I had Panasonic HDC-SD90K about a month now and really like everything about it. The video quality is excellent. In light of the sun, especially, is really get that effect pseudo 3D/picture window. The autofocus is extremely fast, and follows the action well. I purchased a Sanyo VPC-FH1A before this, and had terrible problems following football matches with him – would just lose focus and take 3-5 seconds to turn back – no such problems with the SD90, even at very high levels of Zoom.
Speaking of zoom levels, the SD90 has a 40x zoom “smart” lens, which means that you get 40x zoom without loss of resolution, since the sensor is higher resolution video resolution up to 1920×1080. The zoom is crisp and Hybrid optical image stabilization, video is very stable, even those at high zoom. This is the first camcorder that I used where the image stabilization really blows away. I took several videos of the race this spring in the foot on top of a series of steps, being hit by gusts of 30 + mph, magnification of individual riders from around the stadium, and there is _very_ small camera apparently shaken ( Today, the shots panning still my fault..
The camera is small – almost a little ‘too small for my hands – but it seems solid, and it is easy to hold, even if the belt is a kind of narrow and does not feel particularly comfortable. The buttons are positioned well enough – since I have not really had to change the settings very often by the “Intelligent Auto” mode, only the buttons that I really need to face the start / stop the thumb and the zoom key, and both where they should be. One thing I particularly like is the fact that many of the commands on the touch-screen – and I am one of those people who do not like my screen is guilty – but not a big problem..
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