Panasonic HDC-HS100 Owner's manual

Brand: Panasonic

Model: HDC-HS100

Type: Owner's manual

This manual is also suitable for

Introduction to SD100 & HS100

HD Camcorders

DOC: UK/CCC/TRAINING/SD100&HS100 V1.0

New Features

(compared to Previous HS9 & SD9 models)

•3 MOS Sensors

•Manual Focus Ring

•Manual Operation Switches

•Electronic Viewfinder

•Improved Intelligent Auto (Ai) modes

•Cold Shoe

•Microphone Input

•Headphone Socket

•Improved Optical Zoom Range

•Improved HD Writer software supplied (HD Writer V2.6)

3 MOS Sensors – Compared to 3CCD

CCD = Charged Coupled Device – The conventional Image sensor

used in most camcorders.

MOS = Metal Oxide Sensor – This type of sensor gives better

performance in low light conditions such as indoor shooting. The

picture noise levels are lower resulting in less picture grain.

Generally - MOS Sensors use slightly less power than CCD Sensors

giving improved battery life.

Manual Focus Ring

When the camera is set to “Manual Focus” focussing can be

adjusted using a rotating ring around the front of the lens barrel,

giving a similar feel to the manual focus on professional cameras.

The focussing ring can also be used to adjust other manual

settings such as the white balance, shutter speed and iris setting.

Manual Operation Switch and button

When used in conjunction with the manual Focus Ring, the Manual

Operation Switch and camera function button makes Manual

operation of the camera quick and simple to adjust the settings.

This level of control is usually found on professional and Semi-

Professional type camcorders.

Electronic Viewfinder

This is the only model in the SD & HDD range of camcorders to

have and electronic viewfinder as well as an LCD Screen. This is

very useful when shooting in a bright environment such as

outdoors on a sunny day, where you would struggle to see the

image on an LCD display.

LCD & Electronic Viewfinder

Improved iA – Face detection

Face Detection AE/AF

Face Detection automatically adjusts the exposure according to the

ambient brightness, so faces are bright and easy to see.

Faces in the centre of the frame serve as the reference for adjustments,

but the function can detect up to 15 faces in all. HS9 & SD9 can detect

up to 5 faces in total

Accessory Shoe – (Cold Shoe)

z Accessory Shoe

Cold shoe fitting to affix:

Optional video light, External stereo microphone etc.

Microphone input

z Microphone Input

Semi-Professional users will quite often want to connect an external

or wireless microphone system. The Mic. socket has been omitted

from the majority of more recent camcorders.

Headphone Socket

Semi-Professional users will quite often want to monitor the sound

being recorded on headphones. This model is fitted with a Stereo

Headphone Jack for this purpose.

z Headphone Jack

Improved Optical Zoom Range – X12

Zoom range increased to X12 on SD100 & HS100

HDC-HS9

HDC-SD9

HDC-HS100

HDC-SD100

X12 Zoom

X10 Zoom

Improved Software – HD Writer V 2.6

•Improvements to Graphics – New easier layout

•Easy DVD Production

•Simple AVCHD Playback

■ Easy DVD production

DVDs with standard image quality can be produced directly from the camcorder.

DVD-R, DVD-RW

Write directly to disc! No need to

temporarily store on the PC.

DVD-R, DVD-RW

Conventional

Upload to a PC

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Panasonic HDC-HS100 Owner's manual

Brand: Panasonic

Model: HDC-HS100

Type: Owner's manual

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