Panasonic HD camcorder HDC-HS700K

February 16th, 2010

We’ve not really taken a look at camcorders before, but that’s something we’d like to change at Our Picks. So first up is a not-so-cheap yet feature-laden offering from Panasonic, the Hi-Def HDC-HS700K with Leica lens. The unit sports true 1080p HD recording and a high performance Leica lens with 12x optical zoom. Here’s the full run-down on Panasonic’s video-taking beauty

* 240 GB HDD
* SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card
* Recording Format 1080/50p
* 9.15 megapixels (3.05 megapixels x 3)
* F1.5(WIDE)/2.8(TELE)
* Optical Zoom 12x
* Focal Length 3.45-41.4mm
* Filter Diameter 46mm
* 35mm Film Camera Equivalent 35.0-420mm (16:9) [Motion Image], 35.7-428mm (3:2), 35.0-420mm (16:9), 38.8-466mm (4:3) [Still Image]
* Image Stabilizer POWER O.I.S.
* Still Picture Recording:3:2 14.2 megapixels (4608 x 3072), 8.6 megapixels (3600 x 2400), 5.5 megapixels (2880 x 1920) [3:2]
Still Picture Recording:16:9 13.3 megapixels (4864×2736), 8.3 megapixels (3840 x 2160), 5.3 megapixels (3072 x 1728) [16:9]
Still Picture Recording:4:3 12.2 megapixels (4032 x 3024), 7.7 megapixels (3200 x 2400), 4.9 megapixels (2560 x 1920), 0.3 megapixels (640 x 480) [4:3]
* Auto/Manual focus
* White Balance options – Auto/Indoor1/Indoor2/Sunny/Cloudy/White Set
* Microphone 5.1ch Surround, Zoom and Focus Microphone
* mini HDMI output
* USB 2.0 Hi-Speed port
* Microphone (stereo mini) port
* Headphone (Stereo mini) port
* Accessory Shoe
* Weight (w/o Battery) approx. 450g
* 65 x 69 x 138mm
* Effective Pixels Motion Image: 7.59 megapixels (2.53 megapixels x 3)[16:9]
Still Image: 7.89 megapixels (2.63 megapixels x 3 ) [3:2]
7.59 megapixels (2.53 megapixels x 3) [16:9]
6.96 megapixels (2.32 megapixels x 3 ) [4:3]
* Leica Dicomar Lens
* 3.0 Wide LCD display

The price tag on the HDC-HS700K is $1400, so its not for the financially faint-hearted but if you are looking for a great HD camcorder, then Panasonic may just have the one for you.

Panasonic HD camcorder HDC-HS700K

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