Audio/video

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

VDR-M53
DIGA DVD Palmcorder® MultiCam™ Camcorder with 24x Optical Zoom

DVD Recording is Easy, Convenient and Fun
Record directly onto DVD-RAM or DVD-R discs for multiple recording and playback options. With DVD-RAM discs you never have to worry about erasing a recording or finding blank space. You can just start recording. DVD-RAM discs can also be played back in compatible devices, like select computers and home DVD-players. DVD-R discs are strong and versatile, and can also be played back on most home DVD players.
Take Digital Still Images using the Built-In Digital Still Camera
The VDR-M53 has a built-in digital still camera which lets you capture incredibly lifelike still images directly onto a DVD disc or SD Memory Card. Now you can store all your memories form a special event conveniently in one place.1
Get an Incredibly Close Shot with 24x Optical Zoom and 800x Digital Zoom2
The optical zoom acts like a telescope to produce close-up shots with extraordinary clarity. And, with variable zoom speeds, you can adjust how fast the camcorder lens moves from wide-angle to full telescope. In addition, the digital zoom ratio can be increased up to an extraordinary 800x. Now that’s close up!
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 or while walking. With Digital EIS, you will not have to worry about shaky soccer games or family outings.
SD Memory Card
SD Memory Card Slot for Digital Still Images
You can also record onto SD Memory Cards. These versatile, high-capacity storage cards are extremely small–about the size of a postage stamp. They work as “digital film,” letting you capture images and then transfer them to a compatible PC, TV, PDA, or other device equipped with an SD slot. It is an easy way to share your images with friends and family.
Rotating 2.5″ Diagonal Color LCD Monitor for Easy Viewing
Our LCD monitor provides excellent viewing clarity in full vivid color. The 2.5″ diagonal color LCD screen rotates up to 270-degrees for multiple viewing angles, providing sharp, detailed images for monitoring or playback. Now you can enjoy your finished recordings right on the spot.

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   34mm

Lens   Panasonic

CAMERA

Still Picture Recording   Yes

Self Timer   Photo Only

Minimum Illumination   12 Lux

Focus   Digital AI AF/Manual (w/ + - Sw)

White Balance   Auto/In/Out/Set

Iris   Auto/Manual (Including Gain)

Program AE (Auto Exposure)   Sports/Portrait/Low Light/SPot-Light/Surf & Snow

Backlight Compensation   Yes

Viewfinder   0.22″ Color

LCD   2.5″

Intelligent AI LCD   No   view

Soft-Skin Mode   No   view

Tele Macro Mode   No   view

Sensitivity Selector (Low Light Mode)   Yes

MagicPix Images   No   view

Simultaneous Motion Video & Still Picture Recording   No   view

Microphone   Yes

Date Recording   Auto Date (in Date Code)

Fade in/out   Black/Wipe/BW (w/ Disc Navigator)

AWB IR Sensor   Yes

Wide Mode (16:9)   No   view

On-Screen Display Language   English / French / Spanish / German / Italian

Image Stabilizer   Yes (Video/Photo)

Digital Zoom 1   500x

Built-in EfficiBright™ LED Light   No   view

Web Camera Function 2   No   view

RECORDING & PLAYBACK

Drive Recording Speed (RAM/-R)   x2.0

Recording Mode   RAM/-R:
XTRA/FINE/STD
XTRA: 10Mbps/VBR, FINE: 6Mbps/CBR, STD: 3Mbps/CBR

Audio Playback Format   MPEG Audio Layer 2 or Liner PCM or Dolby® AC3®

Recording Time   DVD-RAM (double side):
XTRA: 36 - 120 min/FINE: 60 min/STD: 120 min
DVD-R:
XTRA: 18min/FINE: 30min/STD: 60min

Still Picture   RAM:
JPEG 640 x 480

Still Picture Recording Number (RAM)   Max. 1998 (Both Side)

Slow/Still Advance   F/R

Jog Dial   w/Joy Stick

Thumbnail Display   Yes

Editing   w/Disc Navigation Menu

Counter   Linear Time Counter (Only scene unit)

Disc Remaining Indication   Yes

SD CARD FEATURES   YES

Built-in SD Slot   Yes (SD/MMC)

SD Card: Recording Mode   FINE/NORM/ECO

Slide Show   Yes

DCF   Yes

Audio Dubbing (SP only)   No   view

JACKS   YES

S-Video In   No   view

S-Video Out   Yes

Mini DV In/Out IEEE1394   No   view

Video Output   Yes

Audio Output   Yes

USB Port   2.0 High Speed (mini B)

Microphone (stereo mini)   Yes

Headphone (M3)   No   view

Accessory Shoe   Cold

STANDARD ACCESSORIES   YES

AC Adaptor   Yes

Battery Pack   Yes (680 mAh)

Shoulder Strap   Yes

AV Cable (RCA-Multi)   Yes

USB Cable   No   view

IR Remote   No   view

Lens Cap   Yes

GENERAL   yes

Power Supply   DC 7.2V

Power Consumption   3.2W (EVF)
3.7W (LCD)

Dimensions (H x W x D)  3.50” x 2.01” x 5.31”

Weight  0.97 lbs

PV-GS150
3CCD Ultra-Compact® Digital Palmcorder® MultiCam™ Camcorder with 2.3 Megapixel Still Picture Recording

Get True, Crisp Color Images with the World’s Smallest1 3CCD Mini-DV Camcorder
The PV-GS150, 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.

Quality Video Starts with a Quality Leica2 Dicomar Lens
World-renowned lens-maker LEICA has developed an exquisite, multi-coated lens that helps add a high-level of detail and subtlety to your creations. With refinements like a 2-stage neutral density filter for aperture independent adjustment, you’ll appreciate the remarkably crisp, true-to-life color that is a hallmark of Leica Dicomar optics.

Capture Still Pictures With Outstanding Quality
The PV-GS150 captures still images with incredible detail at up to 2.3-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.

Get up close with 10x Optical Zoom and 700x Digital Zoom4
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 (740k 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   Tape Mode: 47.1 - 471mm
Card Mode: 41.1 - 411mm

Lens   Leica Dicomar Lens 1

CAMERA

Still Picture Recording   2.3 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   Yes

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 2   700x

Built-in EfficiBright™ LED Light   No   view

Quick Start Button   1.7 seconds

Web Camera Function 3   Yes

RECORDING & PLAYBACK

Recording Mode   SP/LP

Still Picture   JPEG
1760 x 1320 2.3MEGA
1280 x 960
640 x 480

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   In/Out

USB Port   2.0 High Speed (mini B)

Analog In/Out   Out only

Microphone (stereo mini)   Yes

Headphone (M3)   HP Out or AV In/Out

Accessory Shoe   Hot

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   Yes (with Mic.)

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)  27/8” x 23/4” x 47/8”

Weight  0.93 lbs

VDR-M75
DIGA DVD Palmcorder® MultiCam™ Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom and 700x Digital Zoom
DVD Recording is Easy, Convenient and Fun
Record directly onto DVD-RAM or DVD-R discs for multiple recording and playback options. With DVD-RAM discs you never have to worry about erasing a recording or finding blank space. You can just start recording. DVD-RAM discs can also be played back in compatible devices, like select computers and home DVD-players. DVD-R discs are strong and versatile, and can also be played back on most home DVD players.
Take Digital Still Images using the Built-In 1.3 Megapixel Digital Still Camera
The VDR-M75 has a built-in 1.3 Megapixel digital still camera which lets you capture incredibly lifelike still images directly onto a DVD disc or SD Memory Card. Now you can store all your memories form a special event conveniently in one place.1
Get an Incredibly Close Shot with 10x Optical Zoom and 700x Digital Zoom2
The optical zoom acts like a telescope to produce close-up shots with extraordinary clarity. And, with variable zoom speeds, you can adjust how fast the camcorder lens moves from wide-angle to full telescope. In addition, the digital zoom ratio can be increased up to an extraordinary 700x. Now that’s close up!
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 or while walking. With Digital EIS, you will not have to worry about shaky soccer games or family outings.
SD Memory Card
SD Memory Card Slot for Digital Still Images
You can also record onto SD Memory Cards. These versatile, high-capacity storage cards are extremely small–about the size of a postage stamp. They work as “digital film,” letting you capture images and then transfer them to a compatible PC, TV, PDA, or other device equipped with an SD slot. It is an easy way to share your images with friends and family.
Rotating 2.5″ Diagonal Color LCD Monitor for Easy Viewing
Our LCD monitor provides excellent viewing clarity in full vivid color. The 2.5″ diagonal color LCD screen rotates up to 270-degrees for multiple viewing angles, providing sharp, detailed images for monitoring or playback. Now you can enjoy your finished recordings right on the spot.

Spec:
LENS

Image Sensor   1/4.5″ CCD (1330k pixels)

F Value   F1.8 (Wide)

Optical Zoom   10x Variable Speed

Focal Length   3.2 - 32mm

Filter Diameter   30.5mm

Lens   Panasonic

CAMERA

Still Picture Recording   Yes

Self Timer   Photo Only

Minimum Illumination   15 Lux

Focus   Digital AI AF/Manual (w/ + - Sw)

White Balance   Auto/In/Out/Set

Iris   Auto/Manual (Including Gain)

Program AE (Auto Exposure)   Sports/Portrait/Low Light/SPot-Light/Surf & Snow

Backlight Compensation   Yes

Viewfinder   0.22″ Color

LCD   2.5″

Intelligent AI LCD   No   view

Soft-Skin Mode   No   view

Tele Macro Mode   No   view

Sensitivity Selector (Low Light Mode)   Yes

MagicPix Images   No   view

Simultaneous Motion Video & Still Picture Recording   No   view

Microphone   Yes

Date Recording   Auto Date (in Date Code)

Fade in/out   Black/Wipe/BW (w/ Disc Navigator)

AWB IR Sensor   Yes

Wide Mode (16:9)   Yes (RAM only)

On-Screen Display Language   English / French / Spanish / German / Italian

Image Stabilizer   Yes (Video only)

Digital Zoom 1   240x

Built-in EfficiBright™ LED Light   No   view

Web Camera Function 2   No   view

RECORDING & PLAYBACK

Drive Recording Speed (RAM/-R)   x2.0

Recording Mode   RAM/-R:
XTRA/FINE/STD
XTRA: 9Mbps/VBR, FINE: 6Mbps/CBR, STD: 3Mbps/CBR

Audio Playback Format   MPEG Audio Layer 2 or Liner PCM or Dolby® AC3®

Recording Time   DVD-RAM (double side):
XTRA: 36 - 120 min/FINE: 60 min/STD: 120 min
DVD-R:
XTRA: 18min/FINE: 30min/STD: 60min

Still Picture   RAM:
JPEG 1280 x 960

Still Picture Recording Number (RAM)   Max. 1998 (Both Side)

Slow/Still Advance   F/R

Jog Dial   w/Joy Stick

Thumbnail Display   Yes

Editing   w/Disc Navigation Menu

Counter   Linear Time Counter (Only scene unit)

Disc Remaining Indication   Yes

SD CARD FEATURES   YES

Built-in SD Slot   Yes (SD/MMC)

SD Card: Recording Mode   FINE/NORM/ECO

Slide Show   Yes

DCF   Yes

Audio Dubbing (SP only)   No   view

JACKS   YES

S-Video In   No   view

S-Video Out   Yes

Mini DV In/Out IEEE1394   No   view

Video Output   Yes

Audio Output   Yes

USB Port   2.0 High Speed (mini B)

Microphone (stereo mini)   Yes

Headphone (M3)   No   view

Accessory Shoe   Hot

STANDARD ACCESSORIES   YES

AC Adaptor   Yes

Battery Pack   Yes (680 mAh)

Shoulder Strap   Yes

AV Cable (RCA-Multi)   Yes

USB Cable   Yes

IR Remote   Yes

Lens Cap   Yes

GENERAL   yes

Power Supply   DC 7.2V

Power Consumption   3.8W (EVF)
4.3W (LCD)

Dimensions (H x W x D)  3.39” x 2.01” x 4.84”

Weight  0.95 lbs