Panasonic HDC-HS300, HDC-TM300 manual High Definition vs. Standard Definition Whats the Difference?

Full-HD images that bring out all the beauty of your memories.

High Definition vs. Standard Definition: What's the Difference?

HD images contain 5 times as much info mation as standa d		Standard Definition
images HDTV has 080 ho izontal scan lines SDTV has 576
That t anslates into much highe	esolution and much fine
detail With HD images on an HDTV	pictu es a e so clea and
sha p that you can see textu es	The shift in the indust y

f om SDTV to HDTV is well unde way Fo shooting once-in-a lifetime scenes that you want to captu e in full beauty an HD camco de is the best choice

High Definition

Each strand of hair and individual

eyelash is captured in clear, distinct detail.

•AVCHD is a new standard for recording HD signals onto memory cards, DVD discs, and hard disks. It uses the H.264 standard to achieve more than twice the compression of conventional MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. • AVCHD motion images recorded onto an SD Memory Card or a DVD disc cannot be played from a device that does not support the AVCHD standard. • Do not insert a disc containing AVCHD-recorded images into a device that does not support the AVCHD standard. The disc cannot be played on such a device, and it may not be possible to remove the disc once inserted.

*In HG (high image quality mode. 1920 x 1080 full HD recording with a Panasonic home use camcorder refers to recording with 1,920 pixels in the horizontal direction and 1,080 pixels in the vertical direction.

Dual Technologies that Enhance the Quality of Full-HD Images

3MOS System for Beautiful Images iA (Intelligent Auto) for Smart Control

For videos of impor an momen s you wan o preserve, you wan high image quali y. Tha 's wha Panasonic's 3MOS Sys em delivers, wi h a combina ion of op ical echnologies ha fur her enhance he quali y of full HD images. The

3MOS Sys em produces ex remely accura e images wi h superb rendi ion of differences in darkness and ligh , rich colour expression, and a

full 1,080 lines of horizon al resolu ion. This advanced echnology helps urn once in a life ime momen s in o vivid, beau iful images.

There's no hing more disappoin ing han shoo ing a once in a life ime even on video, only o discover ha he images are blurry or poorly exposed because of backligh ing. Panasonic's iA helps avoid problems in difficul shoo ing si ua ions

by au oma ically making he op imal camera se ings and ac iva ing cer ain func ions. For example, iA now includes AF Tracking, a new func ion

ha "locks" on and follows a subjec as i moves, so images are sharply focused and properly exposed. This echnology is a huge help for everyone.

*3MOS System Unique to Panasonic this advanced optical system combines 3MOS sensors the Leica Dicomar lens and Panasonic's HD Crystal Engine