Import Panasonic HDC-SD 90 files to Final Cut Express

November 1, 2011 7:48 am / Posted by Jack Fisher to Camcorder Tips
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Import Panasonic HDC-SD 90 files to Final Cut Express

Part one: Panasonic HDC-SD 90 review.

Panasonic HDC-SD 90 Full HD camcorder is a very good, compact camcorder with rock-steady image stabilisation and is for anyone who wants to easily enjoy HD image quality, offering unparalleled features and design.

Key features:
1,080/50p Recording (Full-HD 1,920 x 1,080, 50 Progressive Recording).
Superb picture with 28mm* Wide-Angle & Intelligent 40x Zoom Shooting.
High Performance Intelligent Resolution technology and Crystal Engine PRO.
New HYBRID O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer).
Shooting in 3D, with a 3D Conversion Lens.
Intelligent Auto (iA) for easy video recording.

Mac Version

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Windows Version

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Part two: Compare to other digital camcorders.

	HDC-SD60/TM55	HDC-TM40/SD40	HDC-TM80/SD80	HDC-HS80	HDC-TM90/SD90
Sensor	3-megapixel	1.2-megapixel	1.3-megapixe	1.3-megapixel	2.6-megapixel
Sensor	1/4.1 inch	1/5.8 inch	1/5.8 inch	1/4.1 inch	1/4.1 inch
Lens	25x f1.8-3.3 35.7 - 893mm (16:9)	16.8x f1.8-2.6 42.9 - 721mm (16:9)	34x f1.8-4 33.7-1240mm (16:9)	12x f1.5-2.8 35 - 420mm (16:9)	21x f1.8-3.5 28-729mm (16:9)
LCD	2.7in	2.7in	2.7in	2.7in	3.0in
Dimension (W x H x D)	51.5 x 65.5 x 112.0	51.5 x 57.5 x 108.5	51.5 x 59 x 109	60 x 64 x 109	50.5 x 63.0 x 118.5
Zoom	25x	Optical 16.8x	34x	34x	21x
Primary media	SD/8GB flash; SDXC	16GB/0GB flash; SDXC	16GB/0GB flash; SDXC	120GB hard disk; SDXC	16GB/0GB flash; SDXC
HD recording	AVCHD: 1080/60i	AVCHD: 1080/60i	AVCHD: 1080/60i	AVCHD: 1080/60i	AVCHD: nonstandard 1080/60p 28Mbps; 1080/60i
Battery	min. 1790 mAh / Lithium-Ion	1790 mAh Lithium-Ion	min. 1790 mAh / Lithium-Ion	min. 1790 mAh / Lithium-Ion	min. 1790 mAh / Lithium-Ion
Focal Length	3.02 - 75.5 mm	2.9 - 48.7 mm	2.38 - 81.0 mm	2.38 - 81.0 mm	2.82-59.2 mm
Accessory shoe	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Operating weight (pounds)	10.5	7.4 (est)	8.2 (est)	10.8 (est)	10.1 (est)
Price	About $500	About $400	About $500	About $600	About $600

Part three: Import Panasonic HDC-SD 90 files to Final Cut Express.

Panasonic's HDC-SD90 records Full HD AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50p video to SDHC and SDXC cards. Panasonic HDC-SD 90 to FCE converter supports convert AVCHD files from HDC-SD90 to MOV, DV, MPEG-2, MP4, M4V etc, then import converted HDC-SD90 AVCHD files to Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro, iMovie etc on Mac.

Part four: Steps for Import HDC-SD 90 movie to FCE.

Convert SD 90 video to MOV etc.

sd90 avchd to mov fce

Import files

Import HDC-SD 90 AVCHD movie as MOV to FCE Converter and then set output format as Final Cut Express.

Import Panasonic HDC-SD 90 files to Final Cut Express