Panasonic GS85 Mini DV Camcorder 32 x Optical Zoom 2.7 inch LCD Screen
Mini DV Camcorder with Optical Image Stabilizer, 32x Optical Zoom and Built-in SD Slot, records to Mini DV tape.
O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) Panasonic's O.I.S. minimises the hand-shake that can be such a problem with handheld shots. Because Panasonic's system is optical, there is no image quality degradation. When you're shooting a still picture, the MEGA O.I.S. system automatically activates, doubling* the corrective power. With O.I.S. and MEGA O.I.S., the e.cam is equipped for clear, beautiful shooting of both motion and still pictures.
32x Optical Zoom This 32x zoom can fill the screen with even a distant subject. This lens is not only the powerful zoom offered in a home-use digital video camera, it also features low distortion. And because it's optical, there is no quality loss - you get the images in all their natural beauty.
Pure Colour Engine The Pure Colour Engine converts the CCD output signal from a complementary colour signal into an RGB signal at an early stage and extracts the low-frequency luminance component from the RGB signal. This innovative engine also achieves truly superb colour reproduction for high-zoomed pictures.
High-Picture-Quality Wide 2.7" LCD This model offers the High-Picture-Quality Wide Mode, which produces images that make for beautiful, dramatic viewing on a wide-screen TV. The image is processed on 16:9 area of the CCD. Because the image decoded has the same proportions as your wide-screen TV, there is virtually no picture quality degradation. You get beautiful images and all the excitement and dynamism on either a wide 16:9 screen TV or a conventional 4:3 TV. This model also features a wide 2.7-inch LCD, making it easier to frame shots when you're shooting in 16:9 mode.You can enjoy shooting wide, and viewing wide.
Simultaneous Motion Video and Still Picture Recording You can snap off a still picture (VGA) while continuing to record motion pictures. You don't even have to change recording modes. The motion pictures are recorded onto tape, the still is recorded onto the SD Memory Card.
Specifications: Image Sensor (Total) 1/6" CCD (680K pixels) Image Sensor (Effective) 4:3 -- 340K x 3 16:9 -- 460K x 3 (Moving Picture) F Value F1.8 (Wide) / F3.7 (Tele) Optical Zoom 32x Variable Speed Focal Length 2.3 - 73.6 mm Filter Diameter 37mm 35mm Film Camera Equivalent 4:3 -- 43.9 - 1405mm 16:9 -- 35.9 - 1149mm (Moving Picture) 4:3 -- 43.7 - 1398mm 16:9 -- 35.6 - 1139mm (Still Picture) Lens Type PANASONIC Optical Image Stabilizer (O.I.S.) Minimum Illumination (lux) 2 Lux (Magic Pix®) White Balance Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/Manual High Speed Shutter In Tape Mode 1/60 - 1/8,000, In Card Mode 1/60 - 1/500 AF/Manual Backlight Compensation Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) 0.33" wide (113K pixels) Color LCD Monitor 2.7" wide (123K pixels) Stereo Zoom Mic Wind Noise Reduction On-Screen Display Language English / French / Spanish Digital Zoom 32x - 1,000x Recording Mode SP/LP
Still Picture JPEG Picture Size: 0.3 MEGA: 640 x 480 (4:3) 0.2 MEGA: 640 x 360 (16:9)
Power Supply DC 7.9 / 7.2 V Power Consumption (Watts) 2.6 W (EVF) / 3.1 W (LCD) Dimensions(W x H x D) 78.5 x 72.6 x 136.0 mm Weight 450 g
