Panasonic HDC-SD1 1080i HD 3-CCD Digital Camcorder

The Panasonic HDC-SD1 Hi-Def Camcorder offers 1080i recording and outputs HD video directly to your TV with its HDMI output. I also has an integrated 5.1 surround sound microphone with a shotgun effect that zooms the sound pickup in conjunction with the zoom lens.

• Records onto: SD/SDHC Memory Card
• Recording Format AVCHD
• Image Sensor (Total) 1/4" CCD (560K 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 4.0 - 48.0 mm
• Filter Diameter 43mm
• 35mm Film Camera Equivalent 16:9 -- 38.5 - 462mm (Moving Picture/Still Picture)
• Lens Type Leica Dicomar
• 3CCD Camera System
• Image Stabilizer Optical Image Stabilizer (O.I.S.)
• Minimum Illumination 2 Lux (Magic Pixr)
• White Balance Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/White Set
• High Speed Shutter 1/60 - 1/8,000 sec. (Moving Picture) and 1/60 - 1/8,000 sec. (Still Picture)
• Backlight Compensation
• Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) 0.44" wide (183K pixels)
• 3.0" Wide LCD Monitor (250K pixels)
• Manual Focus Ring
• Soft-Skin Mode Yes
• MagicPix Images Yes
• Microphone Stereo 5ECM
• 5.1ch Surround Sound; Zoom Mic with Wind Noise Reduction
• Date Recording Auto Date (in Date Code)
• 16:9 Wide Mode
• 30x -700x Digital Zoom 1 30x - 700x
• Recording Mode: HF (13Mbps/CBR); HN (9Mbps/VBR); HE (6Mbps/VBR)
• Still Picture: JPEG Picture Size: 2.1 MEGA: 1920 x 1080 (16:9)
• SD Slot Yes (SD/SDHC)
• AV Output
• HDMI Out
• USB 2.0 High Speed (mini B)
• Dimensions (H x W x D) 2.92'' x 2.64'' x 5.40''
• Weight 0.95 lbs