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Panasonic HDC-SD99

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Panasonic HDC-SD99
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-SD99
European name ?HDC-SD99
US name ?HDC-SD99
lowest US price  
On the market since March 2011
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
SDXC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60p
Max Bitrate ?28 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
on-board memory ? 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Optical Zoom ?21 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?28 mm
Filter diameter ?41,5 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 ?2610000 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 ?Yes
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 ?Mini-jack
Headphones ?No
Lanc ?No
Time-code interface ?No
Genlock ?No
Accessory shoe ?No
HD-SDI ?No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 244 g
Weight (with battery)  
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBK 180
Battery capacity  
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control No
Size
Height 51 mm
Width 63 mm
Depth 118 mm
Relative Size ?3
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Color Viewfinder ?-
Viewfinder format ?-
Viewfinder pixels ? 
Display
Display available ?Yes
Color display ?Color
Display size 3,0 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
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Still

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

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Specials optional 1080p50 recording with 28 Mbit/s
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 ?Good
Resolution ?Satisfactory
Color performance ?Good
subj.Picture impression ?Very good
Optical Zoom ?Satisfactory
Wide Angle ? Excellent
Configuration / image ?Good
Configuration / sound ?Sufficient
Handling ?Satisfactory
Portability ? Excellent
Photo function ?Satisfactory
Optics ?Good
Dynamics ?Good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)
393
Pros + 50P Recording
+ Big wide angle
+ much image control
Cons - No headphone jack
Conclusion The slightly lower sharpness, worse display and lack of image adjustment settings as well as a headphone jack are restrictions due to the price.The equipment is nonetheless remarkable for this price class.Particularly for filmmakers who donīt want to rely on automatics only.
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