Panasonic HDC-SD90 Camcorder Camera  (Black)

The Panasonic HDC-SD90 belongs to Panasonic's HD or High Definition series of camcorders. The HDC-SD90 is an adventurous camcorder to explore, especially for those who like making videos with a professional look. This Panasonic camcorder has a MOS image sensor chip which reduces noise (grains) in your videos.

With this Panasonic camcorder, you can take videos and still images at up to 2.61 megapixel resolution. The Panasonic camcorder is powered by the Crystal Engine PRO.

This HDC-SD90 supports aspect ratios of 3:2, 4:3 and 16:9. You can shoot videos in Full HD at a resolution of 1920 x 1080 dot pixels (50 fps). This Panasonic camcorder has an inbuilt 2 channel Stereo microphone that will pick up every sound being captured. The optical image stabilizer of the HDC-SD90 ensures that the video or image being taken has minimum blurring.

Body

Weighing about 224 g, this camcorder fits comfortably in a jacket pocket. The zoom rocker is perched conveniently on top of the camcorder, which is easily accessible while shooting. The rotating 3 inch LCD touchscreen display with 230,400 dot pixel resolution is ideal to compose your videos and still images. The Panasonic HDC-SD90 records media in SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards. The camcorder has a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery.

This Panasonic HDC-SD90 has a cold shoe that you can use to mount accessories like an external microphone or an additional video light.

Performance

The HDC-SD90 features a Panasonic lens with a focal length range of 2.82 - 59.2 mm and a 35 mm equivalent focal length of 28 - 729 mm in video filming. This camcorder has 21x optical zoom and 40x digital zoom capability, with a Zoom Microphone that captures even distant sounds clearly.

The Panasonic camcorder has Auto as well as Manual focus control. Aperture refers to the diaphragm of the lens which controls the amount of light falling on the image sensor. This Panasonic camcorder has an aperture range of f/1.8 - 3.5.

This Panasonic camcorder has a powerful built-in flash that ensures brightly lit videos even in dim lighting. With shutter speed ranges of 1/25 - 1/8000 second in Auto Slow Shutter On mode and 1/50 - 1/8000 second in Auto Slow Shutter Off mode, you can take stunning videos that will make your friends envious of you. The shutter speed for still images has a range of 1/2 - 1/2000 second, which increases to a range of 1/2 - 1/500 second when the flash in in use.

Features and Connectivity

This HD camcorder has 11 scene modes like Sports, Portrait, Fireworks, Sunset and more. The Intelligent Scene Selector function analyzes the ambient scene and automatically selects the appropriate Scene mode. With the Pre-Rec function, this Panasonic camcorder records 3 seconds of video even before you begin shooting, as long as the camcorder is aimed at the subject.

The Face Detection feature of this Panasonic camcorder detects up to 15 faces in a frame and optimizes still image capture settings, ensuring that the faces of your loved ones are in focus. You can register up to 6 people on the HDC-SD90, and the Face Recognition function will optimize the settings for them, tracking their movement across the frame.

The Smile Shot feature recognizes a smile when it sees one, and immediately releases the shutter, ensuring you never miss out on one ever.

You can watch your videos on an HDTV using the HDMI mini connector, or connect your camcorder to a computer using the USB 2.0 high speed port. There is an AV output also available, so you can watch your videos and images in non-HD devices.

The Camcorder also has the HD Writer AE 3.0 software that you can use to edit or play videos on a PC. You can easily share your video experiences with your friends by uploading to YouTube and Facebook with ease.