Panasonic HDC-SD5 manual Advanced O.I.S. Optical Image Stabiliser

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

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

Panasonic's Advanced O.I.S. is a new image stabilising function that achieves around eight times higher precision than our previous system. The system uses gyro-sensors to detect hand-shake, then shifts a lens and adjusts its optical axis to compensate. And while our previous system checked and compensated for hand-shake around 500 times

per second, the new Advanced O.I.S. works around 4,000 times per second. Advanced O.I.S. enables finer, more effective hand-shake compensation. Also, because the system is optical, no image quality is lost. With Advanced O.I.S., you'll capture images that are clear, sharp and beautiful on a big TV screen.

The hand-shake correction frequency has been increased		50" Display (O.I.S. OFF)
from 500 to 4,000 times per second!
O.I.S. Lens	The lens moves up/
	down or left/right and
	bends the incoming
	light to correct hand-	Blurry!
	shake.

Moving the camcorder even a tiny bit results in some blurring – which is especially noticeable on a large screen.

Clear!	Advanced
	O.I.S.
	ON

The skaters' expressions and costumes are crisp and razor-sharp. Even on a big screen, the images are virtually blur-free.

Superb colour reproduction – faithful, natural colours with delicate nuances

3CCD Camera System

Most professional broadcasting cameras use the

3CCD camera system, due to its superior colour 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	1CCD	3CCD	B CCD
system draws out the	Optical Axis	Optical Axis
			R CCD
full potential of full-HD	CCD
		Dichroic
image quality.
	Colour Filter	Mirrors	G CCD

The woman's skin and flowers 1CCD don't look natural, they look

artificial.

3CCD

The woman's skin and flowers have natural colour and look real.

A superb optical system that captures even delicate, subtle nuances

Leica Dicomar Lens

The SD5 and SX5 boast a Leica Dicomar lens. Developed specifically for full-HD digital camcorders, this lens system is made using a multi-coating process

that minimises light reflection and glare, which can make colours bleed and images appear

washed out. It also minimises rings of light, or "ghosts."

Washed-out image due to strong light

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

Multi-coated lens:

clear image with no colour bleeding

High-speed processing: An imaging engine that handles the vast amount of data in full-HD images

HD Crystal Engine

Panasonic took the advanced imaging circuitry used in our professional equipment and adapted it for home use in the HD Crystal Engine. The result is a high-speed processing unit that can handle the huge volumes

of data captured in high-definition video recordings. The HD Crystal Engine also incorporates a new system that improves resolution and reduces noise while

achieving a more compact size and lowering power consumption.

Video Compression LSI

Designed specifically for full-HD recording, this advanced LSI provides the
high compression (H.264 High Profile used) needed to achieve high-resolution
recording with a low bit rate. It helps ensure beautiful recordings by minimising
the image degradation that can occur when shooting fast-moving subjects.	HD Crystal Engine

Without HD Crystal Engine: picture noise

With HD Crystal Engine: smooth from corner to corner

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