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Hands On the Panasonic HDC-SD9 Camcorder, Cramming 1080p Onto Its Tininess
The 1080p camcorders get even tinier, and this $1099.95 HDC-SD9 camcorder takes that to the extreme. Check it out next to an iPhone, and you'll see that Panasonic's claims of this being the smallest 1080p camcorder yet might just be true. Once Panasonic releases its 32GB SDHC card, this little shooter will be able to hold 58 hours of 1080p/24 on one tiny flash drive. Dang. Feels good in the hand, too. Its price is nice and low at $799.95, or if you want to record to either SDHC/SD cards or an internal 60GB hard drive, it'll cost you $1100 for its slightly bigger bro, the HDC-HS9. Look for both in March. Here's the press release:
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4:11 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By Charlie White
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