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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | The HS9 introduces Panasonic's first Face Detection function for use in recording moving pictures with a camcorder.Face Detection automatically locates any faces in the picture and adjusts the exposure, contrast and skin tone to achieve optimal results. Even when the faces are backlit or the lighting is low, the recorded faces are clear and easy to see and not lost in the shadows.With Face Detection, there's no longer a need to use different correction functions in different kinds of shooting situations.To maximize the advantage of Full High Definition 1920 x 1080p (25fps), users must shoot top quality footage. Errors in shooting the footage can often lead to dissapointment.The HS9 assist users and the results are less mistakes.Intelligent Shooting Guide detects when shooting conditions are poor such as when the camcorder is panning too quickly or tilted, the user's hand is swinging, the subject is backlit, or the lighting is too low - and displays operating advice in the LCD. Users become aware of a potential problem before they shoot, rather than later when reviewing or playing back the recording.This gives them a chance to correct the settings and get good, error-free results every time.3CCD camera system works by splitting the light received through the lens into its three primary color components (red, green and blue), and the signal from each is processed by one of the three CCDs. Compared with conventional 1CCD camera systems, Panasonic's 3CCD system provides more vivid, true-to-life colors, greater detail and richer gradation. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 4.5 inches | | Product Width: | 1.22 inches | | Product Height: | 2.47 inches | | Product Weight: | 3.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.2 inches | | Package Width: | 6.3 inches | | Package Height: | 4.4 inches | | Package Weight: | 3.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 13 reviews |
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| | Features | Capture high-definition video to hard disk drive; 60 GB storage10x optical zoom; Advanced Mega Optical Image StabilizerFace detection technology; Intelligent Shooting Guide5.1-channel surround sound; Zoom mic featureCompatible with SD/SDHC memory cards
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 not enough info on computer specs.... Dec 04, 2008
bought this camera and it works great, the only downside was that i now have to invest in a newer pc due to the fact that older pc will not be able to handle full hd editing with avchd format(quad core recommended to natively edit,dual core if you transfer to different format), and support for this format has been slow to come.
one cool feature is that you can use different types of cool filters and wide angle lenses on it with 37mm threads.
video looks great, can't wait to build my new pc and start editing.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Pansonic HD Recorder Nov 16, 2008
This has one of the best picture qualities ever with the three CCD's on it. I love using it and have recorded numerous shots just with the one 60 Gig hard drive on it even though you can add a memory chip to it. The battery last a long time as well. I would have added a mic input to it though then it would have been perfect for the novice film maker. However, the sound quality of the camera is great. I would buy this product again. Also, they have great customer service.
 not impressed with this camcorder Nov 03, 2008
I tested this camcorder for about a week.
From a design point of view I did not like the fact that you have to remove the battery to connect it to AC power. The camcorder will not connect to a PC to download movies and pictures unless it is on AC power, so I had to plug/unplug the battery a lot while I was doing tests.
I was not impressed with the picture quality, even when shooting at the highest quality setting (17 Mbps) I could see compression artifacts and there was a general lack of sharpness in everything I shot. This was also very noticeable when taking jpeg stills, which to me is unacceptable, even the cheapest digital still cameras can record high quality jpegs. This was a surprise to me, one of the main reasons I decided to buy this camera was that it has 3 CCDs, I expected quality was not going to be an issue, but sadly it was.
There is a very curious feature in this camera that pops up messages on the viewfinder giving advice or suggesting settings to improve the image. While I can see that it might be useful to get a suggestion when to enable low light mode I've found the "you are panning too fast" message to be annoying, this appears when panning at almost any speed, even very slow speeds if the scene you are shooting is busy enough. Of course these popups can be turned off if you don't want to see them.
For those who work in 24p this camera records plain 24p streams to the hard drive and SD cards, there is no pulldown applied. This is possibly the one great feature of this camcorder, as other camcorders record 24p as a 29.97 interlaced stream with pulldown applied, which requires a processing step to restore the original sequence if you want to edit 24p native.
In the end I decided to return the camcorder. I was looking forward to a camcorder that will last me for many years (I bought my previous camcorder about 10 years ago, it was a Sony TRV-900 MiniDV if you are curious). Sadly I realized that I would get tired of this one pretty soon due to the many negative aspects I described above. I ordered a Canon Vixia HG21 now, we'll see how it goes with it.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great product! Sep 11, 2008
I researched many HD video cameras and was very happy with this one! I wanted the latest technology and a great picture. The picture quality is fantastic! Just make sure to use the image stabilizer or the video may be a little shaky.
0 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 included software is out of date Sep 11, 2008
The camera is fine but the manual and included software are junk. Software will not install with XP sp3. The manual is poorly organized and very poorly written. I will not buy another item from Panasonic.
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