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PANASONIC DIGITAL CAMCORDERS PV-GS19

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

PV-GS19
Digital Palmcorder® MultiCam™ Camcorder with 24x Optical Zoom and 800x Digital Zoom

Get Up Close with a 24x Optical Zoom and 800x Digital Zoom1
The optical zoom feature acts like a telescope to produce close-up shots with extraordinary clarity so you won’t miss a single detail. It also offers variable zoom speeds, so you can adjust your zoom speed from wide angle to full telephoto. In addition, the digital zoom ratio can be increased up to an extraordinary 800x. Now that’s close up!.

Simultaneous Motion Video & Still Picture Recording (VGA)
Now you can snap off a still shot (VGA) while recording video without having to change recording modes. The video is recorded onto the Mini DV tape and the still image is recorded onto the SD Memory Card. This 2-in-1 capability means you can catch sudden photo opportunities without interrupting a great moving picture scene.

Soft Skin Mode Helps Soften Blemishes and Lines
This feature detects skin tones and softens the focus in that area of the picture. It helps make blemishes and lines appear less noticeable, while preserving resolution in areas of the picture outside the skin.

One-Touch Navigation and Joystick Control
The joystick makes the camera much easier to use, letting you control all basic operations with one hand. As you shoot, just watch the image in the monitor and follow the instruction guide. You can handle a number of operations quickly and easily, without even taking your eye off the subject.

1.3 Second Quick Start
The Quick Start button helps shoot video on the spur of the moment. While saving battery power, this function lets you capture these moments in a mere 1.3 seconds after pressing the button.

Spec:
LENS

Image Sensor   1/6″ CCD (680K pixels)

F Value   F1.8 (Wide) / F3.6 (Tele)

Optical Zoom   24x

Focal Length   2.1 - 50.4mm

Filter Diameter   30.5mm

35mm Film Camera Equivalent   39.5 - 948mm

Lens   Panasonic

CAMERA

Still Picture Recording   Yes

Minimum Illumination   2 Lux (Magic Pix)

White Balance   Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/Set (with IR Sensor)

High Speed Shutter   In Tape Mode: 1/50 - 1/8000 sec.
In Card Mode: 1/50 - 1/500 sec.

Iris   Auto/Manual (Including Gain)

Backlight Compensation   Yes

Viewfinder   B/W

LCD   2.5″

Power LCD   No   view

Intelligent AI LCD   No   view

LCD Light Panel   No   view

Manual Focus Ring   No   view

Pure Color Engine   Yes

Soft-Skin Mode   Yes

Tele Macro Mode   No   view

Direct Mode Dial   Yes

Easy Cassette Eject   Yes

MagicPix Images   Yes

Simultaneous Motion Video & Still Picture Recording   Yes

Date Recording   Auto Date (in Date Code)

Fade Color   Black or White

Record Review   Yes

On-Screen Display Language   English / Spanish / French

Image Stabilizer   Digital Electronic Image Stabilization (D-EIS)

Digital Zoom 1   800x

Built-in EfficiBright™ LED Light   No   view

Quick Start Button   1.3 seconds

Web Camera Function 2   w/optional cable & software

RECORDING & PLAYBACK

Recording Mode   SP/LP

Still Picture   JPEG: 640 x 480

SD CARD FEATURES   YES

Built-in SD Slot   Yes (SD/MMC)

DPOF   No   view

PictBridge Compatible   No   view

Audio Dubbing (SP only)   Yes

Battery & Tape Indicators   Yes

JACKS   YES

S-Video In   No   view

S-Video Out   No   view

Mini DV In/Out IEEE1394   Out

USB Port   2.0 Full Speed (mini B)

Analog In/Out   Out only

Microphone (stereo mini)   No   view

Headphone (M3)   No   view

Accessory Shoe   No   view

STANDARD ACCESSORIES   YES

AC Adaptor   Yes

Battery Pack   Yes

Shoulder Strap   No   view

AV Cable (RCA-Multi)   Yes

USB Cable   No   view

IR Remote   No   view

Free-style Remote Controller   No   view

Lens Cap   Yes

Software   USB Driver
Video Stream Driver
MotionDV STUDIO 5.3E LE for DV

GENERAL   yes

Power Supply   DC 7.2V

Power Consumption   2.6W (EVF)
3.2W (LCD)

Dimensions (H x W x D)  31/4” x 21/2” x 41/2”

Weight  0.90 lbs

PANASONIC DIGITAL CAMCORDERS PV-GS19

PANASONIC DIGITAL CAMCORDERS PV-GS31

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

PV-GS31
Digital Palmcorder® MultiCam™ Camcorder with 26x Optical Zoom and 1000x Digital Zoom

Really Get Up Close with a 26x Optical Zoom and 1000x Digital Zoom1
The optical zoom feature acts like a telescope to produce close-up shots with extraordinary clarity so you won’t miss a single detail. It also offers variable zoom speeds, so you can adjust your zoom speed from wide angle to full telephoto. In addition, the digital zoom ratio can be increased up to an extraordinary 1000x. Now that’s close up!.
Simultaneous Motion Video & Still Picture Recording (VGA)
Now you can snap off a still shot (VGA) while recording video without having to change recording modes. The video is recorded onto the Mini DV tape and the still image is recorded onto the SD Memory Card. This 2-in-1 capability means you can catch sudden photo opportunities without interrupting a great moving picture scene.
Soft Skin Mode Helps Soften Blemishes and Lines
This feature detects skin tones and softens the focus in that area of the picture. It helps make blemishes and lines appear less noticeable, while preserving resolution in areas of the picture outside the skin.
One-Touch Navigation and Joystick Control
The joystick makes the camera much easier to use, letting you control all basic operations with one hand. As you shoot, just watch the image in the monitor and follow the instruction guide. You can handle a number of operations quickly and easily, without even taking your eye off the subject.
Built-in LED Video Light & Color Night View
When illumination is insufficient, turn on the built-in LED video light to take crisp, colorful movies. The LED has low power consumption, long service life, and the safety of a low operating temperature. Color Night View gives you smoothly flowing pictures even in dark places, where it’s normally difficult to capture good shots. And since the Super Image Stabilizer corrects for hand-shake, you get beautiful pictures with minimal afterimages.

Spec:
LENS

Image Sensor   1/6″ CCD (680K pixels)

F Value   F1.8 (Wide) / F3.3 (Tele)

Optical Zoom   26x

Focal Length   2.1 - 50.4mm

Filter Diameter   30.5mm

35mm Film Camera Equivalent   35.7 - 928mm

Lens   Panasonic

CAMERA

Still Picture Recording   Yes

Minimum Illumination   2 Lux (Magic Pix)

White Balance   Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/Set (with IR Sensor)

High Speed Shutter   In Tape Mode: 1/50 - 1/8000 sec.
In Card Mode: 1/50 - 1/500 sec.

Iris   Auto/Manual (Including Gain)

Backlight Compensation   Yes

Viewfinder   Color

LCD   2.5″

Power LCD   No   view

Intelligent AI LCD   No   view

LCD Light Panel   No   view

Manual Focus Ring   No   view

Pure Color Engine   Yes

Soft-Skin Mode   Yes

Tele Macro Mode   No   view

Direct Mode Dial   Yes

Easy Cassette Eject   Yes

MagicPix Images   Yes

Simultaneous Motion Video & Still Picture Recording   Yes

Date Recording   Auto Date (in Date Code)

Fade Color   Black or White

Record Review   Yes

On-Screen Display Language   English / Spanish / French

Image Stabilizer   Digital Electronic Image Stabilization (D-EIS)

Digital Zoom 1   1000x

Built-in EfficiBright™ LED Light   Yes

Quick Start Button   1.7 seconds

Web Camera Function 2   w/optional cable & software

RECORDING & PLAYBACK

Recording Mode   SP/LP

Still Picture   JPEG: 640 x 480

SD CARD FEATURES   YES

Built-in SD Slot   Yes (SD/MMC)

DPOF   Max. 99 stills

PictBridge Compatible   No   view

Audio Dubbing (SP only)   Yes

Battery & Tape Indicators   Yes

JACKS   YES

S-Video In   No   view

S-Video Out   No   view

Mini DV In/Out IEEE1394   Out

USB Port   2.0 Full Speed (mini B)

Analog In/Out   Out only

Microphone (stereo mini)   No   view

Headphone (M3)   No   view

Accessory Shoe   No   view

STANDARD ACCESSORIES   YES

AC Adaptor   Yes

Battery Pack   Yes

Shoulder Strap   Yes

AV Cable (RCA-Multi)   Yes

USB Cable   No   view

IR Remote   No   view

Free-style Remote Controller   No   view

Lens Cap   Yes

Software   USB Driver
Video Stream Driver
MotionDV STUDIO 5.3E LE for DV

GENERAL   yes

Power Supply   DC 7.2V

Power Consumption   2.6W (EVF)
3.2W (LCD)

Dimensions (H x W x D)  31/4” x 21/2” x 41/2”

Weight  0.90 lbs

PANASONIC DIGITAL CAMCORDERS PV-GS31

PANASONIC DIGITAL CAMCORDERS PV-GS35

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

PV-GS35
Digital Palmcorder® MultiCam™ Camcorder with 30x Optical Zoom and 1000x Digital Zoom

Really Get Up Close with the World’s Most Powerful 30x Optical Zoom1 and 1000x Digital Zoom2
The optical zoom feature acts like a telescope to produce close-up shots with extraordinary clarity so you won’t miss a single detail. It also offers variable zoom speeds, so you can adjust your zoom speed from wide angle to full telephoto. In addition, the digital zoom ratio can be increased up to an extraordinary 1000x. Now that’s close up!.

Simultaneous Motion Video & Still Picture Recording (VGA)
Now you can snap off a still shot (VGA) while recording video without having to change recording modes. The video is recorded onto the Mini DV tape and the still image is recorded onto the SD Memory Card. This 2-in-1 capability means you can catch sudden photo opportunities without interrupting a great moving picture scene.

Soft Skin Mode Helps Soften Blemishes and Lines
This feature detects skin tones and softens the focus in that area of the picture. It helps make blemishes and lines appear less noticeable, while preserving resolution in areas of the picture outside the skin.

One-Touch Navigation and Joystick Control
The joystick makes the camera much easier to use, letting you control all basic operations with one hand. As you shoot, just watch the image in the monitor and follow the instruction guide. You can handle a number of operations quickly and easily, without even taking your eye off the subject.

USB 2.0 and Video Class3 Compatibility
USB 2.0 compatibility gives you high-speed uploading of DV data to a PC over a single USB cable. Video Class compatibility allows real-time transfer of DV moving picture data over the same USB cable. The MotionDV Studio 5.1 LE application provided makes it easy to edit DV footage, so you can create your own polished, professional-looking movies.

Spec:
LENS

Image Sensor   1/6″ CCD (680K pixels)

F Value   F1.8 (Wide) / F3.9 (Tele)

Optical Zoom   30x

Focal Length   1.9 - 57mm

Filter Diameter   30.5mm

35mm Film Camera Equivalent   35.7 - 1072mm

Lens   Panasonic

CAMERA

Still Picture Recording   Yes

Minimum Illumination   2 Lux (Magic Pix)

White Balance   Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/Set (with IR Sensor)

High Speed Shutter   In Tape Mode: 1/50 - 1/8000 sec.
In Card Mode: 1/50 - 1/500 sec.

Iris   Auto/Manual (Including Gain)

Backlight Compensation   Yes

Viewfinder   Color

LCD   2.5″

Power LCD   No   view

Intelligent AI LCD   No   view

LCD Light Panel   No   view

Manual Focus Ring   No   view

Pure Color Engine   Yes

Soft-Skin Mode   Yes

Tele Macro Mode   No   view

Direct Mode Dial   Yes

Easy Cassette Eject   Yes

MagicPix Images   Yes

Simultaneous Motion Video & Still Picture Recording   Yes

Date Recording   Auto Date (in Date Code)

Fade Color   Black or White

Record Review   Yes

On-Screen Display Language   English / Spanish / French

Image Stabilizer   Digital Electronic Image Stabilization (D-EIS)

Digital Zoom 1   1000x

Built-in EfficiBright™ LED Light   Yes

Quick Start Button   1.7 seconds

Web Camera Function 2   Yes

RECORDING & PLAYBACK

Recording Mode   SP/LP

Still Picture   JPEG: 640 x 480

SD CARD FEATURES   YES

Built-in SD Slot   Yes (SD/MMC)

DPOF   Max. 99 stills

PictBridge Compatible   No   view

Audio Dubbing (SP only)   Yes

Battery & Tape Indicators   Yes

JACKS   YES

S-Video In   No   view

S-Video Out   No   view

Mini DV In/Out IEEE1394   Out

USB Port   2.0 High Speed (mini B)

Analog In/Out   Out only

Microphone (stereo mini)   Yes

Headphone (M3)   No   view

Accessory Shoe   No   view

STANDARD ACCESSORIES   YES

AC Adaptor   Yes

Battery Pack   Yes

Shoulder Strap   Yes

AV Cable (RCA-Multi)   Yes

USB Cable   Yes

IR Remote   Yes

Free-style Remote Controller   No   view

Lens Cap   Yes

Software   USB Driver
Video Stream Driver
MotionDV STUDIO 5.3E LE for DV

GENERAL   yes

Power Supply   DC 7.2V

Power Consumption   2.6W (EVF)
3.2W (LCD)

Dimensions (H x W x D)  21/2” x 31/4” x 41/2”

Weight  0.90 lbs

PANASONIC DIGITAL CAMCORDERS PV-GS35

PANASONIC DIGITAL CAMCORDERS PV-GS65

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

PV-GS65
3CCD Ultra-Compact™ Digital Palmcorder® MultiCam™ Camcorder with 1.2 Megapixel Still Picture Recording

3CCD Camera System

Get True, Crisp Color Images with our 3CCD Mini-DV Camcorders
The PV-GS65, with its 3CCD Camera System, reproduces color in great fidelity by using a separate CCD for reds, greens and blues. It’s the same 3CCD technology used in Panasonic professional broadcast equipment, resulting in 540 lines of breathtaking resolution. You can count on Panasonic 3CCD Digital Camcorders to give you colors that are as rich and vibrant as your life.

Capture Still Pictures With Outstanding Quality
The PV-GS65 captures still images with incredible detail at up to 1.2 Megapixels. The Quad-Density Pixel Distribution Technology, a technology used in Panasonic professional broadcast equipment, makes it possible to capture still pictures with amazing quality.
Digital Electronics Image Stabilizer (D-EIS) Helps Eliminate Blurred Images
Digital EIS compensates for unintentional hand and camcorder movement to help stabilize your recordings - even while you’re recording as a passenger from a moving vehicle. With Digital EIS, you won’t have to worry about shaky soccer games or family outings.
10x Optical Zoom
Get up close with 10x Optical Zoom and 700x Digital Zoom1
An optical zoom this powerful works like a telescope to produce close-up shots with extraordinary clarity. And with the different zoom speeds, you can control how quick you go from a wide angle to telephoto zoom. Through the use of digital technology, the zoom ratio on the can be increased digitally, producing an incredibly close shot. You won’t miss a single detail!
One-Touch Navigation and Joystick Control
The joystick makes the camera much easier to use, letting you control all basic operations with one hand. As you shoot, just watch the image in the monitor and follow the instruction guide. You can handle a number of operations quickly and easily, without even taking your eye off the subject

Spec:
LENS

Image Sensor   1/6″ CCD x 3 (420k x 3 pixels)

F Value   F1.8 (Wide) / F2.8 (Tele)

Optical Zoom   10x

Focal Length   2.45 - 24.5mm

Filter Diameter   37mm

35mm Film Camera Equivalent   42 - 420mm

Lens   Panasonic

CAMERA

Still Picture Recording   1.2 Megapixel (With Quad-Density Pixel Distribution Technology)

Digital PhotoShot Function   Yes

Minimum Illumination   1 Lux (Advanced Magic Pix)

White Balance   Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/Set (with IR Sensor)

High Speed Shutter   In Tape Mode: 1/50 - 1/8000 sec.
In Card Mode: 1/25 - 1/500 sec.

Iris   Auto/Manual (Including Gain)

Backlight Compensation   Yes

Viewfinder   Color

LCD   2.5″

Power LCD   Yes

Intelligent AI LCD   No   view

LCD Light Panel   No   view

Manual Focus Ring   No   view

Pure Color Engine   Advanced

Soft-Skin Mode   Yes

Tele Macro Mode   Yes

Direct Mode Dial   Yes

Easy Cassette Eject   Yes

MagicPix Images   Yes

Simultaneous Motion Video & Still Picture Recording   Yes

Date Recording   Auto Date (in Date Code)

Fade Color   Black or White

Record Review   Yes

On-Screen Display Language   English / Spanish / French

Image Stabilizer   Digital Electronic Image Stabilization (D-EIS)

Digital Zoom 1   700x

Built-in EfficiBright™ LED Light   No   view

Quick Start Button   1.7 seconds

Web Camera Function 2   No   view

RECORDING & PLAYBACK

Recording Mode   SP/LP

Still Picture   JPEG
1280 x 960 1.2MEGA
640 x 480(VGA)

SD CARD FEATURES   YES

Built-in SD Slot   Yes (SD/MMC)

DPOF   Max. 99 stills

PictBridge Compatible   Yes

Audio Dubbing (SP only)   Yes

Battery & Tape Indicators   Yes

JACKS   YES

S-Video In   No   view

S-Video Out   Yes

Mini DV In/Out IEEE1394   Out

USB Port   2.0 Full Speed (mini B)

Analog In/Out   Out only

Microphone (stereo mini)   Yes

Headphone (M3)   HP Out or AV In/Out

Accessory Shoe   No   view

STANDARD ACCESSORIES   YES

AC Adaptor   Yes

Battery Pack   Yes

Shoulder Strap   Yes

AV Cable (RCA-Multi)   Yes

USB Cable   No   view

IR Remote   Yes

Free-style Remote Controller   No   view

Lens Cap   Yes

Software   USB Driver
Video Stream Driver
MotionDV STUDIO 5.3E LE for DV

GENERAL   yes

Power Supply   DC 7.2V

Power Consumption   3.6W (EVF)
3.9W (LCD)

Dimensions (H x W x D)  3” x 3” x 43/4”

Weight  0.93 lbs

PANASONIC DIGITAL CAMCORDERS PV-GS65