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Panasonic HDC-SX5 SDHC/DVD High Definition Camcorder


High Definition Camcorder 1920x1080 3CCD for highest picture quality AVCHD recording Records to both SD Card and DVD Recommended Price Ł699.99 New Low Price Ł579.99 You save Ł120.00!		In Stock

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Features

Specifications

Power source	DC 7.2 / 9.3V
Power consumption	10.2 W
Signal system	HD: 1080 lines, 50 fields STD: 625 lines, 50 fields
Weight (w/o Battery)	540g
Dimensions (W x H x D)	83.5 x 93.5 x 151.5 mm
Image sensor	1/6-inch CCD image sensor, Total pixels: 560 k x 3, Effective pixels Motion Picture: 520 k x 3 (16:9), Still Picture: 520 k x 3 (16:9)
Lens	Auto iris, 10x power zoom, F 1.8 to 2.8 (f = 3.0 to 30.0mm), 35mm equivalent, Motion picture: 42.9 to 429 mm (16:9), Still picture: 42.9 to 429mm (16:9)
Filter diameter	37 mm
Zoom	10x optical zoom, 25/700x digital zoom
Monitor	2.7?? wide LCD monitor (approx. 300 k pixels)
Microphone	Stereo Zoom Microphone
Speaker	Dynamic type
White balance adjustment	Auto / White Set / Outdoor / Indoor (with IR sensor)
Standard illumination	1,400 lux
Minimum required illumination	5 lux (1/25 low light mode) (1 lux in Colour Nigh View mode)
High-speed shutter	1/25 ? 1/8000 (Motion Picture), 1/25-1/8000 (Still Picture)
Recording media	8cm DVD-RAM Ver2.1 / DVD-R for General Ver2.0 / DVD-RW Ver1.1, 2x-speed (2x / 1x) / DVD-R for DL Ver3.0 / SDHC/SD Memory Card
USB	Card reader / writer function ( No copyright protection support), High-Speed USB (USB2.0) (miniB), Pict Bridge-compliant
Flash	Available flash range: approx. 1m to 2.5m
Standard accessories	AC Adaptor, Battery Pack, IR Remote Controller, USB Cable, component Cable, AV-Cable, CD-ROM (HD Writer Ver2.0)
Compression	HD: MPEG4-AVC/H.264 (AVCHD standard compliant), STD: MPEG2
Transfer rate	HD HG: approx. 13 Mbps (CBR)/ HN: approx. 9 Mbps (VBR)/ HE: approx. 6 Mbps (VBR), STD XP: approx. 10Mbps (VBR)/ SP: approx. 5Mbps (VBR)/LP: approx. 2.5Mbps (VBR)
Picture size	HD HG: 1920 x 1080, HN/HE: 1440 x 1080
Audio compression	Dolby Digital (Dolby AC3)/ 2ch
JPEG (DCF/Exif2.2 compliant)	JPEG (DCF/Exif2.2 compliant)
1920 x 1080 / 2.1MEGA (16:9)	1920 x 1080 / 2.1MEGA (16:9)

High Definition 1920x1080 with 3CCD for highest picture quality. Copies from SD Card to DVD.

The HDC-SX5 can record full-HD video with 1920 x 1080 pixels. It features Panasonic's original 3CCD camera system and Advanced O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer), which let users record clear, beautiful, blur-free images with vibrant colour. Especially when viewed on a high-quality big-screen TV, the video captured by the SX5 is simply breathtaking in quality.

The HDC-SX5 can record full-HD motion images onto both SDHC/SD Memory Cards and DVD discs. It can record up to 180 minutes of video on an 8GB SDHC Memory Card, and up to 60 minutes on a DVD-R dual-layer disc. Using both media, you can capture up to 240 minutes of full-HD recording. The SX5 can copy recorded video from an SDHC/SD Memory Card to an 8 cm DVD disc internally with the touch of a single button; there's no need to use a PC. The recording format can be selected everytime you start recording. You can also record the video on DVD disc in the standard definition (MPEG2) to play it back with your DVD recorder/player.

The HDC-SX5 employs the high-image-quality AVCHD format. It features the 3CCD camera system that has earned high acclaim in professional broadcast camcorders, and offer Panasonic's newly developed Advanced O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer). With these leading-edge imaging technologies and full 1920 x 1080-pixel definition, the SX5 makes it easy to capture video recordings that are simply stunning when viewed on a large-screen HD TV.