9.5 out of 10

Panasonic HDC-SD5

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Best Price: £349

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  • Expert Score (13)
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  • Design (2)
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  • Value for money (3)
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  • Features (1)
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  • Ease of use (2)
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  • Performance (1)
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World’s smallest and lightest Full HD SD/SDHC Camcorder with 3CCD for highest picture quality.

  • LEICA Dicomar Lens
  • 1920 x 1080 pixels recording
  • 3CCD
  • Viera Link
  • USB Host function
  1. Panasonic HDC-SD5

    Reviewer: CNET
    26 November 2007
    Overall 8
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    The Panasonic HDC-SD5 delivers fantastic HD video and accessible but clever features in a petite package -- we just wish it had more memory Read more

  2. Panasonic HDC-SD5EG-K

    Reviewer: PC Pro
    16 November 2007
    Overall 8
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    A dinky AVCHD camcorder, with respectable video performance and a reasonable price. Read more

  3. Panasonic HDC-SD5

    Reviewer: t3.com
    23 October 2007
    Overall 8
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    We say A capable, consumer-friendly camcorder in a lip-smacking body Read more

  4. Panasonic HDC-SD5

    Reviewer: stuff.tv
    17 October 2007
    Overall 10
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    Panasonic's done it again. The world's smallest Full-HD 3CCD camcorder is also one of the world's best. Modest cutbacks aside, it's a real gem Read more

  5. Panasonic HDC-SD5

    Reviewer: TrustedReviews
    13 October 2007
    Overall 8
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    Value for money 8
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    Features 7
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    From the relative uniformity of MiniDV over the last decade, camcorders now come in a bewildering range of formats. We're at the watershed between standard and high definition models, and there are also many choices of recording medium. But where Read more

  1. Superb and easy to use product

    Reviewer: Dr. K. M. Holton "Merlin53", Amazon
    3 weeks ago
    Overall 8
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    This is amazing value and the picture equals that from cameras twice the price. The lack of a motor of any sort completely eliminates motor noise and it is small enough to fit in one hand. The picture quality for both still and HDTV is excellent and colour rendering is better than other cameras I have bought. The ability to take still photos while taking video is a bonus but isn't so good in dim light.Also, the flash is rather too bright for anything less than 2 metre... Read more

  1. Two new Panasonic "Full-HD" AVCHD cams - HDC-SD5 and HDC-SX5

    Looking forward to reviews - am interested in the Panasonic HDCSD5 and the Sony CX6 - will you be comparing the two by any chance? Cannot decide which to go for and any advice much appreciated.

    forum.simplydv.co.uk: 28 September 2007 Read more

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