Compact camcorders have become a rage in the market where every manufacturing giant is having its share with the launch of latest devises in this category. Panasonic HDC-SD9 is one new addition in the league and is successfully charting the ladder. Weighing around only 11.7 ounces including the battery and the SD card, this is a camcorder where Panasonic has packed quite a punch. Starting right from the design to price to user friendly feature and above all performance in all the departments, this Panasonic creation has the potential to prove to be a good investment.

Panasonic HDC-SD9 has 3 CCD sensors and 5.2 megapixel resolution with a 10x optical zoom lens. You can even capture video at full resolution of 1920x1080 which is quite an excellent feature in itself. Moreover with a class 4 SDHC card you can record up to 2 hours. The audio quality is also good with 5.1 channel Dolby Digital microphone. There are also hosts of other features that are all geared to make the recording experience richer and also of high quality. There is a 2.7 inch LCD screen which offers good view of the object. Panasonic HDC-SD9 also has manual focus option, face detection technology, pre-record system, a number of scene modes and various manual operating systems.

Panasonic HDC-SD9 also has a good control system which is easy to operate. With the responsive zoom button and a handful of other controlling features that are placed in the body of camcorder very logically, this Panasonic model is easy to operate and is user friendly as well. However, there are some features and designs which will rather pose some botherations. This includes the battery place which is in the LCD cover. Moreover whenever you have to attach the AC adapter you have to remove the battery which is irksome as well. Though the overall performance of the devise is good, yet in moderate and low light the performance will come under scrutiny. Yet, in terms of the price and the package that Panasonic HDC-SD9 is offering, is quite impressive.