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Use the ring to adjust the aperture to regulate the amount of light let in. In
dim lighting use a lower aperture setting (which corresponds to a larger
aperture opening), and in bright lighting use a higher setting.
3MOS Sensor
Advanced O.I.S.
(Optical Image Stabilizer)
New Leica Dicomar Lens
Expressive performance with detailed images and lifelike coloring.
A correction area 3x larger than before – crisp, sharp images.
A powerful new lens for even finer image rendering.
The SD100 and HS100 also introduce a new high-performance
Leica lens in which both resolution and contrast have been
improved by refinements to our low-dispersion lens and
aspherical lens. The lens is highly refractive too, making it possible to pack a
powerful 12x zoom into a compact body. A multi-coating process applied to all lens
surfaces helps suppress ghosts and flaring, so you get sharp, crisp images even in
strong outdoor lighting. The superb rendering ability of this advanced camcorder
lens makes it ideal for capturing expressive full-HD images.
*Leica is a registered
trademark of Leica Microsystem IR GmbH, and Dicomar is a registered trademark of Leica Camera AG.
Both the SD100 and HS100 feature Panasonic's new
3MOS sensor. With about 2* times the light-receiving
area of a CCD sensor, this high-sensitivity, high-
precision imaging element captures vibrant, faithful
color and provides an outstanding performance in low lighting. The
3MOS system uses separate MOS sensors to capture the red, green and
blue light components, so no
light is wasted. You capture
rich, expressive video with
vivid colors and super-fine
details that make your images
come alive.
*Compared with previous
Panasonic CCD sensors.
Panasonic's advanced O.I.S. suppresses the effects of
hand-shake as you shoot. This extraordinary system
uses gyrosensors to detect even tiny amounts of hand-
shake, then shifts a lens and adjusts the optical axis to
compensate – all at an astounding 4,000 times per second. Because
the system is optical, there's no loss
of image quality. You get all the beauty
and none of the blurring. The SD100 and
HS100 take Panasonic's advanced O.I.S. a
step further, with a correction area that's
about 3 times as large as in previous
models. With this enhanced correction
capability, even zoomed images are
incredibly clear, sharp and beautiful.
The manual ring gives
y o u e a s y , f i n g e r t i p
control over the focus,
zoom and exposure settings. You'll find using
the ring a much more intuitive, comfortable,
user-friendly process than accessing a menu screen. With the manual
ring and manual operation, the SD100 and HS100 are a pleasure to use
and give you the freedom to craft unusually expressive images.
There's a mic input terminal on the front of the camcorder and a
headphone jack* on the side. Plug in an external mic or headphones (both
optional) if desired.
*The headphone jack also serves as an AV output terminal. To use it as
such, you must switch its function using the menu screen.
O.I.S. Lens
The lens moves up/down or left/
right and bends the incoming light
to correct handshake.
White Balance
Select from Auto, Indoor, Outdoor
and White Set according to the
location, weather or type of lighting. You'll always get the best possible
coloring even if the light source changes.
Shutter Speed
T h e s h u t te r s p e e d ca n b e
adjusted from 1/24 to 1/8,000 of
a second. Use a high shutter speed when shooting sports events or fast-
moving subjects, and you can get clear, sharp, incredible action shots.
Shooting at a high shutter speed also makes it possible to later produce
crisp, sharp still photos from the moving images you've captured.
Focus
Just rotate the ring to focus. You
can focus on the exact point you
want, even if it's not in the center of the frame. You can also change the focus
as you shoot, to get the kind of creative shots you sometimes see in movies.
Image washed-out due to bright lighting.
With multi-coated lenses, images are clear and
there's no color bleeding.
Both the dancing girl and the background are crisp and razor-sharp. Even on a big screen,
the images are virtually blur-free.
Clear!
Advanced
O.I.S.
ON
50" Display (Advanced O.I.S. OFF)
Mic Input
Headphone Jack
Blurry!
Capture expressive images with rich, vivid colors.
Capture expressive images with rich, vivid colors.
Capture expressive images with rich, vivid colors.
3MOS Sensor
Optical Axis
Dichroic
Mirrors
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Craft images with intuitive ease.
Accessorize your camcorder system.
A precise way to check the lighting.
Manual Ring
Mic Input and Headphone Jack
On-Screen Assist
Zoom
Just rotate the ring to zoom in and out. You have full control of the zooming
speed and can zoom in or out to the precise degree you want.
Zebra Pattern
A "zebra pattern" is displayed in areas of the
frame where the lighting is excessive and the
image is over-exposed.
Histogram
The histogram displays in graph form the
exposure and contrast conditions over the
entire frame. This lets you determine fine
gradation details that are difficult to tell by
just looking at the screen.
Brightness Level
The light level is metered at the center of the
frame and displayed as a percentage (%).
This serves as a guide when you're shooting
a subject that's backlit, or when you want to
keep the light level the same even though the
lighting conditions change.
Manual controls – the freedom to go beyond the ordinary.
Manual controls – the freedom to go beyond the ordinary.
Manual controls – the freedom to go beyond the ordinary.
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