Panasonic HDC-SD10K SD Full HD Camcorder - Black | 
| Brand: Panasonic
List Price: $549.95
Buy New: $339.99
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 2095
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 16
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 47.2
Minimum Focal Length: 2.95
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 4.3 x 1.8 x 2.3
MPN: HDC-SD10K
Model: HDC-SD10K
UPC: 037988984398
EAN: 0037988984398
ASIN: B002BSHD8G
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| Features:
| • | Captures 1080p HD video | | • | Super-compact design; weighs only 1/2 pound | | • | Intelligent Auto mode takes the guess-work out of recording and allows anyone to record picture perfect moments | | • | 16x Optical Image Stabilized zoom with Active mode anticipates your movement to correct jitters and shakes and allow smooth movement when recording | | • | Record to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included) |
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Product Description
The SD10 features a 16x optical zoom. You can zoom close to catch dynamic shots of distant objects. And because the zoom is optical, there's limited image degradation. Also, Panasonic's Advanced O.I.S. helps prevent blurring - typically a big concern when shooting with a zoom. This combination of optical zoom and Advanced O.I.S. gives you the ability to take fantastic zoom shots.Panasonic's Advanced O.I.S. helps suppress the effects of hand-shake as you shoot, for both motion and still images. This system uses gyro-sensors to detect even tiny amounts of hand-shake, then shifts a lens and adjusts the optical axis to compensate - all at an astounding 4,000 times per second. Because the system is optical, there's only minimal loss of image quality even when viewed on a large-screen TV. In addition, to shoot high-resolution still images, the normal O.I.S. mode 1 is joined by an O.I.S. mode 2, which has a higher stabilization capability. The O.I.S. corrective lens shifts and stabilizes the image the instant that the shutter button is pressed, to enable greater precision in stabilization. You get all the beauty and minimal blurring.There's nothing more disappointing than shooting an once-in-a-lifetime event on video, only to discover that the images are blurry or poorly exposed because of backlighting. Panasonic's iA helps avoid problems in difficult shooting situations by automatically making the optimal camera settings and activating certain functions. For example, iA includes AF tracking, a function that "locks" on and follows a subject as it moves, so images are sharply focused and properly exposed. This technology is a huge help for everyone.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 18
 Weigh the Pros and Cons carefully March 3, 2010
Michael Bock (Irvine, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First, the two versions of this camera are identical other than the fact that one has built in memory, the other does not. BUT, consider how much you're paying for that memory? Could you just buy a larger card with the price difference? Probably. Considering that for the sake of convenience you will probably be recording to cards most of the time (so you can just plug them into the computer) I would probably go for the internal memory-less version.
I ran several tests on the camera for a few days to try out its features. I am not a name-brand fanboy, nor am I a dedicated videophile. I'm just going to give you an unbiased impression based upon what my eyes saw:
PROS:
1.)Pretty good daylight recording. Considering what I paid for it, I was surprised by the quality. It's not a Canon S10 by any means, but I was pleased.
2.)It is unbelievably small and light. Shockingly so. If you are looking for the smallest possible 1080p capable camera to take on a daylight hike, I'm thinking this is near the top of the list.
3.)Has a few of the bells and whistles of a larger camera, including the ability to swap out memory cards, a decent touch-screen menu interface where you can play with the settings (as opposed to some of these cheap-o cameras), a genuine optical zoom, and an HDMI output right on the camera. Unlike most, I had no problem with the touchscreen.
4.)Quick power-on/off feature works really well, battery life was not a problem.
CONS:
1.)You'll notice I mentioned how surprised I was by the camera's performance in daylight? I was equally surprised by the nighttime/indoor performance. As in, it was atrocious. Absolutely atrocious. We're talking awful pixelation, terrible graininess, significant artifacting and block-iness, and a general inability to see anything. The onboard light provided little help. I'm not talking about near pitch black rooms, I'm talking about normally lit indoor areas. The camera is basically useless for indoor or nighttime recording unless you're using multiple floodlights. I would walk through the house, and even our well lit dining room had significant problems.
I chalk this up to the tiny sensor (less than 2 megapixels) and tiny lens. Sure, it keeps the weight/size factor miniscule, but it really hurts performance. I am not understating this problem, at all. I tried to use the manual shuttings (such as they are) to correct the problem, but playing with frame rates, settings, and modes made little to no difference.
2.)No built-in lens protector. Having a dangling lenscap to annoy you defeats some of the purpose of having such a compact, easy to whip out camera.
3.)Screen tearing/rolling shudder is a problem on quick pans, even more so than other CMOS cameras I've tried. I'm not sure what the issue is, but be forewarned.
4.)The cameras awful low light capabilities make most of the individualized settings useless.
5.)If you want to make that final jump from 1080i to 1080p, you're limited to the 24fps "digital cinema" mode that disables the vast majority of the manual settings. A small nitpick, but somewhat annoying.
SUMMARY
Know precisely what you're going to be using this camera for before you buy it. The video quality in daylight for the price is pretty decent, the form factor/size is phenomenal, and the indoor/low light video quality and options are horrendous. Basically, if you're only going to be using it outdoors, and size is of paramount important, it's worthy of consideration.
 Camcorder March 3, 2010
Jerry T. Johnson (Jonesborough TN USA)
Advertisement was somewhat misleading.It states that you can record to twin memory which means to me that you have dual slots for SD cards or one sd card and one hard drive etc.
What it really has is one sd slot which can read either standard sd or sd/hc card.
The quality is good but it is still very hard to see the image in bright outdoor conditions since there is no viewfinder, just the lcd screen. It would be worth extra money to have a viewfinder.
Overall it is as good or better thab any of the camcorders that it looked at.
Panasonic February 10, 2010
D. Overby (atlanta ga)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
like the camera battery life too short and HDMI output not as good as I would like but like the camera
My Review February 8, 2010
Sharmin Imam (PEARLAND, TX, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Video quality is excellent with full HD effect but Video output to PC or TV is 1080i not 1080p.
Still picture Resolution is very poor.
 Poor Picture Quality And Software February 5, 2010
James C. Deuschle
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read the reviews about this camera having poor picture quality but bought in anyway because it seemed like such a good deal. However, as Huey Lewis said, sometimes bad is bad. Some of the reviews said "poor picture quality in low light," which I took as meaning candle light or some other dark room situation. The pictures I've taken so far have been in very well lit situations indoors. The pictures were grainy and just plain bad quality. It may do well in bright daylight, I don't know as I've gone back to using my non-hi-def tape camera, which has much better picture quality.
The software is another story. By no means simple to use, it saves the files in a format that no other media reader can recognize. If you were hoping to use this to save video files that you can: 1) Play back on Windows Media Player or Quicktime 2) Send to friends and family 3) Upload to Facebook or another website to share you won't be able to do any of that with the files this software translates your home movies into.
One good thing I can say about this is it's portability. It is the smallest, lightest video camera I've ever owned. The camera itself is pretty easy to use (I chose to rate it not easy to use due to the software that comes with it). For this reason, I really wanted to like this. I've even considered giving it to my son, as he loves taking pictures. I'm not sure if I want to turn a $300 purchase into a toy for a 6-year-old, though.
My recommendation would be to not buy this. My next camera purchase will not be on-line but through a retail store with a good return policy. If you decide to chance it and buy this camera anyway and missed the "big sale" I found it on, look for my camera to be for sale on eBay.
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