pix® Mode) 

Focus  AF/Manual 

White Balance Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/White Set 

High Speed Shutter 60i: Auto Slow Shutter ON: 1/30-1/8000, OFF: 1/60-1/8000 (Motion Image)(Still Picture, Progressive: 1/30-)

24p: Auto Slow Shutter ON: 1/24-1/8000, OFF: 1/48-1/8000 (Motion Image)(Still Picture, Progressive: 1/24-) 

Iris  Auto/Manual 

Backlight Compensation Yes 

Electronic Viewfinder (EVF)  No  

LCD Monitor 2.7" Wide (300,000 Dots) 

Power LCD  Yes (Extra) 

Wide Viewing Angle LCD 170° (Vertically & Horizontally) 

Pure Color Engine HD Advanced 

Soft-Skin Mode Yes 

Easy-to-Use Mode Dial Yes 

MagicPix Images Yes 

Simultaneous Motion Video & Still Picture Recording Yes 

Microphone  Dolby Digital/5.1 ch, Zoom Microphone 

Date Recording  Auto Date (in Date Code) 

Fade in/out Yes 

On-Screen Display Language English / Canadian French / Spanish 

Digital Zoom 25x-700x 

Flash  1m - 2.5m (approx.) 

Quick Start 0.6 seconds 

RECORDING & PLAYBACK

Applicable Disc No 

Cue and Review No 

Skip No 

Video Recording Format AVCHD (Motion Image) 

Recording Mode HD: HA (17 Mbps/VBR), HG (13 Mbps/VBR), HX (9 Mbps/VBR), HE (6 Mbps/VBR) 

Playback Mode HD: HA (17 Mbps/VBR), HG (13 Mbps/VBR), HX (9 Mbps/VBR), HE (6 Mbps/VBR) 

Audio Recording Format Dolby Digital (Dolby AC3) / 5.1-channel 

Recording Time  SDHC: 16GB: HA (2 hrs)/HG (2hrs 40mins)/HX (4hrs)/HE (6hrs)

8GB: HA (1hr)/HG (1hr 20mins)/HX (2hrs)/HE (3hrs)

4GB: HA (30mins)/HG (40mins)/HX (1hr)/HE (1hr 30mins) 

Still Picture  JPEG Picture Size: 2.1 MEGA: 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 

Still Picture Recording Number  SDHC: 16GB: (13470, 21170), 8GB: (6690, 10520), 4GB: (3290, 5160)

Counter  Yes 

Remaining Indication Yes 

Pre-Rec Function Yes 

Intelligent Contrast Control  Yes 

One-Touch Navigation Yes 

Help Mode  Yes 

Tele Macro Yes (50cm) 

AGS (Auto Ground-Directional Standby) Yes 

Disc Copy Function Yes (when using a DVD Burner (VW-BN1), data from SD Memory Card can be copied to a 12-cm DVD Disc) 

USB Host Function Yes 

SD CARD FEATURES 

Built-in SD Slot  Yes (SD/SDHC) 

DPOF  Max. 999 stills 

PictBridge Compatible Yes 

JACKS

Video Component  Yes 

HDMI Yes (mini) 

Audio Output Yes 

USB  Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0)(mini AB) 

Analog In/Out Out only 

Accessory Shoe No 

AV Out 

GENERAL

Power Supply DC 7.2/9.3 V 

Power Consumption  5.8W 

Included Accessories AC Adaptor

Battery Pack Lithium-Ion

Video Component Cable

AV Cable

USB Cable

IR Remote

Software HD Writer 2.5E

AC/DC Cables