Product Description

The Best-ever Panasonic Image Quality. The 3MOS System Colourfully Renders 2D and 3D Images.

The 3MOS System has 7.59 million effective motion image pixels (2.53 Megapixels x 3). This sensor separates the light received through the lens into the three primary colours -- red, green and blue, and processes each colour independently, to offer images with significantly better colour quality, detail and gradation than 1MOS sensor system.

1,080/50p recording (full-HD, 1,920 x 1,080, 50 progressive recording) at a 28-Mbps bit rate conveys about twice the information of 1,080i (interlace) recording to produce the ultimate in image quality, exceeding even conventional full-HD images. It minimizes afterimages and flickering caused by subject motion, and renders crisp, detailed images. Enjoy the superbly smooth images, intricate details and ultimate beauty of 1,080/50p recording (full-HD 1,920 x 1,080, 50 progressive recording).

HYBRID O.I.S. is an optical/electrical image stabilization system. Further to blurring by vertical/horizontal wrist movements, it detects subtle blurring by vertical/horizontal entire arm movement and corrects them using a lens in the optical system and a sensor in electrical system. In electrical image stabilization, utilizing an unused area of the sensor when zooming, suppresses image degradation. Powerful correction realizes beautiful images even when shooting on the move or zooming.

Users need only to attach the optional 3D Conversion Lens (VW-CLT1) to the camcorder to record 3D images in AVCHD format firsthand. Incorporating Panasonic's 3MOS technology, users can easily create their own 3D movies in extreme reality. The AVCHD format enables playback using a Panasonic’s VIERA TV and Blu-ray DiscTM player/recorder. * A TV that is capable of side-by-side method 3D playback, 3D Eyewear, and HDMI cable connection are required. ** Some VIERA 3DTV models may require a firmware update.

The model features 3.5-inch LCDs and new touch-operations to realize much smoother shooting and playback than in previous models. The new functions start with "Touch Zoom," which allows the single-handed slow zooming and stable zooming while recording. The new functions also include "Touch Shutter," which automatically focuses and takes a still picture when the user touches the subject on the screen.* The user can also change thumbnail pages by sliding a fingertip across the screen. * Cannot be used in motion image recording.

GENERAL

·         Power Supply (Battery / AC Adapter) DC7.2V / 9.3V

·         Power Consumption    Max. 7.4W (Recording) / Max. 10.9W (Charging)

·         Weight (w/o Battery)   approx. 455g

·         Dimension (W x H x D) 67 x 72x 146 [mm]

·         Media                         HDD (220GB), SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card

·         On-Screen Display Language English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Netherlandic, Turkish, Swedish

IMAGE SENSOR

·         Image Sensor 1/4.1-type MOS x 3

·         Total Pixels 9.15 Megapixels (3.05 Megapixels x 3)

Effective Pixels

·         Motion Image 7.59 Megapixels (2.53 Megapixels x 3)[16:9]

·         Still Image 7.89 Megapixels (2.63 Megapixels x 3 ) [3:2] / 7.59 Megapixels (2.53 Megapixels x 3) [16:9] / 6.96 Megapixels (2.32 Megapixels x 3 ) [4:3]

LENS SECTION

·         Lens Brand         Leica Dicomar Lens

·         F Value              F1.5(WIDE) / 2.8(TELE)

·         Optical Zoom      12x

·         Focal Length       3.45-41.4mm

·         35mm Film camera Equivalent 35.0-420mm (16:9) [Motion Image] / 35.7-428mm (3:2), 35.0-420mm (16:9), 38.8-466mm (4:3) [Still Image]

·         Filter Diameter    46mm

CAMERA SECTION

·         Standard Illumination 1400 lx

·         Minimum Illumination 1.6 lx (1/30 Low Light scene mode) / 1 lx (Colour Night View)

·         Image Stabilizer HYBRID O.I.S. [Optical Image Stabilizer]

·         Focus            Auto / Manual

·         White Balance Auto / Indoor1 / Indoor2 / Sunny / Cloudy / White set

Shutter Speed

·         Motion Image [50i / 50p] Auto Slow Shutter ON : 1/25-1/8000 / [50i / 50p] Auto Slow Shutter OFF : 1/50-1/8000 / [25P] Auto Slow Shutter ON : 1/25-1/8000 , video flash: 1/25-1/500 / [25P] Auto Slow Shutter OFF : 1/50-1/8000, video flash: 1/50-1/500

·         Still Image     1/2-1/2000, video flash: 1/2-1/500

·         Iris                Auto / Manual

Zoom

·         Intelligent Zoom OFF 12x

·         Intelligent Zoom 20x

·         Digital Zoom  30x / 700x (The maximum value of zoom magnification)

·         Backlight Compensation yes

MONITOR

·         EVF          yes

·         Monitor (LCD) 8.8cm (3.5") Wide LCD ( 460,800 dots)

STILL IMAGE SECTION

·         Recording Format JPEG

Recording Image Size

·         Still Picture       14.2 Megapixels (4608 x 3072), 8.6 Megapixels (3600 x 2400), 5.5 Megapixels (2880 x 1920) [3:2] / 13.3 Megapixels (4864x2736), 8.3 Megapixels (3840 x 2160), 5.3 Megapixels (3072 x 1728) [16:9] / 12.2 Megapixels (4032 x 3024), 7.7 Megapixels (3200 x 2400), 4.9 Megapixels (2560 x 1920), 0.3 Megapixels (640 x 480) [4:3]

·         Simultaneous Recording 13.3 Megapixels (4864 x 2736), 8.3 Megapixels (3840 x 2160) , 2.1 Megapixels (1920x1080) [16:9]

·         Creating still picture from motion picture 2.1 Megapixels (1920 x 1080) [16:9]

·         Flash                yes

·         DPOF              Max. 999 images

RECORDING SECTION

·         Signal System 1080 / 50p, 1080 / 50i

·         Recording Format 1080 / 50p : MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (original format) / HA / HG / HX / HE : MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (AVCHD standard compliant)

Recording / Playback MODE

·         Recording / Playback Mode 1080 / 50p (28Mbps / VBR) , (1920 x 1080) / HA (17Mbps / VBR) , (1920 x 1080) / HG (13Mbps / VBR) , (1920 x 1080) / HX (9Mbps / VBR) , (1920 x 1080) / HE (5Mbps / VBR) , (1920 x 1080)

·         Audio Recording System 1080 / 60p / HA / HG / HX / HE : Dolby Digital (5.1ch)

·         Microphone  5.1ch Surround, Zoom and Focus Microphone

·         Speaker        Dynamic type

·         Media Remaining Indication yes

INTERFACES

·         HDMI                               Yes (mini)

·         Microphones (stereo mini)  Yes

·         Headphone (stereo mini)    Yes

·         USB                                 2.0 Hi-Speed

·         AV multi                           Yes

OTHERS

·         Accessory Shoe                   Yes (Cold)

STANDARD ACCESSORIES

·         AC Adaptor                         yes

·         AC Cable                             yes

·         DC Cable                             yes

·         Rechargeable Battery Pack   min. 1250 mAh / Lithium-Ion

·         AV multi Cable                    yes

·         IR Remote                           yes

·         USB Cable                           yes

·         Included Software                HD Writer AE 3.0

·         Lens Hood                           yes

·         Stylus pen                            yes