Panasonic HDC-SD100 and HDC-HS100 Review: Smart Camera Era

Panasonic launches the newest models of camcorder and digital camera with more sensitive to light and color technology. This technology is claimed better compared to previous series.

The newest video camera of Panasonic claimed has this high sensitivity level is HDC-SD100 and HDC-HS100. According to Panasonic, both high definition camera is the first AVCHD video camera in the world that carrying 3MOS system.

This 3MOS technology is developed by Panasonic recently. This system still base on 3CCD technology, so that ready to take picture excellently. This MOS sensor system significantly produces a great quality picture, even in less light or dark location.

Compared to 1MOS system that existing before, 3MOS system is more sensitively in catch picture. Camera will produce original colors from object, better detail, and richer of color gradation. Technology with this high precision picture element claimed as first in the world.

When introducing this product for the first time by the end of June, Zoe Susice, Manager Group Imaging Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, said that camcorder market nowadays goes to high definition model with picture quality that is increasingly superior.

HDC-SD100 records with 8 GB capacity SDHC memory card as standard accessory. While the HDC-HS100series is not only records to SDHC card, but is also equipped by 60 GB hard drive internal memory.

Because of that, even both models has identical feature and equipment, HDC-HS100 have a costlier price, that is US$ 1299,95. As For HDC-SD100 at the price of US$ 1099,95.

Despitefully, Panasonic also launches some digital camera variants with new technology, for example DMC-FX150 and DMC-FX37. Both cameras offers easy focusing operation and smart automatic setting in arranging exposure or lens aperture, focus, ISO, speed, face detection feature, picture balance, and red-eye correction feature.

DMC-FX150 with 14.7 megapixel resolution present in black color and silver choice. Its lens wide is 28mm, 3.6X Optical Zoom, and has 2,7 inches LCD screen. While DMC-FX37 has lens wide 25mm, 5X Optical Zoom, and has 2,5 inches LCD screen.

DMC-FX37 present with more variation color choice. Silver, black, brown blue, white, and pink are avaialable. Both digital camera products are not equipped with optical viewfinder. Both still offering high definition video recorder option.

FX-150 will be sold with the price of US$ 399,95, while FX-37 is thrown to market with the price of US$ 349,95.

HDC-SD100 and HDC-HS100 Review
Specs:
- HD 1920 x 1080p
- Feature: Quick Power On, Digital Cinema Color, Intelligent Shooting Selection Playback
- 5 Microphone, 5.1 Channel Surround Sound System
- Microphone Input and Headphone Jack
- High Speed Burst Shooting
- Wide screen LCD with 300.000 pixel
- 170° Viewpoint, vertical and horizontal

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