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Panasonic HDC-SDT750, High Definition 3D Camcorder

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I bought this Panasonic 3-D camcorder based on the fabulous features it shows in the description.
Zoom 12X with 18X capability and High Definition full 1080P.
It has many features usually found on Professional models but when you connect the supplied 3-D attachment the buck stops here, or should I say the value.
When shooting 3-D you do not have HD-1080P. In fact, your shooting in 3:2 instead of 16:9 which means the High Definition quality is gone and you have a black border surrounding the screen.
There's no Zoom.
The Fuji W3 may only be 720P but at least if has a 5X optical zoom and plays in 16:9 format.
The Fuji W1 and W3 both shoot 16:9 3-D still photos.
Even the cheaply made Aiptek 3-D camera takes photos and Video in 16:9 format and it's only $200.00 but the quality is really bad.
As for the Panasonic. it does not shoot still photos at all in any format with the 3-D attachment.
I am lost for words on how Amazon and especially PANASONIC avoids any mention of these facts.

They certainly lead the consumer to believe the fabulous features of the camcorder are available while shooting both 2-D and 3-D.
There should be a big warning: THE FEATURES OF THE HDC-SDT750K CAMCORDER SHOWN IN THIS DESCRIPTION DO NOT FUNCTION WHEN SHOOTING 3-D.
Also, Panasonic should not claim that the consumer will be able to shoot 3-D video just like Hollywood with this statement:
POWERFUL TRUE TO LIFE 3-D VIDEO JUST LIKE HOLLYWOOD MOVIES.
This is false because the depth of the 3-D does not come even close to reality of a really devoted 3-D camera such as their professional model or the old Toshiba.
Panasonic makes a great professional 3-D camcorder priced at $21,000.00 and they could make a consumer model for much less by merely making a 3-D camcorder specifically designed for 3-D only.
My old Toshiba 3-D camcorder works great because it's devoted to shooting only 3-D and the lenses are farther apart so it has the proper depth of field.
It's too bad Toshiba was ahead of it's time with limited resolution of standard VHS tape.
I will say when shooting close ups the Panasonic does a great job with 3-D but beyond 20 to 30 feet the 3-D is more like 2-D.
One other positive feature is that after you put your 3-D video on a disc it will play directly on your 3-D TV just like a Bluray 3-D movie, but only in 1080i 3:2.
When will Sony come out with a real consumer 3-D camcorder like Toshiba did 20 years ago?
What are you waiting for SONY.
UPDATE 11/25/10
If you own any laptop or computer with NVIDIA 3-D you will not want this Panasonic 3-D camcorder because it is not compatible with NVIDIA 3-D.
The best 3-D camera you want is the AIPTEK 3-D camera priced on Amazon at only $189.00.
It's a cheaply made camera and the quality is not as good as Panasonic but Aiptek includes NVIDIA 3-D in their softwear. (PLease read my review on the Aiptek 3-D camera)
It's really an insult for Panasonic to allow this cheaply made Aiptek from China to be ahead of one of the biggest consumer electronic company in Japan and the world.
Please read my important update below dated 9/4/11

IMPORTANT UPDATE 5/15/11

I finally got the new Sony HDR-TD10 3-D camcorder I've been waiting for so long (Priced at $1,498.00) and what a disapointment.
It will not allow 3-D copying to disc like this Panasonic.
The Sony direct DVD copier does not recognize the SD memory card from Sony's new 3-D camcorder but the Sony direct DVD copier does recognize and copy the SD card from this Panasonic camcorder and makes an instant 3-D AVCHD copy ready for immediate viewing on any 3-D TV with a Bluray 3-D player, just like a Bluray 3-D movie. Sony does not allow any copying in 3-D, you cannot view 3-D in a computer designed for 3-D viewing such as the Toshiba laptop with Nvidia 3-D or any of the Acer 3-D laptops.
In fact, the only way you can watch 3-D with the new Sony is to watch your 3-D video directly from the camcorder with the HDMI connection.
You can transfer your 3-D video to an external hard drive but then must return the 3-D video to the camcorder in order to watch it in 3-D.
Sony praises the fact that when you shoot 3-D video you're able to watch what you shoot later in HD 2-D and so when you do transfer your 3-D videos to a computer you can watch it in 2-D. BIG Deal!
If I want a High difinition 2-D camcorder I can get one for a lot less then $1,498.00, even a model made by Sony.
Sony does have nice 3-D quality with a little more depth but I'm sending mine back for a refund because of the lack of other features.
I hate to say it 3-D enthusisits but I now appreciate this Panasonic more then ever because it is the only 3-D camcorder which allows your 3-D videos to be copied and viewed on a Bluray 3-D player.
Perhaps Panasonic's claim that it's just like Hollywood 3-D movies isn't completely false after all as I previously stated in this review.
By the way, the new JVC 3-D camcorder is the same as the Sony. It will not allow any 3-D videos to be copies to a disc and the only way you can watch the 3-D video you shoot is with the camcorder connected to the TV with the HDMI connection.
I read this in a review posted at B & H. so I'll save my money for some one to do it right!

SPECIAL UPDATE JUNE 2011

I was curious about a cheap CODY 7 inch portable 2-D to 3-D DVD player actually manufactured by V-ZON model TF3DVD7019 so I decided to check it out for $118.00 here on Amazon.
I was expected to be disappointed and I was at first because it would not play any 3-D from the Fuji W1, Fuji W3 or of course any of the AVCHD DVD's from this Panasonic 3-D camcorder but was I surprised when I played a copy of a regular 3-D DVD made from this Panasonic 3-D camcorder that was not AVCHD.
It plays pretty good in 3-D.
There's a little ghosting now & then and there's no 3-D adjustments but it works!
I made the regular type of DVD without AVCHD by connecting the audio/video cable supplied with my Panasonic 3-D camcorder directly to the input of my DVD recorder.
If you attempt to make a copy with the Panasonic softwear you will only get 2-D if you choose to make a regular DVD copy. Only AVCHD copies are in 3-D.
I did notice slight pausing every few seconds when playing the DVD on the Cody player so more testing will have to be done but it's atill a way to view your 3-D videos when you're away from home.
Don't expect HD quality and keep in mind you must be directly in front of the Cody 7 inch screen in order to view 3-D properly.
I am not a big fan of CODY or V-ZON products as they usually bite the dust after the warranty is expired but I'll take a chance on this product because it's the only way to watch my Panasonic 3-D videos without a 3-D TV.

IMPORTANT UPDATE 9/4/11
You will be happy to know that the latest version of Stereoscopic player available from 3dtv.at features ways to view 3-D files from this camcorder and new Sony 3-D camcorders.
I have a Toshiba 3-D laptop and the Stereoscopic viewer has various options for viewing Side By Side 3-D including Nvidia 3-D which is installed in my Toshiba so for the first time I am now able to watch 3-D from this Panasonic camcorder on my computer.
Please see my other reviews.

Basics: The camera is a SMALL (good or bad depending on your needs) unit that takes very nice HD video and has some cute & trendy features such as face recognition etc.
It records to an SD card. It has HDMI output. It works. It takes nice stills. Not bad.

But the main reason to own this camera is that when you attach the front lens unit it engages the camera both structurally AND functionally. Functionally it shuts down EVERYTHING that isn't straight forward 3D. So don't worry about how to use facial recognition in 3D, you can't. But that's OK. Or is it?

I happen to know a whole bunch about 3D and especially 3D video as I have been doing it for over 20 years. That's right, and it matters. I'll explain as I go.

This camera is both a breath of fresh air and a cold shower.

To do real 3D you need two cameras - each one assigned to one eye - a right and a left - properties of living human beings. The mechanism is thus subserviant to how human beings observe and react and perceive.

So to understand the problems imagine your subject - a nice red car - parked dead center on a very large lazy susan that extends many yards beyond the subject. On the far side of the lazy susan we have a microphone stand. near us on the near side of the lazy susan is a vertical coat rack. Both of these non car objects are there just to enhance the 3D experience.

What do we see? If we are looking at the car (the director's intention), then if we are really there where the camera would be, we see the car. Duh. But we don't really see the other two objects so well, they are blurry as they are out of OUR eyes focal lengths for looking at the car. Hollywood movie makers do this with normal movie making to bring the eye naturally to the point of the DIRECTOR'S interest.

Key concept : SHARED INTEREST You must share the interest of the director. Out of focus works well. That's how we see anyway. .. until we decide to check out the other stuff.

While looking at the car - if we close one eye then swap to the other eye, the car does NOT move. Both images are nearly as one, just subtly altered by the angle, but not displacing as you blink R L R L...

The two objects jump right and left or left and right, what's far goes one way, what's near goes the other. THINGS NOT IN SHARED INTEREST JUMP SIDEWAYS, one way for far the other way for near. It is as if you turn that lazy susan a bit one way then back the other way. What is at center does not move much but the far & near objects go in opposite directions as you oscillate the platform.

Now, as seen in 3D video, if somebody does something really bizzarre with that far microphone and you want to check it out - in life your eyes NOW converge on that far location and the car becomes a jumpy object. But if the director's interest remains on the car - then your desire to check out that far thing has your eyeballs going nuts. YOUR point of interest won't stop jumping left and right as if you can't converge. You are relying on the convergence of the video system which is not attuned to your new curiosity.

Guess what? This camera does NOT converge. Cold shower time. But the breath of fresh air: to converge really I had to use two cameras that were mounted to control them to converge and which put out a dual video monitoring stream - one each with a video marker at dead center and mixed with a video mixer to overlay the two views and keep the two cursors superimposed on the intended object of interest. Both f-stops had to adjust depth of field in unison. Do you know how much junk you need to do that? How heavy all that stuff is?

So they compromised - they even tell you this as a big HINT as to how to get nice 3D (withn this unit). Have your subject at 4 to 5 feet away. PERIOD. The camera has an amazingly sharp super depth of field which can make you really sick if you are shooting one thing and somebody far away is doing something distracting. There is no getting near and far out of focus. Everything is in focus. That can make you sick as your eye will wander through all the tid bits but only that fixed spot 4 feet away does not jiggle. The facial recognition, which COULD HAVE been used to focus and converge is not used at all. The lenses are what they are. One fixed point of interest. If you want to be interesting then you have to be at that point of convergence.


So after the birthday party at the gymnasium with kids having a ball on parallel bars, jumping into the pit, skinning the cat, walking the bar .. all in 3D.. how did the begoggled grandparents react that night?

WHOA! THAT'S GREAT! It was a hit. No doubt about it.

Panasonic made compromises, but they enabled the process, with constraints, at a price real people can afford. I can't imagine what the pro 3D camera will cost (which handles all the stuff above). Just don't tell me.

After attaching the 3D lens you lose the function to zoom, take photos. The video quality is not good in 3D.
I bought this Cam only for it's 3D capability, and i am very disappointed.
But I have to mention that as a 2D Cam you have every thing a super quality and features.

This is my fourth camcorder (2 Sony's and 2 Panasonics) and first HD. It is equal to or exceeds my expectations for the picture quality. The audio, from the embedded microphone, is pretty good too. I can't say I'm crazy about having to access so many settings via the touchscreen, but it works. Other reviews have covered the camera adequately, so let me talk a minute about the "deal".

This is virtualy the same camera as the Panasonic TM700, except 1) it has no internal RAM (32GB, worth about $50); 2) it includes the 3D lens and firmware (the MSRP for just the lens is $500); and it supposedly has slightly better image stabilization. The TM700 lists for $1300 and is selling for around $900-1100. The SDT750 lists for $1400 and is selling for $700-800. It looks like the 3D version isn't selling too well (not too many folks have 3D TVs to display it on). So buy the SDT750 even if you don't need/want 3D and get the equivalent of the TM700 at a huge discount. The newer Panasonic camcorders that support 3D don't include the lens, so I'm going to try to sell mine for a couple of hundred dollars, further lessening the real cost.

Looks like Panasonic did it again. I'm a big fan of the older 24p cameras, and was reluctant to move to HD for fear of that digital look. I have to say, I'm growing to love 60p... it is the most cinematic HD I've seen yet (the 3 35mm chips certainly help). The 3D is simple enough to set up and use, though most all of the in-camera playback options were obviously designed for matching Panasonic TVs (for 3D and 60p alike). If you want to see 3D on non-3D systems, you'll need to do some manual work in Vegas or Boris yourself to achieve the red-cyan effect from the side-by-side files the camera generates. Overall, it is an amazing little camera with fantastic picture quality for the money. I doubt anything for under $3500 can really touch it. The scene modes (unlike in many cameras) really DO help make the image more vivid in each lighting situation, and the still photos it takes are surprisingly nice (again unlike the typical video camera), even when you pull stills from motion video files (which it does with the touch of a button). Overall, it feels like a quality, precision instrument in your hands - and not like a prosumer camcorder. Twist the focus ring or the LCD screen and you'll see what I mean. Panasonicy delivered a great camera at a very modest cost, and aside from the lack of memory you can't really tell where they've cut the corners.

First, this is a decent camcorder for the standard 2D features. Don't waste your money for the 3D attachment. It's totally not worth it and better ones will come along.

The reason for so many positive reviews is directly due to price of $749.00 (50% off) when compared to similar camcorders with 2D features that go for a couple of hundred dollars more. This camcorder was offered at $749.00 over the past year and has recently spiked up to $1169.99 as of this review. It appears the sellers are using the reviews to justify the dramatic price increase.

Bottom line - This camcorder is worth $749. However, it is not close to being worth $1170. Unless the price is dropped to where it belongs, save your money and skip this one.

I'm a professional videographer and I was looking into buying the Panasonic TM900 or TM700 because of its great low light and 1080/60p abilities that are very uncommon at the moment in the camcorder world. Then after researching those cameras I came across a review of the SDT750 and it turns out its almost exactly the same camera as the TM700, the only difference is that it has a slightly better powered stabilization system and it it comes with the 3D adapter. However it also lacks the 16gb of internal memory so you have to buy that separate, but for the difference in price between the 700 and the 750, the 750 is way more value for your dollar. I'm 100% satisfied with this purchase. For those who are looking to do some extensive editing look into Adobe Premiere or Sony Vegas, because right now those are the only two editors that support the 1080/60p format from this camera.

Since the introduction of home 3D HDTV, the missing link to its success is the ability for moms and dads to shoot and view the kiddies in 3D.

Panasonic hits the bullseye with the introduction of the HDC-SDT750. The 750 camcorder is built upon a very capable 2D unit with an excellent features including 3MOS sensors, full HD 1920×1080 resolutions and a choice of 4 record rates: 5Mpbs (HE Mode), 9Mpbs (HX mode), 13Mpbs (HG mode) 17Mpbs (HA mode). In addition, Panasonic uses legendary Leica optics in its 12x zoom f 1.5- 41.4mm Dicomar lens. Other features include time-lapse recording, Full HD 1920×1080 60 Progressive recording for clearer fast motion shooting, 18x Intelligent Zoom which helps you keep a clear picture even at extreme zoom rates, 5 condenser microphones housed in the top of the camera to record 5.1 channel audio, 14.2 mega-pixel still pictures, facial and smile recognition, O.I.S. - Optical Image Stabilization to maximize blur detection, 3" touch screen LCD and host of other goodies that make this camera shine as a 2D camera. A full list of the tech specs are listed at the bottom of this article.
Alas, when you put on the supplied 3D lens converter, you do lose most of those extra features.

You lose the following features 3D Mode:
Zoom in/out function
HYBRID O.I.S.
Intelligent auto mode
AF/AE Tracking
1080/60p recording (replaced with 1080/60i)
Still Picture recording (Still Picture Recording Mode, and still picture recording in motion picture recording mode)
Manual Operations (focus, shutter speed, iris)
Ext. Display control
Quick Power On
Quick Start
Intelligent Contrast Control
Smile Detection Shutter
Soft skin mode (softens skin appearance)
Tele macro
Guideline (used for picture placement)
Color night record
Scene Mode
Zoom Mode
Digital Cinema
Face Recognition
Name Display
Face Framing
Digital Cinema Color
Zoom Microphone
Picture Adjust
Luminace
Histogram
Picture Size
Quality
MF assist function

That may seem like a lot to lose, but what you are left with is pretty impressive on its own merits. You get a 58mm F3.2 fixed lens 3D camera that is easy to use and makes really good 3D. You won't get jump off the screen 3D, leave that for Mr. Cameron and professional six figure custom Pace cameras. This 3D is immersive. You feel like you are there. Its natural well suited for parents to record little Billy and Suzy at the birthday party or ball field.


A Day at the Park
We took the camera outdoors for a field test, with a visit to the local park with my two kids, Elizabeth and William using the Panasonic HDC-SDT750 and my Nikon model D5000 to record the process capturing the kids riding their bikes, feeding the fish in the pond, playing on the swings, jungle gyms and slides. We used a combination of handheld and tripod shots. There are a set of initial adjustments that must be made when you start the camera. Fortunately there is an easy to follow step by step on screen guide that takes you through the process. After that is done, just point and shoot. Stated minimum shooting distance is 1.2 meters or approximately 4 feet. We fudged this in several shots and still was able to keep focus and get acceptable 3D. Playback on the camera is only in 2D. If you have a Panasonic V20 or V25 series Full HD 3D HDTV then you can connect the mini-HDMI cable and watch 3D from the camera.


When we returned home Roxio Creator 2011 was put to work for the next part of the test. Roxio Creator 2011 has the unique ability to edit 3D videos and burn them to DVD, Blu-ray or output them to upload to YouTube Facebook or anywhere else that you want to post your videos online. You have the option of checking your video by watching it in 3D in a variety of formats. Choose from Red/Cyan Anaglyph if have any 2D display or if you have a 3D compatible display or if you do, pick Polarized LCD (like the Zalman 3D LCD Monitor) or DLP Projector (like the Acer X1261 DLP Projector with NVidia Active Shutter Glasses). We will be doing a story about how to use the Roxio Creator 2011 Videowave software soon so I won't go into detail on the edit in this story.
We rounded out the video by adding a music track from SmartSound. SmartSound offers a royalty free collection of music that you can easily tailor to your video project. Sonicfire Pro is included with Roxio Creator Pro 2011 or available for purchase separately here.
The evaluation of the shoot.
The camera is very lightweight and fits in your hand easily. The 3D lens does make it a little longer than you might be used to but it doesn't cause any issues for shooting. I do wish that the zoom would work, but that is one of the sacrifices to get 3D, for now. The focus is crisp and the LCD is a good size and makes is very viewable. The snap out viewfinder is a little small for my liking and the image quality of the tiny LCD is very poor. But it does not affect the recorded video quality.
Summation
Overall I give the Panasonic HDC-SDT750 a solid 8 out of 10. You can't get the negative parallax needed to have the images jump off the screen due to the fixed lens but the 12.4mm stereo base gives you a very pleasant easy on the eyes 3D video.
The image is recorded and played back in the 3D standard side by side. You do lose some resolution in order to record side by side 3D since the image is split in half by the 3D lens converter. What essentially happens is that you are recording two images on one 1920×1080 image. The math is a little fuzzy here. Panasonic states that it is 960×1080, but there is a black border added to the image to help mask the overlay process of the two images. There is also a black border down the middle of the side by side image. When you view the 3D you will not see any of this. What you will see a 1920×1080 3D image.
The camera uses SD, SDHC or the new SDXC cards which has a storage capacity of up to 2TB. The images are recorded in AVCHD which is an MPEG 4 AVC/H.264 format. The H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video offers excellent compression with crystal clear playback quality.
My recommendation, at the suggested list price of $1399.95 this is a real value for the money. You not only get a great 3D camera but a fantastic 2D consumer camera.

The HDC-SDT750 is easily the best value for a current 3MOS 3D-capable video camera. I bought a Panasonic 4 GB Class 10 SDHC Card, which holds around an hour of AVCHD compressed footage and the 750's battery easily supports recording the full card with typical use. If I ever need more, storage cards come larger and higher charge batteries are available if I need more juice. I can run the camera off the included AC plug all day if I have lengthy shots indoors.

When compared with the later models' capabilities, the cameras are identical in core performance minus a slight improvement (addition 2x coverage) in intelligent zoom and minor Apple iMovie conveniences. The 750 beats all of them on value when considering price and included accessories, but do check detailed information whether features on later models may benefit yourself. The HS900K is the successor to compare with the 750, as the SD800K, although equal in picture quality, lacks physical features such as the manual [focus] ring, Electronic View Finder and 5.1 surround mic. The two digit models like the TM90K are much more affordable, yet utilize only a single MOS which may not capture as vivid an image as 3MOS class cameras, especially in evening dusk or low indoor lighting.

Initially, I would bring my little Lumix DMC-TZ50 along for still images, in consideration of conserving the 750's battery and SDHC card's space for video, but this video camera takes such nice pictures. Still photo features are powerful enough to compete.

I'm completely happy with the image quality. The 3 MOS chips capture light and reproduce color beautifully. The many iA (intelligent Auto) presets do a great job in most situations, while the creatively expansive capabilities of the essential manual controls excel in those situations where the iA system may not be as effective. Recording modes include 1080/60p@28Mbps, HA@17Mbps, HG@13Mbps, HX@9Mbps and HE@5Mbps so one can budget video quality with available storage space.

One outstanding feature for this camera is that up to six faces can be stored and prioritized for the face recognition system, which when activate, can in order of priority, focus on the individuals when found, even within a group. If labeled, those individuals can later be chosen for selective playback by their names. "Smile Shots" is an additional optional feature setting which allows the capture of a separate still during recording when the camera's detection system notices a smile.

There's an enhancing manual O.I.S. lock which further enhances the already incredible Optical Image Stabilization. Also, I am pleased to see that when the zoom settings are at optical (12x) only mode, time lapse recording options are made available; it's just too bad they're constrained to 1 second, 10 second, 30 second, 1 minute and 2 minute intervals. I supposed one could edit out any desired frame rate from full motion progressive scan, but the five presets feel like a tease.

There's a bit of tedium in the menu system. My biggest gripe being when I push the delete button and go to delete a selected image, it gives me the instructional message every time I do it to pick the on-screen "Delete" button to complete the task after I've selected the image. Once I've done it, I know how to do it, not to mention that the operation is intuitive even without the hint - a "never show this again" would be nice here. This isn't a problem with deleting "all." The mass-deletion quirk is when it says "everything on the card will be deleted," what it really means is "everything in the currently chosen playback mode category (Picture, AVCHD or 1080/60p) tab will be deleted" and you have to go into the other respective tabs to delete all of those types of files.

Big advantages with the 750 are that both the 3D lens and an off-camera battery charger, unlike with the 900, are included in the package. Also I like the functional buttons on the 750's LCD. When you factor in the 3D capabilities of these latest Panasonic video cameras, it adds one more reason to favor the 750, having had its initial price cut so drastically and being the only one which includes the otherwise optional 3D lens. It's nice to take advantage of these features on a camera which showcases them in their maximum potential quality at such a low price. I don't currently own a 3D HDTV, but I have archived scenes in 3D to enjoy later. It's not my primary form of recording, but I do value its uniqueness. If I never get a 3D set I can still view the 3D scenes, as I already have, in 2D.

When it comes to choosing a video camera, I lean toward getting the highest quality image available. Time does not turn back to let us recapture life's moments. This made me determined to select a 3MOS camera, my final decisions came from price and convenience features, and the 750 is such a great bargain.

Hypothetically, the worst regrets one can have with any camera are wishing those captured memories would have been preserved just a bit truer to life, more detailed...perhaps even with depth. The 750 is an affordable way to minimize those concerns as much as one can without buying a commercial camera. It's great and I love it. I even went one step further and bought a decent external microphone, because when those past events sound as full as the day they happened, it's icing on the cake!

The HDC-SDT750 is an extraordinary camcorder for capturing regular 2D content, but its 3D features are definitely limited. Performance-wise, we were definitely impressed with how well the camcorder recorded footage in 3D, but we were consistently disappointed by the lack of manual controls in 3D mode. You cannot use zoom, manual focus, manual shutter speed, or manual aperture while the 3D conversion lens is attached.

We also wonder how many people will really be able to take full advantage of the HDC-SDT750's 3D features. For starters, you'll need a 3D HDTV so you can view your recorded content. You'll also need time and patience because shooting 3D video with the HDC-SDT750 isn't nearly as simple as picking up the camcorder to shoot regular 2D video. 3D content shot with the SDT750 can look very good and effective, but we found the camcorder worked best when it was kept perfectly still or mounted to a tripod (you also need plenty of light to get top-notch 3D images).

For recording 2D video, the HDC-SDT750 is one of the best camcorder's we've ever seen. Of course, the model really isn't any different than its predecessor, the Panasonic HDC-TM700. If you have no desire to record 3D video, by all means you should seek the TM700 instead of the SDT750. We say this for one reason--price. The HDC-TM700 can be found for anywhere between $400 - $700 less than the HDC-SDT750, and it is basically the same exact camcorder except it cannot shoot in 3D. An added bonus of the HDC-TM700 is the fact that it comes with 32GB of internal flash memory, while the HDC-SDT750 only records to memory cards.

We're a bit disappointed that Panasonic hasn't released the 3D conversion lens (modelname VW-CLT1) on its own. It is clear that Panasonic is trying to cash in on the novelty of 3D recording by jacking up the price of the HDC-SDT750 well beyond the cost of the HDC-TM700. So, if you are considering the HDC-SDT750 you really have to think about how much 3D recording is worth. If it isn't something you desperately want or seriously need, then you should save yourself oodles of cash and purchase the HDC-TM700 instead.