Panasonic HDC-HS9 Camcorder Review

-VW-VBG130 Battery Pack
- AC Adapter
- AC Cable
- DC Cable
- Remote Control
- Button-type battery
- AV Cable
- Component Cable
- USB Cable
- CD-ROM: Pinnacle Studio 11 Trial and HD Writer

A few backup batteries will be necessary for longer shoots. The HDC-HS9 is pretty much ready to roll out of the box, thanks to its 60GB HDD. You won’t need many accessories because the HDC-HS9 is devoid of Mic and Headphone jacks and an accessory shoe.

Other Features (5.0)

Fades- Black and White Fades allow you to tack on that classic post-production transition action without any actual post production.

Auto Ground Directional Standby (AGS)- Auto Ground Directional Standby prevents hours of unwanted footage of the ground. While the HDC-HS9 is left recording and the camcorder senses that it has dipped below its standard horizontal recording position, it will automatically shut off, saving you the battery life and HDD space needed for Space Mountain.

Pre-Record- The Spotted Owl just went AWOL, but before it did, you caught its getaway using the Pre-Record function. When you press the Pre-Record button, the HDC-HS9 records three seconds of video to an internal cache in a cycle. As soon as the Record button is hit, the most recent three seconds of video is added to the beginning of the clip. This way, you can catch the first three seconds of action you would have potentially missed—just make sure to hit the Pre-Record button.

Intelligent Scene Detection - Intelligent Scene Detection automatically whittles down your vast ocean of video clips to the ones it deems are the cream of the crop. Clips with proper exposure, focus, and composition are only displayed, according to the HDC-HS9’s internal brain.