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Panasonic HDC-HS100

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Panasonic HDC-HS100
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name HDC-HS100
European name ?HDC-HS100EG
US name ?HDC-HS100
lowest US price 1060 $
On the market since September 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/24p
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
on-board memory ?60 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?42 mm
Filter diameter ?37 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
ND Filter ?No
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?3
Size of image sensor ?1/6 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?520000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/8.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/25
Apperture control ?auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Peaking ?No
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
100%
Histogram ?Yes
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Cinegamma ?No
Black Strech ?No
Knee ?No
Colorbars ?No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
Custom Presets ?No
Set Time Code ?No
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
HDMI ? Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		-
USB ?USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Yes
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
Lanc ?No
Time-code interface ?No
Genlock ?No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
HD-SDI ?No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 420 g
Weight (with battery) 482 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG130-K
Battery capacity  
Charger ?external
Remote control Yes
Size
Height 74 mm
Width 138 mm
Depth 76 mm
Relative Size ?7
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Viewfinder format ?16:9
Viewfinder pixels ?183000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Color display ?Color
Display size 2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:9
Display pixels ?300000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Zoom ring multi-assigned
Manual Focus ? Ring
bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Manual Aperture ?bi-functional focus or aperture wheel
Focus switcher ?Yes
ND Filter ?No
Exp Lock ?No
Gain ?No
White balance ?No
Push AF ?No
Audio Levels ?No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
Audio

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Audio Formats ?AC-3 Dolby Digital 5.1 640 kbit max.
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
5.1 Internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?SD Card
hard drive
Medium included ?No
Effective pixels ? 
Resolutions ?1920x1080
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?Yes
Misc.

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Specials -Quick Power : ready to record in 1,9 seconds
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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luminance resolution
chrominance resolution
lens distortion
test small ISO image
noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Satisfactory
Resolution ?Satisfactory
Color performance ?Good
subj.Picture impression ?Good
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient
Wide Angle ?Sufficient
Configuration / image ?Good
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory
Handling ?Good
Portability ? Excellent
Photo function ?Sufficient
Optics ?Good
Dynamics ?Good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		336
Pros -lens-ring with lots of manual functions
Cons -average sharpness
-menu-structure and menu-handling
Conclusion This is going in the right direction.More manual control is what is missing with most of the current AVCHD cams.And this is exactly what Panasonic is delivering.Thanks to histogramm, zebra, luma display and expanded focus manual control is better than on any other camera below 1000 Euros.The somewhat below average sharpness of the camera is something one can live with, but there are also one or two other minor things on this camera which could have been solved better.But definitely one of the most interesting newcomers 2008
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Panasonic HDC-HS100
slashCAM Review
HDC-HS100 Review
HDC-HS100 Review
external reviews/tests www.camcorderinfo.com
Comparison Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to Canon HF G10
Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS900
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Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS700
Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to Sony HDR-CX690
Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to Sony HDR-XR550V
Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD600
Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to JVC GZ-HM960
Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to Panasonic HDC-TM350
Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to Panasonic HDC-HS300
Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to Panasonic HDC-SD300
Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to Sony HDR-CX305V
Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to Canon HF21
Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to Sony HDR-XR500V
Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to Canon HF M41
Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to Canon HF S11
Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to JVC GC-PX10
Panasonic HDC-HS100 compared to Canon HF S200
Forum posts purchase advice SonyHDR-SR11, Panasonic HDC-HS100; Canon HG21
Panasonic HDC-HS100 and HDC-SD100
Panasonic HDC-HS100
Test Panasonic HDC-HS100


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