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Back in April, Panasonic announced two high-definition 3 CCD AVCHD camcorders, the HDC-SD3 and HDC-DX3, offering high-definition video capture at resolutions up to 1,920 by 1,080 pixels and storing video to either SD cards or DVD discs. At the time, Panasonic planned to introduce the models only in Japan and had no plans to roll them out internationally. That seems to have changed: Panasonic has just announced its new HDC-SD5 and HDC-SX5, which appear to be essentially the same camcorder models, just with new model numbers for the U.S. market. And they have new (lower) price tags, too.

Panasonic has introduced two new high-definition video camcorders targeting the consumer market, with one—the HDC-SD1—storing video on SDHC memory cards and the other—the HDC-DX1—writing video to DVD discs.

We’re excited to introduce Panasonic’s first consumer High Definition video camcorders,” said Rudy Vitti, Panasonic’s national marketing manager. “We’ve implemented our black box technologies, such as our 3CCD camera system and Optical Image Stabilization to deliver the best image quality to consumers. These two camcorders offer quality and accessibility, with the scalability of SD memory with the HDC-SD1 or the convenience of recording to DVD discs with the HDC-DX1.”  Read more...