Automatic Control
Capture images of surpassing beauty easily – even in challenging situations.
Catch Every Moment in Clear, Beautiful Detail
Advanced Functions that Expand Video Possibilities
No more missed shooting opportunities! | Images are recorded even before you begin shooting. | ||
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Perfect settings every time – automatically.
iA (Intelligent Auto)
Switch the power on and the SD100 and HS100 are in standby mode in just 1.9 seconds*, ready to shoot when you are. This fast startup also helps reduce battery consumption.
*HS100: In card recording mode only.
OFF | ON |
Power turns on automatically
when you open the LCD!
Open
0.6-sec Quick Start
Use Quick Start mode* when you want to start shooting even more quickly. Just flip open the LCD and you're ready to shoot in just 0.6 second. Also, power consumption is 30% to 40% less in Quick Start mode than in recording mode, so you save battery time.
*This mode can be selected from the menu.
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.
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I n i A m o d e t h e i m a g e stabilization, contrast correction and face detection
functions are automatically activated.
Detects the situation and switches the scene mode automatically.
Intelligent Scene Selector
The Scene Selector function analyzes the shooting situation and automatically switches the camcorder to the Scene mode that will give you optimal results.
Face
This mode captures faces beautifully. It automatically detects when there's a
face in the frame and adjusts the exposure to capture it correctly. The focus also emphasizes the face.
Scenery
Capture faces beautifully - even in dim or backlit scenes.
Face Detection
Face Detection automatically senses the ambient lighting and adjusts the exposure accordingly, so faces are bright and easy to see. The focus also prioritizes the faces, and skin tones
are smoothed. Faces in the center of the frame serve as the reference for adjustments, but the function can detect up to 15 faces in all.
An orange frame appears | Faces are perfectly |
around the face used as the | exposed and in clear focus |
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Natural contrast with no
Intelligent Contrast Control
Capture those
24 Frames/Second High-Speed Burst Shooting
The HD camcorders feature
The detail is so fine, you can even check the pose as the girl is dancing.
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Starts backing up in the internal memory
*The camera must be aimed at the subject in advance.
HD Advanced Pure Color Engine
We took the advanced imaging circuitry used in Panasonic professional equipment and adapted it for home use. The result is the HD Advanced Pure Color Engine, a
This mode is ideal for shooting wide landscapes and sweeping vistas,
such as at the ocean or in the mountains. It balances the exposure over the entire frame to prevent brighter parts of the image, such as the sky, from
Intelligent Contrast Control detects the ambient light level and adjusts the exposure accordingly, preventing blown highlights and blocked shadows. You capture natural-
looking, highly nuanced images with proper contrast.
Capturing voices over a wide area for a more lifelike sound.
5.1-Channel Surround Sound System & Zoom Mic
5 Microphones and | Zoom Mode |
being washed out or having blown highlights.
Spotlight
Use this mode for scenes with particularly strong contrast, such as when
you're shooting a spotlit area on a darkened stage. It captures the
Blocked shadow (no distinguishable features) | Visible |
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Panasonic HD camcorders are equipped with five electret condenser microphones. The center mic helps capture the sound source and distance accurately, so
you get a more
Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the
Wide Mode | Zoom Mode |
In Zoom mode the microphones are linked to the lens action. When you zoom in on a subject, the microphones focus on the sound in that same direction.
Focus Mode
In this mode the microphones focus on sounds coming from right in front of you, even when the lens is not zooming.
Focus Mode
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