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Manufacturer: Panasonic
Part number: HDC-HS100 US
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Product Summary
Panasonic HDC-HS100
price range: $915.95
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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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Panasonic
- Part Number: HDC-HS100 US
General
- Product Type Camcorder - 1080i
- Enclosure Color Black
- Digital Zoom 700 x
- Effective Sensor Resolution 5.2 megapixels
- Total Pixels 5.6 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/6"
- Optical Sensor Type 3MOS
- Min Illumination 2 lux
- Digital Video Format AVCHD
- Image Stabilizer Optical (Advanced O.I.S.)
- Min Shutter Speed 1/25 sec
- Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec
- Shooting Modes Digital photo mode
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Cloudy, Indoor, Outdoor, Sunlight
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Fill-in mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Features Flash +/- compensation
- Widescreen Video Capture Yes
Main Features
- Camcorder Effective Still Resolution 0.52 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Face Detection Yes
- Still Image Format JPEG
- Remote Control Remote control - Infrared
- TV Tuner None
Memory / Storage
- Floppy Drive None
- Digital Storage Media Hard disk drive - Built-in - 60 GB
- Media Type Flash card, Hard disk drive
Camera Flash
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 3.3 ft - 8 ft
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 2.95 mm - 35.4 mm - F/1.8-2.8
- Focal Length 2.95 mm - 35.4 mm
- Lens Aperture F/1.8-2.8
- Optical Zoom 12 x
- Lens system type Zoom lens
- Lens Construction 9 group(s) / 12 element(s)
- Min focal length 2.95 mm
- Max focal length 35.4 mm
- Lens Manufacturer Leica
- Features LD glass, Aspherical lens
- Filter Size 37 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
Additional Features
- Low Lux / Night Mode Yes
- Digital Still Camera Function Yes
- Additional Features DPOF support, Direct print, Face detection, Built-in speaker, Histogram display, PictBridge support, USB 2.0 compatibility, Backlight compensation, Display brightness control, Dolby Digital 5.1 channel recording
- Remote control Remote control - Infrared
- Software Drivers & Utilities, Panasonic HD Writer 2.6
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type LCD
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.44 in
- Viewfinder Resolution 183,000 pixels
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7 in - Color
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Microphone Features Zoom
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
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Audio Input
- Audio input type Microphone
- Microphone type Built-in
- Microphone Operation Mode Surround
- Microphone Technology Electret condenser
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X 10.4, Apple Mac OS X 10.5
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included Component video cable, A/V cable, USB cable
Power
- Power Device Power adapter and battery charger - External
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )
Viewfinder / Display
- Display Form Factor Rotating
- Display Format 300,000 pixels
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
Physical Characteristics
- Width 2.9 in
- Depth 5.4 in
- Height 3 in
- Weight 14.8 oz
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Manufacturer info
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- Website: http://www.panasonic.com/
- Address: Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, Secaucus, NJ. 07094
- Phone: 800/662-3537
