Panasonic HDC-HS100, HDC-SD100 manual Face Detection, Intelligent Contrast Control, Pre-Record

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determines the correct shooting conditions and automatically selects the Scene setting that will provide optimal results.

* For camcorders, as of 18 June 2008

Face Detection

This function automatically adjusts the exposure, contrast, skin complexion effect, and focus so that faces are captured perfectly, using the face of the person nearest the centre of the frame as a reference. Face Detection helps ensure that faces are clear, easy to see in an image and not lost in the shadows – even in situations with backlighting or low lighting. With Face Detection, there's no need to use different correction functions in different

shooting situations. Face Detection can detect up to 15 faces in a frame.

Intelligent Contrast Control

This intelligent function continually measures the ambient light intensity and adjusts the contrast as it changes. Providing control over a wide range of lighting conditions, Intelligent Contrast Control helps prevent a washed-out look in bright parts of an image and black-outs in shadowy parts. Images can be captured with natural nuances and contrast. Even when shooting toward the light source, Intelligent Contrast Control captures

true-to-life pictures with outstanding depth.

1.9-sec.* Quick Power-On Helps Catch Sudden Shooting Opportunities

Switch the power on and the HDC-SD100 and HDC-HS100 are in recording standby and ready to shoot in just 1.9 seconds. This not only makes it easier to catch spur-of-the-moment shots, it also saves battery time. Users can also choose the 0.6-sec Quick Start mode**, in which the power turns on or off when you open or close the LCD.

*HDC-HS100: Effective in card recording mode.

**This mode can be selected from the menu

Intelligent Shooting Selection Playback

This playback function automatically detects scenes that have serious flaws, such as images that are completely out of focus or shots of the ground taken inadvertently, and automatically skips them during playback. Viewers see only high-quality, mistake-free moving images.

5-Microphone, 5.1-Channel Surround Sound System

The HDC-SD100 and HDC-HS100 feature a 5.1-channel

surround sound system with 5 microphones. When recordings are played on a 5.1-channel home cinema system, viewers are surrounded by clear, detailed sound.

25 Frames/Sec High-Speed Burst Shooting

This function lets the camcorder snap up to 25 consecutive 2.1-MB-resolution still images in a second, or up to approximately 72 consecutive shots in 3 seconds. This can be used to analyse a golf swing, tennis stroke or other motion. It can also be used to get good shots of subjects in fast motion. The user can fire off a number of shots without stopping, then keep the best ones and delete the rest.

Pre-Record

With the Pre-Record function on, the camcorder continuously records three seconds of images into an internal buffer memory. As a result when the Record button is actually pressed, the three seconds immediately prior are added at the beginning of the clip being recorded. This function is especially helpful for capturing sudden shooting opportunities.

Wide-Viewing-Angle LCD Monitor

The HDC-SD100 and HDC-HS100 incorporate an LCD that has 300,000 dots and a wide 170-degree viewing

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