Panasonic HDC-HS100
Manufacturer: Panasonic Part number: HDC-HS100 US
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Panasonic HDC-HS100 price range: $1,299.90
- Reviewed by: Lori Grunin
- Reviewed on: 04/09/2009
- Released on: 09/01/2008
The good: Full set of manual controls; EVF.
The bad: Middling video quality; some annoying design quirks.
The bottom line: Though it has a nice feature set for the price, the Panasonic HDC-HS100 doesn't deliver the quality of video you expect from an HD camcorder in its price segment.
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show Specifications
- Manufacturer: Panasonic
- Part number: HDC-HS100 US
- Description: Expressive, true-to-life images that convey deep emotion. Panasonic carefully crafted the HDC-HS100 so you wouldn't have to accept any compromise in the images you shoot. This remarkable HD camcorder lets you capture artistically beautiful images with superb detail and deep, vivid colors. It gives you the advanced creative control you need to capture images just the way you see them in your mind's eye. And it's super-easy to use, with instant automatic settings for capturing perfect shots in almost any situation. Artistic Beauty. Advanced Creativity. Automatic Control. With the new HDC-HS100 camcorder, Panasonic gives you a tool for making videos that you'll enjoy creating today and viewing for years to come.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Camcorder - 1080i
- Enclosure Color Black
- Digital Zoom 700 x
- Effective Photo Resolution 0.52 megapixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 5.2 megapixels
- Total Pixels 5.6 megapixels
- Camcorder Media Type Hard disk drive,
Flash card - Optical Sensor Size 1/6"
- Optical Sensor Type 3MOS
- Min Illumination 1 lux
- Analog video format NTSC
- Digital Video Format AVCHD
- Image Stabilizer Optical (Advanced O.I.S.)
- Min Shutter Speed 1/24 sec
- Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec
- Shooting modes Digital photo mode
- White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Cloudy,
Sunlight,
Outdoor,
Indoor - Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Image Recording Format JPEG
- Flash Modes Fill-in mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction - Features Flash +/- compensation
- Widescreen Video Capture Yes
- AV Interfaces HDMI,
Composite video/audio Lens System
- Type Leica 12 x x Zoom lens - 2.95 mm - 35.4 mm - F/1.8-2.8
- Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements
- Lens aperture F/1.8-2.8
- Features LD glass,
Aspherical lens - Optical Zoom 12 x
- Lens system type Zoom lens
- Min focal length 2.95 mm
- Max focal length 35.4 mm
- Filter Size 37 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual,
Automatic - Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
Additional Features
- Low Lux / Night Mode Yes
- Additional Features Display brightness control,
DPOF support,
Built-in speaker,
Backlight compensation,
Histogram display,
PictBridge support,
USB 2.0 compatibility,
Dolby Digital 5.1 channel recording,
Direct print - Remote control Remote control - Infrared
- Software Drivers & Utilities
- Included Accessories Component video cable,
IR remote control,
USB cable,
Power adapter with battery charger,
Audio / video cable Camera Flash
- Effective Flash Range 3.3 ft - 8 ft
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type LCD
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.44 in
- Viewfinder Resolution 183,000 pixels
Display
- Type 2.7 in LCD display
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output,
1 x USB,
1 x HDMI output,
1 x Headphones,
1 x Microphone,
1 x Component video output Microphone
- Microphone Features Zoom
Memory / Storage
- Media type Hard disk drive ,
Flash card - Memory Card Slot SD card
- Internal Storage 60 GB Hard disk drive
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows XP,
MS Windows 2000,
Apple Mac OS X 10.4,
Apple Mac OS X 10.5,
MS Windows Vista - Peripheral Devices USB port,
CD-ROM drive Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )
Audio Input
- Audio input type Microphone
- Microphone type Built-in
- Microphone Operation Mode Surround
- Microphone technology Electret condenser
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
Viewfinder / Display
- Display Features Rotating
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
Physical Characteristics
- Width 2.9 in
- Depth 5.4 in
- Height 3 in
- Weight 14.8 oz
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