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Panasonic HDC-SX5 AVCHD 3CCD High Definition Flash Memory & DVD Camcorder with 10X Optical Image Stabilized Zoom | 
| Brand: Panasonic
Category: Photography
List Price: $1,409.41
Buy New: $674.99
as of 7/29/2010 13:13 PDT details
You Save: $734.42 (52%)
New (3) from $674.99
Seller: Arsenal PC
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 5401
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 10
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 30
Minimum Focal Length: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 5.9 x 3.3 x 3.7
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: HDC-SX5
Model: HDC-SX5
UPC: 037988255771
EAN: 0037988255771
ASIN: B000TVSX0E
Release Date: September 15, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Record HD video direct to SDHC cards and DVD | | • | 1920 x 1080 full-HD recording; HD Advanced Pure Color Engine | | • | Leica Dicomar lens with 10x optical zoom; built-in Advanced O.I.S. | | • | Intelligent Contrast Control; Pre-rec function-Reviews Give The Lens As 12X | | • | 2.7-inch wide-angle LCD monitor; 170-degree viewing angle |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Never Miss a Detail with 1920x1080 Full-HD Recording
Images recorded by conventional HD camcorders have only 1,440 horizontal pixels, while full-HD camcorders have 1,920. That's about 30 percent more recording pixels! The result is a level of detail and resolution that goes beyond anything you've ever experienced before. And because full-HD recordings contain a vast amount of picture information, they look beautiful not only on high-definition TVs, but on standard-definition TVs as well.Advanced O.I.S. Reduces Camera Shake
Camera shake happens. Unsteady hands, shooting while in motion: these factors can reduce the quality of your video. But Panasonic has developed its best-ever built-in Optical Image Stabilization, which compensates for hand-shake and helps keep your videos crisp, steady and blur-free. World-Class Leica Lens Delivers Superior HD Images
The HDC-SX5 comes with a world-class Leica Dicomar lens, fashioned specifically for high-definition digital camcorders. The superior craftsmanship of Leica's advanced lens system captures stunning images and colors that look magnificent in HD. Combined with Panasonic's advanced 3CCD system, which uses three separate sensors to capture and process light, you can relive your memories in lifelike detail on your HDTV screen. Multi-Format Hi-Def Recording
Because the HDC-SX5 records on both SD Memory Card and DVD, you can capture your memories on an SD card and transfer the video to DVD right in the camcorder. You can then view it on your Panasonic HDTV via an HDMI connection, or you can play your DVD in a Panasonic Blu-ray Disc player.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 9
 Very happy! April 18, 2008
T. Sveen (Chicago, IL USA)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Sure, it's not perfect, but for the price, you simply cannot beat this. Pick up a couple of 8GB memorycards and you are good to go (they are cheap!).
Pluses:
-Optical Image Stabilizer
-HD!!!! (1920x1080i) - Good Quality in daylight/normal light indoors
-SDHC cards (cheap and high capacity)
-DVD burner if you want to make Standard Def captures and burn for regular dvd playback. (can also be used to store HD content, but needs special players for playback)
-Battery Capacity is very good
-Nice LCD Screen
-Prerec, if activated, it continously records the last 3 seconds, so when you hit record, it will remember and store the previous 3 seconds as well. Good if you are a bit slow to start recording..
Minuses:
-A bit large and clumsy (partly due to inclusion of dvd burner and large capacity battery!)
-Noisy picture in low light situations
Note: Works well with PS3, if you have the 80GB version, stick the SDHC card in directly, if you own the 40GB version, buy a cheap USB adapter that supports SDHC.
Its What you need!! March 22, 2008
J. Baasch (Fargo,ND)
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
I have been playing with this camcorder for a day and I am impressed!! The image stabilizer makes my shots look like the camera was on a mount. After a few sec. of playing around with it or a few min. of reading the manual its a sinch to use. Very user friendly and definatly worth the money. I have previewed many other camcorders and this fits the bill.
The only down side is you have to buy SD cards and Miny disks. If it had an internal hard drive It would be an A++ But then again the price would be alot higher and there would be a lot of noise. This thing is SILENT! Its small and there are plenty of thing you can buy to go along with it. For the price and A- rating you wont beet it!! PS.Get the 8GB card with it. You are going to buy it any way so why wate?
Great little secret September 30, 2009
Victoria Trestrail (Trinidad)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've owned this item for 2 years now and it has been really great.
I use it to shoot music videos and the quality of the sequences shot outdoors is very good and the colours are quite nice.
The battery life is excellent. Very easy to edit in Final Cut Express software.
The only cons are:
The depth of field is a bit tricky and not great even when you do get it to work. You could probably buy a lens for this.
It shoots very grainy in low light and requires professional lighting after sundown.
You can't move the camera fast at (eg. to do a sweeping landscape shot)- otherwise the images are grainy.
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Great performance! Bad battery location.. April 18, 2010
Dan Childers (Western North Carolina)
I've used it twice on vacations to Scotland and England. Full 1080i i recordings. Does a great job in well lighten areas, not so good in poorly lit areas. I havent experienced any problems with this camcorder. It would be nice to have a hard drive instead of the DVD, but the SD cards work great and easy transfer to my Mac..The colors are vivid and detailed and its a bargan at it s price..
It also takes pretty descent stlll shots too! With a larger battery, its a little awkward, so design leaves a lot to be desired, but it will deliver excellent HD material.
Great camera August 5, 2008
Marius Moise (Timisoara, Romania)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I had this camera with me in a trip to California and it was great. Very good battery life, great colors. Overall very satisfied with it.
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