Panasonic HDC-SD100

The Panasonic HDC-SD100 is a Full-High Defintion 3MOS SD Camcorder with 1920x1080 Pixel Recording, Advanced Optical Image Stabilizer, Leica Lens, 12x Optical Zoom, 2.7" Wide LCD and 5.1 Channel Surround Sound, Records to SD Memory Card retailing at $1,100.

 It's $100 cheaper than the Panasonic HDC-HS100 although it has almost identical features save the 60 GB HDD.  This piece only has the option of recording directly to SD memory card, which makes it slimmer and lighter than the HDC-HS100. Critics testified that both models are identical in terms of performance, user interface, and the rest of the features other than the HDD. When compared with previous models that only record to external hard drives, such as the Panasonic HDC-SD9, this one is clearly targeted for the more serious users.