My 2 Cents

This clip is the same as one posted in an earlier post but thanks to revver it is now posted in a streaming form allowing easier viewing of the full 15MB High Quality video.

This was taken from the window of a car doing 40 mph on a bridge over the Cumberland River in Clarksville Tennessee. It showcases the superior image quality and excellent image stabilization of the Panasonic HDC-SD9.

For more information on the Panasonic HDC-SD9 please check out my Panasonic HDC-SD9 FAQ Page or my Panasonic HDC-SD9 Video Samples Page
Thanks
Eric

If anyone has used the external DVD burner shown below please let me know how it works.  I have not had the opportunity and am considerning buying one.

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The videos below come in around 8 MB total so they may take a few moments to load. If you’re looking for samples of Low Light Video from Panasonic HDC-SD9 these should answer a lot of your questions. The first shows just how poor it can get if it’s too dark. The second actually looks pretty good. You decide.

The first video was taken with the following settings
HA1920
24P Digital Cinema on
Low Light Mode ON

The first video below was taken with My HDC-SD9 at approximately 8:30 pm on July 18th. It was not nearly as dark out as this video looks.

Neither the sun or moon was out at the time this video was taken. There was a slight amount of Ambient light from the street lights but it was not very bright at all.

This second video was taken a little earlier in the evening on July 5th. We were at the fair so there was quite a bit of ambient light.

The video was taken on a moving ferris wheel with Low Light mode and Image Stabilization on. I don’t really remember the rest of the settings. This one actually comes out much better.

For more information on the Panasonic HDC-SD9 please check out my Panasonic HDC-SD9 FAQ Page or my Panasonic HDC-SD9 Video Samples Page

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UPDATE! The video now seems to play right in Firefox but the controls still don’t show. IE still seems to work just fine. If you have any trouble viewing this video please email me at ericg@gatewayconnections.net and I’ll be glad to help you out.
Eric

As promised here is the first of a few video samples from my Panasonic HDC-SD9 High Definition Video Camera I’ll be providing over the next day or so.

I’ll try to get a low light video sample up tonight.

This video was taken from the window of my car doing 40 MPH over a bridge and gives a stunning view of the river. The embedded video has a slightly reduced quality to make for easier downloading with the embedding but if you want to see the original full qualty video you can download the MPEG2 Video here.

The only sound with this video is the sound of the air rushing over the mic since it was taken at 40 MPH. I’ll try to add some sound to the other videos I take.
Firefox doesn’t seem to like my embedding. I’ll play around with it later. In the mean time if you have difficulty viewing the video you can download the reduced size AVI here.

For more information on the Panasonic HDC-SD9 please check out my Panasonic HDC-SD9 FAQ Page or my Panasonic HDC-SD9 Video Samples Page
Thanks
Eric

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I’m getting a descent amount of traffic to this site from search engines where people are specifically looking for video samples of the HDC-SD9 low light capabilities.

I don’t have any samples right now but I’ll try to take the camera out tonight and make some Low Light Video Samples for you.

Check back here in the next day or two and I’ll have something for you in MPEG2 format.

For more info about the Panasonic HDC-SD9 High Definition Camcorder check out my review

For more information on the Panasonic HDC-SD9 please check out my Panasonic HDC-SD9 FAQ Page or my Panasonic HDC-SD9 Video Samples Page

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I recently purchased the Panasonic HDC-SD9, the worlds smallest and lightest consumer grade High Definition camcorder from what I could find on the Internet, and my god is this thing awesome.

I purchased the HDC-SD9 at for a little less than $550.00 and it’s worth every penny.

The HDC-SD9 is the only High Def Camcorder in it’s price range that I could find which records in true HD (1920×1080p), and the difference in the image is plain to see. In addition to the high quality video you also get 2.1 megapixel digital stills.

The 10x optical zoom may not be the best on the market but I’ve found it adequate to my needs and if necessary the Panasonic HDC-SD9 does include a 700x digital zoom, but hey it’s digital zoom so the quality does go down.

One of the many nice features of the HDC-SD9 is the ISG or Intelligent Shooting Guide (Or in my case Idiot lights). Basically when this feature is turned on if your shooting conditions are less than ideal the camera tells you what action to take to improve the video quality, For example if lighting is low the camera tells you to turn on Low Light Mode. If the subject is backlit the camera warns you to “Turn Auto Contrast”. The warnings can be a little annoying but it does help in ensuring you get the best video.

In my opinion this is probably not the camcorder for you if you intend on doing much in Low Light Conditions. Although Panasonic advertises that the camera operates down to 5 lux I have not been terribly impressed with video quality at low light.

Video’s are stored using SD or SDHC memory cards and depending on the quality settings you use you can get from 40 minutes to 2 hours on a 4 GB memory card (Which is just perfect for burning the resulting video to a standard DVD.

Video files are stored in the AVCHD. format which helps to provide the best quality but Panasonic includes a HD Writer software with the camcorder which can import, convert and burn the videos to standard or high def DVD’s (provided an appropriate dvd writer is present). The software can also simply export to MPEG2 format for playback on any PC. The software for me was simple and intuitive.

The downfalls of the HDC-SD9 are the lack of any accessory shoe or external audio inputs. Since my main reason for buying this was size, video quality and comfort I’m not terribly concerned about those. (Besides this is a family camcorder, not a professional system.)

I’d definitely give this thing a 4.5 out of 5 stars with the only downfalls being the lack of accessory shoe and external audio/mic jacks and the poor low light quality.

click the link below to find out more about the world’s smallest (As of today) Consumer Grade High Definition Camcorder, the Panasonic HDC-SD9.

Thanks
Eric