Panasonic HDC-SD5 review

There are controls, function buttons and sockets dotted all around the camcorder, but none are too awkwardly placed - as you can see from the above image - to restrict the ease of use factor

Panasonic has sprung a surprise on us in the form of the Full HD HDC-SD5

The newest button on the SD5's chassis is the PRE-REC function, which records three seconds of footage before you actually press record

The SD5 is smaller than its predecessor, the SD1