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Camcorder round-up: Hi-def gets smaller and smaller

By Rich Trenholm on 02 August 2007, 1:06pm

Also unveiled this week, the Panasonic HDC-SD5 claimed the title of the world's smallest and lightest 3CCD high-definition video camera -- for about five minutes (see next page).

The Panasonic HDC-SD5, and its sibling the HDC-SX5, both feature a 10x optical zoom and a 69mm widescreen LCD, as well as HDMI, component, AV and USB outputs.

They can record to either 76mm (3-inch) DVDs or SDHC/SD cards, and video can be saved in either 1,920x1,080-pixel AVCHD or DVD-Video format.

The HDC-SX5 can proudly call itself a true hybrid camcorder, because it can transfer video from memory card to DVD at the touch of a button. Videos saved in AVCHD format can then be played back with a Blu-ray player.

Under the hood there's those three 1/6-inch CCDs, advanced optical image stabilisation with gyro sensors, and a Crystal Engine image processor.

Available in the US and Europe from September 2007, there's no word yet on prices for either camera.

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