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Panasonic HDC-SD66

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Panasonic HDC-SD66
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-SD66
European name ?HDC-SD66
US name ?HDC-SD66
lowest US price  
On the market since February 2010
Manufacturers URL link to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
Recording Medium SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
on-board memory ? 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?Panasonic
Optical Zoom ?25x x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?35,7 mm
Filter diameter ?- mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
ND Filter ?No
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?1
Size of image sensor ?1/4,1 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2110000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
Expanded Focus ?No
Peaking ?Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?No
Histogram ?No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Black Strech ?No
Knee ?No
Colorbars ?No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
Custom Presets ?No
Set Time Code ?No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
HDMI ?Out mini
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		-
USB ?USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?No
Headphones ?No
Lanc ?No
Time-code interface ?No
Genlock ?No
Accessory shoe ?No
HD-SDI ?No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 258 g
Weight (with battery)  
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBK 180
Battery capacity 1790 mAh
Charger ?internal
Remote control No
Size
Height 52 mm
Width 66 mm
Depth 112 mm
Relative Size ?3
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Color Viewfinder ?-
Viewfinder format ?-
Viewfinder pixels ? 
Display
Display available ?Yes
Color display ?Color
Display size 2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:9
Display pixels ?230400 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
Manual Aperture ?Menu
Focus switcher ?No
ND Filter ?No
Exp Lock ?No
Gain ?No
White balance ?No
Push AF ?No
Audio Levels ?No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?SD Card
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
Effective pixels ? 
Resolutions ?2592 x1944-max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Misc.

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Specials compatible with SDXC cards
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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luminance resolution
chrominance resolution
lens distortion
test small ISO image
noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Satisfactory
Resolution ?Good
Color performance ?Good
subj.Picture impression ?Good
Optical Zoom ?Good
Wide Angle ?Good
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory
Configuration / sound ?Sufficient
Handling ?Good
Portability ? Excellent
Photo function ?Satisfactory
Optics ?Good
Dynamics ?Good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		358
Pros + manual controls for shutter and aperture
+ factory setting adjustable
Cons - no microphone and headphone jacks
- no accessory shoe
- no filter thread
- display resolution only average
Conclusion The options for manual control surpass those of competing models.Hardly any lens distorsion, good sharpness and wide angle in combination with acceptable low-light capabilities: that is a novelty in this price region.However, there is zero connectivity in terms of microphones etc.
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