Panasonic SDR-H40, PV-GS90, HDC-SX5, SDR-S7, SDR-SW20, VDR-D50 specifications Digital Cinema Mode

Film-like beauty: Captures more data to deliver richer images

HIGH DEFINITION

World's first face detection function for recording moving pictures with a video camera

Digital Cinema Mode

SD9 HS9

NEW	Faces are beautiful - Even in backlit or dark places
	Face Detection	SD9	HS9

* 1920 x 1080 progressive 1080/24p

Set the SD9 or HS9 to Digital Cinema mode and shoot in the 1920 x 1080 progressive 1080/24p format (24 pictures per second). Progressive scanning captures

*Progressive 1080/24p clear, vibrant

images with intricate detail. You also get faithful images with an appealing film-like quality.

Images are rich and luxuriant, just like at the movies.

Digital Cinema Color*

This mode automatically switches the camcorder to the Digital Cinema Color range, which approaches the digital cinema color range used in Hollywood digital movie production. Colors recorded in this mode look more vivid than those recorded using the conventional Panasonic standard. For example, the subtle reds and shades of gold of flowers, and the greens of leafy trees are remarkably true to life.

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Digital cinema color range

HDTV standard

It's difficult to shoot scenes with deep shadows or large differences between light and dark areas. The subject often looks too dark, and faces can
be hard to see. Panasonic solves this problem with Face Detection, a function that automatically adjusts the exposure according to the ambient
brightness, so faces are bright and easy to see. When the camcorder detects a face in the scene, a square frame appears around it in the LCD
monitor and the exposure is adjusted to correct the brightness
level. The skin tone is also smoothed. Face Detection can detect up to five faces at
once. With Face Detection – offered for the
first time for recording moving pictures
with a video camera – Panasonic makes it
easy to capture beautiful faces and clear	The backlit faces are hard
backgrounds even in dim or backlit scenes.
	to make out.
	Faces are bright and sharp.

*When using a TV that is compatible with x.v.Color, images that are recorded in Digital Cinema Color mode will have a wider color range than conventional images. *The color range varies depending on the TV.

Superb color reproduction – faithful, natural colors with delicate nuances

	Magnificent shots every time – when shooting, when viewing
NEW		SD9	HS9
	Intelligent Shooting Guide / Selection Playback

3CCD Camera System

SD9 HS9 SX5

When Shooting Intelligent Shooting Guide In Playback Intelligent Shooting Selection Playback

	Most professional broadcasting cameras use
	the 3CCD camera system, with its superior
	color reproduction. In a 1CCD system, all of
the incoming light information is processed by the same CCD. The more
advanced 3CCD system uses three distinct CCDs for processing, so there
is absolutely no light loss. The 3CCD camera system draws out the full				The skin tone and vegetables
potential of full-HD image quality.
				1CCD don't look natural,
			B CCD
1CCD	Optical Axis	3CCD Optical Axis		they look artificial.	3CCD	The skin tone and vegetables have
			R CCD			natural color and look real.
	CCD

	Dichroic	G CCD
Color Filter	Mirrors

Precise hand-shake compensation: Helps prevent blurry images caused by unsteady hands as you shoot

Poor or inadvertent shots (such as shots of the ground or overly dark scenes) are skipped, and all normal scenes are played.

OFF

ON

CutCut

Examples of detectable shooting mistakes:

•Dark scenes •Fast panning/tilting •Hand swinging •Low light •Ground shooting •Poorly focused shots

Advanced O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilization)

SD9 HS9 SX5

Panasonic's Advanced O.I.S. suppresses the effects of hand shake as you shoot. The system uses gyrosensors to detect hand shake, then shifts a lens and adjusts the optical axis to compensate. This all happens a remarkable 4,000 times per second. And because the system is optical, no image quality

is lost. Thanks to Advanced O.I.S., the images you capture look incredibly clear, sharp and beautiful on a big TV screen.

O.I.S. Lens

The lens moves up/down or left/right and bends the incoming light to correct handshake.

With	Advanced
	O.I.S.
	ON

50" Display (Advanced O.I.S. OFF)

	Both the smiling faces and the background are
Without	crisp and razor-sharp. Even on a big screen, the
	images are virtually blur-free.

This convenient function helps you choose the best shooting settings. It displays a text message in the LCD monitor, telling you which settings are best for the current conditions.

Fast Pan/Tilt:	Hand Swing:
CAMERA PANNING IS TOO FAST	USE O.I.S.
Backlighting:	Cancel Backlighting:
USE INTELLIGENT CONTRAST	CANCEL INTELLIGENT CONTRAST
Low Light:	Cancel Low Light:
USE LOW LIGHT MODE	CANCEL LOW LIGHT MODE

It is so dark, the subject	A message is displayed telling	When set to Low Light
looks dull and unattractive.	you to use Low Light mode.	mode, the shot is beautiful.

Images are recorded

even before you begin shooting

	Easy time setting –
NEW	Both on the road and at home

Pre-Rec Function

SD9 HS9 SX5

World Timer SD9 HS9

This clever function records three seconds of images even before you actually begin shooting.

The images are held temporarily in the camcorder's internal memory, before recording onto the SDHC/SD Memory Card or hard disk begins. This helps ensure that you won't miss the start of a moment you want to record, such as when an event begins all of a sudden. *SX5: Effective in card recording mode.

With the SD9 and HS9, setting the time is as easy as selecting a city from the displayed map. The World Timer

function lets you set the time for two cities, home and destination. You don't have to figure out the time difference at your destination, and it's easy when you get home.

A superb optical system that captures even delicate, subtle nuances

Leica Dicomar Lens

The HD camcorders boast a Leica Dicomar lens.
Developed specifically for full-HD digital camcorders,
this lens system is made using a multi-coating
process that prevents light reflection and glare, which
can make colors bleed and images appear washed out. It also prevents
rings of light, or "ghosts." *Leica is a registered trademark of Leica Microsystem IR	Washed-out image due to strong light
GmbH, and Dicomar is a registered trademark of Leica Camera AG.

SD9

HS9 SX5

Without The starting

No more missed shooting opportunities!

Pre-Rec. scene is missing.

0.6 sec Quick Start

SD9 HS9

3 seconds prior REC Button On! Time

With

Pre-Rec.

In Quick Start mode*, the SD9 and HS9 are ready to record 0.6 second after the LCD is opened. You’re always ready to capture the moment, even when the unexpected occurs. *This mode can be selected from the menu.

OFFON

Power turns on automatically

when you open the LCD!

Multi-coated lens: clear image with no color bleeding

Starts backing up in the internal memory

*The camera must be aimed at the subject in advance.

Open

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