Panasonic SDR-H40 42x Zoom and Advanced O.I.S, Easy to Shoot, Easy to View, Easy to Enjoy, Edit

Easy viewing with a DVD player

42x Zoom and Advanced O.I.S.

(Optical Image Stabilization)

Advanced O.I.S. ON

42x

1x Advanced O.I.S. OFF VDR-D50

Easy to Shoot, Easy to View, Easy to Enjoy

STANDARD DEFINITION

If you have a powerful zoom, you need optical image stabilization

D50

Advanced O.I.S. and 42x Optical Zoom

This 42x zoom lens has the power you need to take dramatic closeups or get remarkable shots of
even distant subjects. But with long-distance zoom shots, even a tiny bit of hand shake has a huge
effect on picture quality. That's where image stabilization comes in. Panasonic's Advanced O.I.S.
(Optical Image Stabilization) shifts a corrective lens as you shoot to eliminate the effects of hand
shake, so you get clear, sharp, blur-free shots even at high zoom levels. It's an essential feature for
getting the most out of this incredible zoom lens.	42x	20x	10x	2x

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

Panasonic's Advanced O.I.S. is a new image stabilizing
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.	Advanced	Advanced
Advanced O.I.S. enables finer, more effective hand-shake compensation.	O.I.S.	O.I.S.
	OFF	ON

Using your familiar DVD player makes it so easy

D50

View Your Recordings on a DVD Player

Simply slip the DVD disc into the DVD player. There are no cables to

connect. It's that easy. *The disc must be finalized prior to playback.	DVD player
VDR-D50	TV

Anyone can enjoy easy, versatile editing!

D50

VideoCam Suite 1.0

1	Transfer Data	2	Edit	3	Save the Results
	Transfer the motion		Quick and easy		Resave it onto a DVD disc
	images to your PC.
						SD Card
	Hi-Speed USB				MPEG2	DVD
	(USB 2.0)

VDR-D50

42x

Optical

Zoom

Just slip the DVD disc right into your PC. Or use the USB		It’s easy to put scenes in a different order and delete the				When you’re finished with your video production, you can resave
cable (included) to connect your DVD camcorder to your PC		ones you don't want.				the edited version onto an SD Memory Card and a DVD disc.
and transfer the motion-image data that way.
System Requirements (D50)
		Built-in SD Drive*1				VideoCam Suite 1.0
Interface	USB port (Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) recommended)					USB port (Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) recommended)
Windows® 2000 Professional		*2						(SP4)
Windows® XP Home Edition/ Professional		*2						(SP2)
Windows Vista® Home Premium/ Home Basic		*2
	Windows® 2000 / XP: Intel® Pentium®				300MHz or higher
				II
CPU						Intel® Pentium®	III	800MHz or higher
	Windows Vista® : Intel® Pentium®		III		1.0GHz or higher
Mac OS® X v10.4		*2				-
CPU	PowerPC G5 (1.8GHz or higher), Intel® Core Duo, Intel® Core Solo					-

		2.7" WIDE LCD
Optical Zoom	Maximum	Battery Life
	Recording Time	(Continuous Recording Time)
42x	RAMDVD 2h 30min*1	11 h 25 min*2

*1 In LP mode *2 When using the separately purchased VW-VBG6 battery pack and VW-VH04 battery pack holder kit.

Multi-Format Recording				Easy Shooting, Easy Viewing
(DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-R DL, DVD-R)				1 Quick, easy operation.	2 Easy, direct networking.
You can choose whichever type of disc works
best with your DVD player or recorder.				The DVD camcorder automatically finds a blank	When you finish shooting, just take the disc from
DVD	DVD	DVD	DVD
				section on the disc for recording. The index screen	your DVD camcorder and slip it right into your DVD
				makes it easy to search for a particular scene. You	player or recorder. There's no need to connect any
-RAM	-RW	-R DL	-R	can view, delete and edit quickly and easily.	cables and you can start viewing right away.

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*1 The drive operates as Read Only. *2 USB equipment operates with the driver installed as standard in the OS •The supplied software can not be used on Macintosh. •DirectX will be installed automatically during installation of the supplied software. •Microsoft®, Windows® and Windows Vista® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United states and/or other countries. •Apple® and Mac OS® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. •Other names of systems and products mentioned in this brochure are usually the registered trademarks or trademarks of the manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned. •Operation is not guaranteed on Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition, Tablet PC Edition.

Motion-Image Recording Times (Approx.) (D50) Number of Recordable Still Pictures (Approx.) (D50)

Mode	XP (Super Fine)	SP (Fine)	LP (Nomal)	Capacity	SDHC Memory Card		SD Memory Card
DVD-RAM (dual-sided)	36 min	74 min	150 min	Image Quality	8GB*	4GB*	2GB*	1GB*
DVD-RW (dual-sided)	36 min	74 min	150 min	640 x 480 pixels	55260	27150	13830	6800
DVD-R DL (dual-layer)	35 min	69 min	138 min	(0.3 MB)	99999	54310	27660	13600
DVD-R (single-sided)	18 min	37 min	75 min	640 x 360 pixels	55260	27150	13830	6800
•These figures vary depending on the pictures being recorded.				(16:9) (0.2 MB)	99999	54310	27660	13600

•

High Picture Quality

Normal Picture Quality •These figures vary depending on the subject

Battery Life (When Using for DVD-RAM disc) (Approx.) (D50)

being photographed. * Usable capacity will be less.

Continuous Recording Time

Actual Recording Time

XP mode

SP mode

LP mode

XP mode

SP mode

LP mode

EVF

LCD

EVF

LCD

EVF

LCD

EVF

LCD

EVF

LCD

EVF

LCD

VW-VBG07A

1 h 05 min

1 h

1 h 15 min

1 h 10 min

1 h 20 min

1 h 15 min

40 min

35 min

40 min

40 min

40 min

40 min

VW-VBG130

1 h 55 min

1 h 45 min

2 h 10 min

2 h

2 h 20 min

2 h 05 min

1 h 10 min

1 h 05 min

1 h 15 min

1 h 05 min

1 h 15 min

1 h 05 min

VW-VBG260

4 h 05 min

3 h 45 min

4 h 35 min

4 h 10 min

4 h 55 min

4 h 30 min

2 h 30 min

2 h 15 min

2 h 35 min

2 h 25 min

2 h 40 min

2 h 25 min

VW-VBG6

9 h 25 min

8 h 40 min

10 h 40 min

9 h 40 min

11 h 25 min

10 h 20 min

5 h 50 min

5 h 20 min

6 h 10 min

5 h 35 min

6 h 15 min

5 h 40 min

•This is a guideline that includes time for operations such as starting and stopping the recording, turning the power on and off, and zooming. •The actual time is shorter.

•We recommend using the DVD discs made by Panasonic for motion-image recording. We recommend using SD Memory Cards and SDHC Memory cards conforming to class2 or higher of the SD Speed Class Rating or the following SD Memory Cards made by Panasonic for motion picture recording. Please confirm the latest information about DVD discs and SDHC/SD Memory Cards that can be used for motion-image recording, on the following website. http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/cs/e_cam (This website is in English only.)

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