Panasonic VDR-M70 H I G H - Q U A L I T Y P I C T U R E, Leicas superior image rendering

3CCD Broadcast-Level

Moving Picture

H I G H - Q U A L I T Y P I C T U R E

The same system that's used in professional broadcast cameras

3CCD Camera System GS200 GS120

Because the CCD is a key device for image quality, all

professional video cameras use a 3CCD system. In this system, a prism splits the incident light into its three primary colours (red, green and blue) and each resultant colour signal is collected by a separate CCD. The 3CCD system reproduces colours with exceptional fidelity and captures even subtle gradations.

Advanced Panasonic technology has made the 3CCD system small enough for home video cameras. The GS200 and GS120, which debut as the world's smallest

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3CCD video cameras , deliver the same high-level functions and operating ease as professional models, yet are easy to take anywhere. They make it easy to capture images with natural, true-to-life colours anywhere you go.

New image processor developed especially for the 3CCD system

Crystal Engine GS200 GS120

The Crystal Engine is a special image processing circuit for

3CCD camera systems. Processing the signal from each of the three CCDs independently, it gives both moving and still pictures exceptional quality.

New 3D RGB Frame Noise Reduction

A separate noise reduction circuit is used for each of the three RGB colours. Suppressing noise particularly at low illumination levels, these circuits allow bright, detailed recording even in dim lighting.

AXIS (Advanced Pixel Interpolation System)

Pixel interpolation data obtained by differential calculation is used to precisely process the CCDs' output. This maximizes the effect of the Quad-Density Pixel Distribution, helping to produce clear, high-contrast images.

Digital Signal Processing

Unique Panasonic digital signal processing technologies deliver true-to-life detail and colour, with whiter whites, deeper blacks, and superb rendering of fine details such as individual strands of hair.

2.3 Megapixel Still Picture

Leica's superior image rendering

Leica Dicomar Lens GS200 GS120

The advanced optical technology that makes Leica Camera AG a legend in the camera world is fully reflected in the 12-element,

multi-coated Leica Dicomar lens. This superb lens system eliminates unwanted reflections and reduces the flaring and ghosts that can distort images. It gives sharp definition even to the darker parts of an image, so the entire picture is clear.

With its crisp detail, subtle rendering, and smooth, natural imaging — all Leica hallmarks — this lens can take you to the limits of your visual imagination.

*Leica is a registered trademark of Leica Microsystem IR GmbH, and Dicomar is a registered trademark of Leica Camera AG.

Take breathtaking stills, too
2.3 Megapixel Still Picture Recording	GS200

Quad-Density Pixel Distribution, a technology used in

broadcasting, makes it possible to capture still pictures with

superb megapixel quality. The tiny 2.5-micron intervals between pixels are shifted by one-half pitch both vertically and horizontally, which distributes them on the CCD with four times

the density of previous systems. This lets the GS200 — the world's smallest 3CCD video camera — capture still pictures with 2.3-megapixel quality. You get the outstanding detail, colour and sensitivity that come with the 3CCD camera system.

*The GS120 has 1.7-megapixel still picture recording.

Number of Recordable Still Pictures (approx.)

GS200 (1760 x 1320 pixels)

Image Quality Capacity	512MB* 256MB* 128MB* 64MB*				32MB*	16MB*	8MB*
Fine	452	223	111	53	25	10	4
Normal	732	362	180	88	41	18	7
Economy	1,003	496	248	121	58	26	11

•The number of recordable pictures will differ if more than one mode (Fine, Normal, Economy) is used.

•These figures vary depending on the subject being recorded.

* Usable capacity will be less

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