When you first clap your eyes on the Panasonic HDC-SD10, you'll want one.
You'll look at your existing camcorder (providing you own one, that is) and wonder how Panasonic has squeezed so much technology into such a small and lightweight gadget.
You might wonder why you didn't wait to buy one... Or whether you can afford to upgrade.
Because the HDC-SD10 is guaranteed to turn heads. Like an Apache helicopter landing in a Tesco car park; or that moment when Susan Boyle first opened her mouth to sing on Britain's Got Talent.
The HDC-SD10 is technically the 'little brother' to the Panasonic HDC-TM10. The main difference (bar a big splash of glossy black on the hinged LCD) is the lack of a dual storage system.
But while the SD10 doesn't include the TM10's 8GB of internal flash storage, it still comes equipped with an SD slot for easy solid state recording.
Panasonic should be applauded for providing an SD-only option. But when you consider that there's barely £30 between the price of the two models, the HDC-TM10 provides better all-round value.
Don't believe me? Over on the Panasonic UK website, you can compare the two models side-by-side. As you'll see, they've got almost identical highlights – they weigh the same (227g without the battery), they both have a 1/ 6" MOS image sensor, 1920x1080 full HD resolution, a 16x optical zoom (plus 40x, 1000x digital zoom) and a 2.7-inch, touch-sensitive LCD.
It's even more impressive when you consider that all this is somehow shoehorned into a compact 48x63x115mm (WxHxD) chassis.
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playford
January 1st
1. Excellent Review, definitely helped me feel at ease after buying the Panasonic HDC-SD10. I do agree the TM-10 is better with the 8GB extra memory. I went for the SD10 only because the colour choice was wider than the bog standard silver on the TM-10. Over Christmas I played with the TM-10 and was satisfied with it's results. However the software that's supplied was a little disappointing. The interface was easy to use and allowed you control of the look of the final DVD you produce, but what really lets Panasonic down is the amount of time it takes to make the disc image on to DVD. I put 4GBs worth of footage onto DVD and it took over 12 hours to burn it on to DVD.
Apart from this problem which will no doubt be the same when i receive my SD-10 hopefully tomorrow. It's an all round, small, light and very functional HD camcorder.
As for price, Amazon didn't work out the cheapest. I managed to get mine from Pixmania with 3 years warranty for for the same price as Amazon offered.
Can anyone suggest what software i could use to put the footage on to DVD that would be faster than the software supplied. I own a PC and MAC so could use iMovie and iDVD.
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