The HDC-HS9 is a really nice size and weight and the 10x zoom puts you right in the action. Great Face detection feature focuses on up to five faces in a frame to help you get the clearest, sharpest shots. Takes nice still shots and easily and quickly transfers your videos to your PC. This is a great all-round family camcorder.
The HDC-HS9 is a really nice size and weight and the 10x zoom puts you right in the action. Great Face detection feature focuses on up to five faces in a frame to help you get the clearest, sharpest shots. Takes nice still shots and easily and quickly transfers your videos to your PC. This is a great all-round family camcorder.
The progressive-scan Panasonic HDC-HS9 camcorder records on hard drive, with 1920 x 1080 resolution. or FireWire. The Panasonic HDC-HS9 provides a 10x zoom lens with 700x digital zoom. It will get you a f/1.8-2.8 image-stabilized lens, plus a fastest shutter speed of 1/8000 second. You can see exactly what you're filming on its 2.7" LCD screen, which you can also use to preview your movies. The HDC-HS9 records sound, too.
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14 Apr 2009Good camera - Horrible softwareThe camera takes great shots. But the software it comes with to convert that video in to a DVD it just awful. It won't let you merge multiple clips. It's slow, proprietary and not at all intuitive. It really is bad enough to consider another camera....–M. Whipplefrom Amazon.com
28 Mar 2009Worth buying for great video outputThis is my first handycam and I am very much impressed by its quality. This camcorder has excellent quality, very easy to use features and is very handy to use. Great still image quality. Very easy to install softwares but leaves a lot to be desired for video editing softwares which available only for a few days. The hard disk is enough for a long trip but the battery life does not compete with hard disk storage time. I am a starter in this field who wanted good quality and I am s...–anikfrom Amazon.com
19 Jan 2009Very good HD image. Has some usability issuesThe image is great looking and so is the sound. The usability problems are the following:
1. The AC adapter plugs into a port which is under the battery...so you have to pop the battery off to use AC power.
2. The battery charges on the AC adapter and not while on the camera.
3. The camera requires AC power to be connected when connecting to the computer.
4. The menu navigation joystick is awkward(hard plastic with raised design and very short) and hurts the finger t...–A. K.from Amazon.com