Reviews of the Panasonic HDC-SD100
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CNET Review
The Good: Full set of manual controls; EVF.
The Bad: Middling video quality; some annoying design quirks.
The Bottom Line: Though it has a nice feature set for the price, the Panasonic HDC-SD100 doesn't deliver the quality of video you expect from an HD camcorder in its price segment.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 70/100 and users 82/100. Comparing these reviews to 104865 other Camcorders reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 92/100 = Excellent.
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goodgearguide.com.au
Review Summary: The Panasonic HDC-SD100 provides a great set of well-implemented tools that are in the right place at the right price. Unfortunately, poor connection placement and poor imaging make it hard to recommend this camcorder.
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macworld.com
Review Summary: The HDC-SD100 is very comfortable to hold and shoot. Panasonic uses a lens ring that gives the HDC-SD100 great manual controls, and the ring is even more intuitive than the HDR-CX12's manual dial. You can use it to control the focus, iris, shutter ...
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macworld.co.uk
Review Summary: Since the introduction of iMovie HD in 2005, high-definition movie making has come a long way. We take a look at a group of HD camcorders to see what they have to offer the Mac-using movie maker.
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Part number: HDC-SD100
General
- Product Type Camcorder - 1080i
- Enclosure Color Black
- Digital Zoom 700 x
- Optical Sensor Size 1/6"
- Optical Sensor Type 3MOS
- Min Illumination 1 lux
- Analog Video Format NTSC
- Digital Video Format AVCHD
- Image Stabilizer Optical (Advanced O.I.S.)
- Min Shutter Speed 1/24 sec
- Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec
- Shooting Modes Digital photo mode
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Cloudy, Indoor, Outdoor, Sunlight
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Fill-in mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Features Flash +/- compensation
- Widescreen Video Capture Yes
Main Features
- Camcorder Effective Still Resolution 0.52 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Face Detection Yes
- Still Image Format JPEG
- Remote Control Remote control - Infrared
- TV Tuner None
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory 8 GB Flash - SD Memory Card
- Supported Flash Memory SD Memory Card
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage JPEG 1920 x 1080
- Media Type Flash card
Camera Flash
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 3.3 ft - 8 ft
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 2.95 mm - 35.4 mm - F/1.8-2.8
- Focal Length 2.95 mm - 35.4 mm
- Lens Aperture F/1.8-2.8
- Optical Zoom 12 x
- Lens system type Zoom lens
- Lens Construction 9 group(s) / 12 element(s)
- Min focal length 2.95 mm
- Max focal length 35.4 mm
- Lens Manufacturer Leica
- Features LD glass, Aspherical lens
- Filter Size 37 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
Additional Features
- Low Lux / Night Mode Yes
- Digital Still Camera Function Yes
- Additional Features DPOF support, Direct print, Face detection, Built-in speaker, Histogram display, PictBridge support, USB 2.0 compatibility, Backlight compensation, Display brightness control, Dolby Digital 5.1 channel recording
- Remote control Remote control - Infrared
- Software Drivers & Utilities
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type LCD
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.44 in
- Viewfinder Resolution 183,000 pixels
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7 in - Color
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Microphone Features Zoom
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x Component video output, 1 x HDMI output, 1 x Microphone, 1 x Headphones
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Audio Input
- Audio input type Microphone
- Microphone type Built-in
- Microphone Operation Mode Surround
- Microphone Technology Electret condenser
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X 10.4, Apple Mac OS X 10.5
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included A/V cable, Component video cable, USB cable
Power
- Power Device Power adapter and battery charger - External
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )
Viewfinder / Display
- Display Form Factor Rotating
- Display Format 300,000 pixels
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
Physical Characteristics
- Width 2.6 in
- Depth 5.4 in
- Height 2.8 in
- Weight 11.3 oz
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