SD9_Main Do you still remember when camcorders required a VHS tape and a nickel-cadmium battery that’s about a size of a remote and twice as thick? I sure do. They were big, bulky and half-way through the tape you had to change batteries.

Video camcorders have evolved from that to miniature versions that took minitapes, then to cameras that are about the size of your hand and need MiniDV tapes. Now, there are no more motor’s in the camera and all videos are now stored SW20_Mainonto digital memory, and are about the size of your palm.

Panasonic took this one step further and produced and SD9 and the SW20. Both cameras takes SD cards, have no moving internal parts, and has more battery life then our VHS ancestors.

Panasonic decided to grace us with two of their new camera out on the market now: The HDC-SD9 and the SDR-SW20. They say SD9 can shoot full HD video and the SW20 can be used anywhere.

Let’s put them to the test.

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Posted on 08-03-2008
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12gbmicrosd1Are you one of those people who love to take lots of music or movies with you on the go? Do you have a phone and an mp3 player because you’re phone doesn’t hold enough music? Got a camera of some sort that takes MicroSD? You may be happy about what’s available to you soon.

Available March 20th, is the new 12gb MicroSD from SanDisk. It’ll be around $179 which is a great price if you are in need of that much space. Think of all the music, movies,and pictures you can store on this baby. It definitely is getting to be an amazing world for portable devices.

Credit: Mr. Mobile & Memory Suppliers

Image of full packaging after the break.
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