Panasonic HDC-HS100 Flash Memory High Definition Camcorder with 60GB Hard Drive 12x Optical Zoom

Panasonic HDC-HS100 Flash Memory High Definition Camcorder with 60GB Hard Drive 12x Optical Zoom

Ranking: 1.9 out of 10

Manufacturer: Panasonic
Model Number: HDC-HS100
Product Code: 037988257119
Price: $1,199.95 -- get the latest pricing from Amazon

Features:

  • Panasonic's first AVCHD camcorder with 3MOS system -- provides improved color reproduction
  • Comes with advanced O.I.S.; HD advanced pure color engine
  • Includes a new Leica Dicomar lens -- with improved resolution and contrast
  • 'iA' mode enables image stabilization, contrast correction and face detection to be automatically activated
  • 12x optical zoom; Records to SD Memory Card and 60 GB hard drive

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Description:

Optical Image Stabilization / Face Detection / Intelligent Contrast Control / 5.1-Channel Surround Sound Microphone System / Wide-Viewing-Angle LCD

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Not Really 1920x1080 HD

Rating: 2 out of 5
Weight: 2.6 out of 10
Created: Oct 22, 2008
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The marketing is a bit deceiving. It states that it is full 1920x1080 HD. While it is true that it records in this resolution, the sensors' native resolution is not even close to 1920x1080, so the recording is up scaled. It's not even 1280x720. If you read the specifications on the Panasonic web site, each sensor is only 610k (1280x720 is 900k and 1920x1080 is 2025k). The x3 they advertize does not mean that the total resolution is 610k*3, because each sensor is for a separate color channel. Even if it was 610k*3, it still falls short of 1920x1080. The color contrast is really impressive, but the low native resolution produces an image that is grainy (even with sufficient light levels) when compared to other HD content on my 1920x1080 Samsung television. I have since returned the unit.