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Panasonic HDC-HS9

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Panasonic HDC-HS9
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-HS9
European name ?HDC-HS9EG
US name ?HDC-HS9
lowest US price 949 $
On the market since March 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Panasonic
Test preview

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

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Video formats ? AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
on-board memory ?60 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Optical Zoom ?10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42,9 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
ND Filter ?No
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?3
Size of image sensor ?1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CCD
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 ?Yes
Peaking ? 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?100%
Histogram ?No
adjustable sharpness ?No
Adjustable color ?No
Cinegamma ?No
Black Strech ?No
Knee ?No
Colorbars ?Yes
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		 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
HDMI ? Out
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) 275 g
Weight (with battery)  
Battery type  
Battery capacity  
Charger ?external
Remote control Yes
Size
Height 75 mm
Width 74 mm
Depth 126 mm
Relative Size ?6
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 ?300000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Manual Focus ? Joystick
Manual Aperture ? Joystick
Focus switcher ?Yes
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 ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?5.1 Internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
Audio levels ?Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?SD Card
Medium included ? 
Effective pixels ? 
Resolutions ?1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Misc.

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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 ?Sufficient
Color performance ?Satisfactory
subj.Picture impression ?Satisfactory
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient
Wide Angle ?Sufficient
Configuration / image ?Satisfactory
Configuration / sound ?Sufficient
Handling ?Satisfactory
Portability ? Excellent
Photo function ?Sufficient
Optics ?Satisfactory
Dynamics ?Satisfactory
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Satisfactory
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		276
Pros + small, portable
Cons - only satisfactory image quality
- operation via joystick / Menu
Conclusion Average camera, compact dimensions being its biggest advantage
More information

Reviews and Forums
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slashCAM Review
HDC-HS9 Review
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