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Panasonic HDC-SX5

The Panasonic HDC-SX5 is a Hi-Def, 3CCD, SD/DVD Hybrid Palmcorder® Camcorder with 1920x1080-Pixel Recording, Optical Image Stabilizer and Leica Lens, Records to 8cm DVD Disc and SD Memory Card. It retails for $900, and was released in 2008. This piece seems to have combined features from different previous models (direct DVD recording and SD memory recording), however critics noted that it still failed to solve some of the fundamental problems with its predecessors such as the Panasonic HDC-DX1, such as DVD load time and a huge battery. They, however, do praise the addition of the 1920x1080 Pixel recording.

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Panasonic HDC-SX5
MSRP $900.00
Release date January, 2008
Brand Panasonic
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  • 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
  • LCD Monitor:  2.7" Wide (300k Pixels) 
  • F Value:  F1.8 (Wide) / F2.8 (Tele)

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Panasonic HDC-SX5

• Panasonic HDC-SX5 AVCHD 3CCD High Definition Flash Memory & DVD Camcorder with 10X Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

• HDC-SX5 DVD Camcorder

UPC: 037988255771

EAN: 037988255771

MPN: HDC-SX5

Competitors

Canon Vixia HF100

Canon Vixia HF100

MSRP  $899.00    Released  April, 2008
Pros
  • 37 mm lens makes using other attachments a breeze
  • Best-in-class video
  • Hundreds of dollars less than next up models with nothing lost but on-board memory
Cons
  • poor battery - about one hour of recording time
  • expensive for the majority of consumers
  • mediocre low light performance
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This product is also known as:

HDC, SX, 5, HDCSX, SX5, HDCSX5