The Panasonic HDC-HS100K Hi-Definition 3MOS Camcorder lets you capture artistically beautiful images with superb detail and deep, vivid colors. It gives you the advanced creative control you need to capture images just the way you see them in your mind's eye. And it's super-easy to use, with instant automatic settings for capturing perfect shots in almost any situation. Panasonic HD camcorders record 1920 x 1080 full-HD images - the highest level of HD quality there is.

Viewed on an HDTV, the pictures are so sharp and clear that you can even distinguish textures. That's the kind of image quality you want when capturing special moments - the kind of moments that will only come once, but that you'll want to enjoy forever. When it comes to capturing beautiful images, an HD camcorder is the best choice. The HDC-HS100 features 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 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. The manual ring gives you easy, fingertip 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 HDC-HS100 is a pleasure to use and gives you the freedom to craft unusually expressive images. In iA (Intelligent Auto) mode the image stabilization, contrast correction and face detection functions are automatically activated.

Panasonics advanced O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) suppresses the effects on hand-shake as you shoot. Switch the power on and the HDC-HS100K is in standby mode in just 1.9 seconds, ready to shoot when you are and the clever Pre-Rec Function records three seconds of images before you actually begin shooting. These images are held temporarily in the camcorders internal memory, before recording onto the SDHC/SD Memory Card or hard disk begins. This helps ensure that you won't miss the start of a moment you want to record, such as when an event begins all of a sudden.

Features

• Capture Expressive Images, with Rich, Vivid Color
• Manual Controls the Freedom to go beyond the Ordinary
• Capture Images of Surpassing Beauty Easily Even in Challenging Situations
• Full 1920 x 1080 High Definition Recording
• Recording to 60GB HDD & SD/SDHC Memory Cards
• 3MOS Sensor
• SD/SDHC Still & Video Image Capture
• 12x Optical Zoom
• Microphone & Headphone Jack
• 2.7" Wide LCD
• Improved Advanced Optical Image Stabilizer
• Face Detection
• Manual Ring
• VIERA Link Compatibility
• Intelligent Contrast Control
• Intelligent Scene Selection
• Quick Power-On
• Digital Cinema Color
• Intelligent Shooting Selection Playback
• High-Speed Burst Shooting
• Dolby Digital 5.1 Channel Surround Sound System
• Pre-Rec

Specifications

Records Onto	60 GB HDD, SD/SDHC Memory Card
Recording Format	AVCHD (Motion Image)
Image Sensor (Total)	1/6" MOS (610 K x 3 pixels)
Image Sensor (Effective)	16:9 - 520K x 3 (Moving Picture/Still Picture)
F Value	F1.8 (Wide) / F2.8 (Tele)
Optical Zoom	12x Variable Speed
Focal Length	2.95-35.4 mm
Filter Diameter	37mm
35mm Film Camera Equivalent	42.1-505 mm (16:9) (Motion Image/Still Image)
Lens Type	Leica Dicomar
3CCD Camera System	No
Image Stabilizer	Yes (Advanced O.I.S.)
Still Picture Recording	Yes (2.1 Megapixel 16:9)
Minimum Illumination	2 Lux (1/30 Low Light Mode), 1 Lux (Magic Pix Mode)
Focus	AF/Manual
White Balance	Auto/Indoor1/Indoor2/Sunny/Cloudy/White Set
High Speed Shutter	60i: Auto Slow Shutter ON: 1/30-1/8000, OFF: 1/60-1/8000 (Motion Image)(Still Picture, Progressive: 1/30-) 24p: Auto Slow Shutter ON: 1/24-1/8000, OFF: 1/48-1/8000 (Motion Image)(Still Picture, Progressive: 1/24-)
Iris	Auto/Manual
Backlight Compensation	Yes
Electronic Viewfinder (EVF)	Yes
LCD Monitor	2.7" Wide (300,000 Dots)
Power LCD	Yes
Wide Viewing Angle LCD	Yes
Manual Focus Ring	Yes
Pure Color Engine	HD Advanced
MagicPix Images	Yes
Motion Video & Still Picture Recording	Yes (2.1 Megapixel) - Simultaneous
Microphone	Dolby Digital/5.1 ch, Zoom Microphone
On-Screen Display Language	English / Canadian French / Spanish
Flash	1m - 2.5m (approx.)
Quick Start	0.6 seconds
Applicable Disc	No
Cue and Review	No
Video Recording Format	AVCHD (Motion Image)
Recording Mode	HD: HA (17 Mbps/VBR), HG (13 Mbps/VBR), HX (9 Mbps/VBR), HE (6 Mbps/VBR)
Playback Mode	HD: HA (17 Mbps/VBR), HG (13 Mbps/VBR), HX (9 Mbps/VBR), HE (6 Mbps/VBR)
Audio Recording Format	Dolby Digital (Dolby AC3) / 5.1-channel
Recording Time	SDHC: 16GB: HA (2 hrs)/HG (2hrs 40mins)/HX (4hrs)/HE (6hrs) 8GB: HA (1hr)/HG (1hr 20mins)/HX (2hrs)/HE (3hrs) 4GB: HA (30mins)/HG (40mins)/HX (1hr)/HE (1hr 30mins)
Still Picture	JPEG Picture Size: 2.1 MEGA: 1920 x 1080 (16:9)
Still Picture Recording Number	SDHC: 16GB: (13470, 21170), 8GB: (6690, 10520), 4GB: (3290, 5160)
Counter	Yes
Remaining Indication	Yes
Pre-Rec Function	Yes
Intelligent Contrast Control	Yes
One-Touch Navigation	Yes
Help Mode	Yes, 50cm
Tele Macro	Yes (50cm)
AGS (Auto Ground-Directional Standby)	Yes
Composition Guide Lines	Yes, when using a DVD burner (VW-BN1), data from an SDHC/SD Memory Card & HDD (HS100, HS9) can be copied to a 12-cm DVD disc
Disc Copy Function	Yes
USB Host Function	Yes, 2.0
Built-in SD Slot	Yes
DPOF	Max. 999 stills
Video Output Jack	Yes
Video Component Jack	Yes
HDMI Jack	Yes (mini)
Audio Output Jack	Yes
USB Jack	Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0)(mini AB)
Microphone (stereo mini) Jack	Yes
Analog In/Out Jack	Out only
Headphone (M3) Jack	Yes
Accessory Shoe Jack	Cold
AV Jack	Out
AC Adaptor	Yes
Battery Pack	Lithium-Ion
Video Component Cable	Yes
AV Cable	Yes
USB Cable	Yes
IR Remote	Yes
SD Memory Card	No
Lens Cap	Auto
Software	HD Writer 2.6E
Other Cables	AC/DC Cables
Free DVD Burner	No
Power Supply	DC 7.2/9.3 V
Power Consumption	6.7W
3MOS Sensor System	Yes
iA (Intelligent Auto)	Yes
Face Detection	Yes
Dimensions (H x W x D)	2.9" x 2.9" x 5.4"
Weight	0.92 lbs

Includes

• HDC-HS100K 60GB HDD/SD Hybrid Camcorder
• AC Adapter
• Battery Pack
• Video Component Cable
• A/V Cable
• USB Cable
• IR Remote
• Built-In Lens Cap
• HD Writer 2.6E Editing Software
• AC/DC Cables