Panasonic 3D Camcorder Review
Panasonic HDC-SDT750 and HDC-SD90K 3D Compatible Camcorders
Panasonic gets the credit for manufacturing the world’s first consumer level 3D camcorder. This was the model known as the Panasonic HDC-SDT750. This was more a 3D ready or 3D compatible camcorder because it needed an extra attachment in the form of a 3D conversion lens for you to shoot 3D movies. This was back in the fall of 2010 and this Panasonic 3D camcorder was priced close to $1,400. Today, however you can buy this Panasonic 3D video camera for around $750.
The Panasonic HDC-SDT750 3D Camcorder
The main features of this Panasonic 3D Camcorder are as follows.
- Full HD 1080/60p Recording – Interlaced Scanning (1080/60i); Progressive Scanning (1080/60p)
- Advanced 3MOS System – combines the 3MOS Sensor, Leica Dicomar Lens, and Crystal Engine PRO
- Advanced noise reduction technologies
- Resolution – 2.53 million pixels x 3 (3X because of the 3MOS system)
- Zoom – up to 18X ‘Intelligent’ zoom
- Image stabilization – NewOIS Lock (Optical Image Stabilization)
- Lens – Leica Dicomar lens; this is the regular (2D) lens. If you want to use the video camera as a 3D camcorder, you have to attach the 3D conversion lens. Even under dim lighting conditions or even high shutter speeds, this lens lets you capture high quality images
- Wide angle lens – 35mm; lets you capture large groups of people
- Surround sound – 5.1 channel surround system to capture sound over a wider area
- Still images – 14.2 Mega Pixel maximum resolution
- Digital Cinema color with VIERA
As you can see, the above described Panasonic 3D Camcorder is full of rich features that give you optimal images/videos whether you want to shoot 3D video or 2D videos.
Below we briefly talk about some of the newer models of 3D camcorders from Panasonic.
Panasonic HDC-SD90K 3D Compatible Camcorder
This is another 3D compatible camcorder, however it has several features that are more advanced than the Panasonic HDC-SDT750. We will only list below those features that are more advanced than the previous model. We may omit some of the features that are more or less the same as those of the HDC-SDT750 3D video camera.
- Wide angle lens – 28 mm in comparison to the 35 mm of the HDC-SDT750. Therefore you’re able to capture a even wider audience!
- Zoom – 40X instead of 18X; also comes with the HYBRID OIS image stabilizer
- 1080/60p Full HD Recording
- Zoom mic – the zoom mic ‘understands’ where you are zooming in with your lens and tries to capture sound from that particular point instead of capturing all the background noise. Also comes with a ‘Wind Noise Canceller’ that automatically identifies and suppresses background noise caused by wind blowing
- Still picture resolution – 4.5 Mega Pixel compared to the 14 Mega Pixel resolution of the HDC-SDT750. But that shouldn’t be a problem because you’re not buying a still digital camera here. You want a video camera and more specifically a 3D camcorder. If you want it to be a high quality camcorder, you may have to sacrifice a bit on the still image capture aspect!
- 3D conversion lens – if you read the title right, you already know that this too is a 3D COMPATIBLE camcorder which means that you need to attach a 3D conversion lens for it to be able to shoot 3D videos. You need to purchase this Panasonic VW-CLT1 Panasonic 3D Lens additionally and it costs about $250 (on sale right now) and that bring the total price for the 3D camcorder to around $575 (at the time of writing this)
- SD card compatible – last but not least, it has an expandable memory
In addition to the Panasonic 3D camcorders listed above, Panasonic has a variety of 3D compatible camcorders and we have discussed them elsewhere under the topic Panasonic 3D compatible camcorders. For more details about other 3D camcorder brands, models and reviews, please visit our homepage. We highly recommend that you read our Sony HDR-TD10 3D camcorder review which addresses its technical specifications in detail and also compares some of its features to the Panasonic HDC-SDT750.