- 1/6-inch CCD imager with 680K resolution.
- 2.5-inch diagonal color LCD; color electronic viewfinder.
- Compatible with DVD-RAM and DVD-R/RW formats.
- 30x optical zoom with digital image stabilization.
- USB 2.0 interface for easy image transfer.
Product description
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CL) MU) PAN VDR-D100 DVD CAMCORDER
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With the Panasonic VDR-D100 DVD camcorder with 30x optical zoom
in your hands, you'll have some of the most exciting technologies
to be found anywhere in a home-video camcorder. Featuring a
powerful 30x optical zoom, an advanced optical image stabilizer,
and Panasonic's pure color engine and MPEG2 engine, the VDR-D100
will give you the results and performance that have previously
only been possible in professional camcorder systems.
A Powerful 30x Optical Zoom
With one of the most--if not the most--powerful zooms offered in
any home-use camera, the VDR-D100 will make those distant images
you've long been craving to record yours for the asking. While
many camcorders can offer 30x of digital zoom or more, the image
degradation of digital zoom renders most distant images virtually
unrecognizable. Digital zooms basically the dots at the
center of the image, producing grainy images. In fact, the larger
the zoom, the grainier the image. An optical zoom, on the other
hand, not only offers magnification without the image
degradation, it also focuses quickly, so you're ready to shoot
right away. (But if you really insist on zooming in on your
distant subject, the VDR-D100 also has the ability to achieve up
to 1000x in digital zoom mode.) And while cameras with
high-powered zooms typically require a big and complicated lens,
the VDR-D100 is light and compact enough for you to carry with
you easily.
Reducing Hand-Shake with Panasonic's Optical Image Stabilizer
Anyone who has ever recorded home video knows how difficult it is
to take perfectly stable s. Hand-shake is one of the biggest
problems with home video. Panasonic has created a unique solution
to this problem--an optical image stabilizer system that corrects
the problem before the CCD imaging stage, so that it has
virtually no effect on image resolution or field of view. With
this one-of-a-kind system, you'll get automatic hand-shake
correction every time you shoot.
Panasonic's Advanced Color Engines and High-Quality Optics
At the heart of the system is a 1/6-inch CCD, Panasonic's
innovative Pure Color Engine and MPEG2 Engine that together offer
superb color reproduction and performance. In short, the Pure
Color Engine converts the CCD output signal from a complementary
color signal into an RGB signal at an early stage and extracts
the low-frequency luminance component from the RGB signal. This
innovative process will help you achieve superb color
reproduction for all your s, including your high-zoomed
pictures. Panasonic's MPEG2 engine is a wide-range,
high-precision search engine that produces smooth, beautiful
motion pictures. By using the same variable bit rate technology
that Panasonic developed for its high-end Diga DVD recorder, the
MPEG2 engine will enhance your LP s with nearly twice
the resolution captured with standard video cameras.
But none of this technology would be worth a hoot if Panasonic
didn't outfit the VDR-D100 with some of the finest optics you'll
find in any camcorder. Leica AG of Germany is the manufacturer of
fine cameras and lenses revered by generations of photographers.
The Leica Dicomar lens featured in the VDR-D100 was developed
specifically for digital video cameras. Drawing on Leica's
renowned optical technology, this advanced multi-coated lens
captures clear, crisp, finely nuanced images with outstanding
detail and contrast.
Straight to DVD: No Computer Necessary
One of the VDR-D100's most exciting features is its ability to
record directly to DVD-RAM, DVD-R, and DVD-RW discs. With a
DVD-RAM disc, you can record up to tens of thousand times and
view your results without any finalizing process. You can also
record repeatedly on DVD-RW discs. While you can record only once
on DVD-R discs, they can be played back on almost any kind of DVD
player or recorder. The camcorder automatically finds a blank
section on the disc for . You never need to search for
blank disc space, and there's no worry about over a
previous by mistake. With this versatility, you'll have
the option of on whichever kind of disc works best in
your DVD player or recorder.
With DVD's high-speed data transfer, you can dub your
s--even large volumes--quickly and easily onto a DVD
video recorder's hard disk drive for the editing process. You can
also do some polished editing using just the camera itself. For
example, you can delete scenes right on the spot or change the
scene sequence to create your own scenarios. It's also easy to
change the sequence of the scenes you've recorded, and then play
them back. And the camcorder's USB 2.0 compatibility means that
you can upload a motion picture data to a PC at high speed over a
single USB cable. Even if your PC has no DVD drive, you can
transfer the data to a PC seamlessly and quickly.
The Finer Details
The VDR-D100 has a shutter speed range of between 1/60 and 1/3000
second. With a 0 Lux Color Night View feature, you can shoot
video in total darkness. This function shoots four frames per
second using the LCD monitor as a light source. Pictures are
clear and sharp, thanks to the hand-shake compensation provided
by the O.I.S. Light from the LCD is gentle and easy on the eyes,
so you can snap s of ing children without waking them
up. Automatic functions, such as several scene modes, make it
easy to take the perfect video s, and a 2.5-inch LCD monitor
makes it easy to keep track of your subjects. A built-in stereo
microphone lets you record in Dolby Digital stereo, giving your
video a true theatrical touch.
What's in the Box
VDR-D100 camcorder, battery pack, AC adapter, strap, AV
multi-cable, USB cable, lens cap, and software CD-ROM.