Go-anywhere Design:

SDR-S9EB-S offers stylish model with an ultra-compact, go-anywhere design. SD/SDHC Memory Cards make it a very small size and light weight.Now you can shoot the video with the same casual ease and carry-about convenience they enjoy with small digital still cameras. SDR-S9EB-S is ideal for occasions like short outings or business trips when in the past it may have seemed a bit awkward to pull out a camcorder.

Water-resistant and Shockproof:

SD/SDHC Memory Cards require no drive mechanism. This gives the SDR-S9EB-S sufficient impact resistance to prevent malfunction when dropped from up to 1.2 meters. Combined with its dustproof and splashproof performance, this makes it the ideal camera for anytime use outdoors, in active situations, and for casual everyday video shooting.

Detecting and correcting hand-shake:

SDR-S9EB-S boasts Panasonic's Advanced O.I.S. Detecting and correcting hand-shake around 4,000 times per second, this high-performance system is about eight times more effective than previous systems and suppresses even tiny amounts of blurring caused by hand-shake. So you don't have to compromise on picture quality as the S9 effortlessly delivers crisp DVD quality (MPEG2) recording.

• Water Resistance (IEC60529/EN60529 IPX4 splash proof)
• Shockproof up to 1.2m (MIL-STD-810F METHOD 516.5 SHOCK)
• 10x Optical Zoom
• 1.7-sec Quick Start
• 2.7” Wide LCD
• DVD Quality (MPEG2) recording
• Image Sensor - 1/6"CCD (800 k pixels, Total/400 k [4:3], 350 k [16:9](Motion Image) /410 k [4:3] (Still Picture)Effective)
• F Value F1.8 (WIDE)/F2.4 (TELE)
• Optical Zoom - 10x Variable Speed Zoom
• Focal Length - 2.3—23 mm
• 35mm Film Camera Equivalent 44.1—441mm [4:3], 44.4—444mm [16:9](Motion Image)/ 43.4—434mm [4:3](Still Picture)
• Lens Brand Panasonic
• Minimum Illumination - 6 Lux (1/25 Low Light Mode), 2 Lux (Colour Night View Mode)
• Focus AF/Manual
• White Balance - Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/White Set (with IR Sensor)
• Shutter Speed - 1/50—1/8000 (Motion Image) / 1/50—1/500 (Still Picture)
• Scene Mode - Sports / Portrait / Low Light / Spot Light / Surf & Snow
• Backlight Compensation - yes
• Monitor 2.7” Wide LCD (123,200 dots)
• Microphone - Stereo Zoom Mic, Wind Noise Reduction
• Date Recording - Auto Date (in Date Code)
• Fade In, Out - yes
• On-Screen Display Language - English / German / French / Italian / Spanish / Dutch / Swedish / Polish / Czech / Turkish
• Image Stabilizer - E.I.S. (Electronic Image Stabilizer)
• Digital Zoom 10 x—700
• Dimensions (W x H x D)mm - 31.0 x 63.0 x 114.0
• Weight - 182.0 g