Compare Sony DCR-DVD755E Camcorder to Panasonic HDC-SD1 Flash Media Camcorder

Capture powerful sound and sharp images direct to DVD with the DCRDVD755 DVD Handycam. Featuring high-resolution imaging with a 1.0 Megapixel Advanced HAD CCD imager, you can take not only sharp digital video, but also detailed digital still photographs. Using the supplied detachable surround microphone you can record Dolby Digital 5.1 Channel surround sound to enjoy 360 degree surround sound. Built for serious recording, the DCRDVD755 comes with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens for creating superior quality images Less

The HDC-SD1 high definition video camera from Panasonic is designed to spearhead a digital video revolution in that it enables recording of high definition video clips to a high capacity SD card (SDHC Class 2) of 4GB (Gigabytes) and higher. What's more, it uses the relatively new AVCHD recording system to achieve very high quality images when displayed on large high definition LCD and Plasma television sets. AVCHD is a format that has been developed jointly by Panasonic and Sony in partnership with several other leading companies (see here for info on AVCHD) and uses a MPEG4-AVC/H.264 compression system to effectively squeeze a lot of very high quality data into a small space. For this reason, it is being tipped to succeed the more common MPEG2-based devices such as standard definition DVD. However, despite the major advantages it brings in terms of quality and efficient use of storage space, the use of the AVCHD format isn't without its negative points - more of which later. Less