Posts about the Panasonic HDC-HS300
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Reviews of the Panasonic HDC-HS300
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CNET Review
The Good: High-quality video; solid performance; electronic viewfinder; full manual feature set.
The Bad: Touch screen not responsive enough.
The Bottom Line: A very good prosumer HD camcorder, the Panasonic HDC-HS300 still isn't as good a deal as the similarly featured but flash-based TM300 and has the same annoying touch-screen interface.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 75/100 and users 88/100. Comparing these reviews to 104854 other Camcorders reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 97/100 = Excellent.
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macworld.com
Review Summary: The HDC-HS300 also offers a maximum AVCHD video recording resolution of 1920-by-1080 at 17Mbps, which looks a lot lower than the 24Mbps that Canon uses is similarly-priced camcorders. The HDC-HS300 includes a lens ring for focusing, and other manual ...
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videomaker.com
Review Summary: Consumer camera at its best. Offers both manual customization and auto presets to conquer any shooting scenario.
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infosyncworld.com
Review Summary: Across the board, the interface had us stymied. Take the e-mail client, for instance. While typing a message, you can delete a character by pressing "back" or "Del." But if you want to delete an entire message, you have to use the left soft key, which ...
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Part number: HDC-HS300-K
General
- Product Type Camcorder - 1080i
- Digital Zoom 700 x
- Total Pixels 9.15 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/4.1"
- Optical Sensor Type 3CMOS
- Min Illumination 1 lux
- Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264
- Image Stabilizer Optical (Advanced O.I.S.)
- Min Shutter Speed 1/2 sec
- Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec
- Shooting Modes Digital photo mode
- Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Sunset, Scenery, Fireworks, Low light, Spotlight, Night scene, Sports mode, Portrait mode, Night portrait
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Cloudy, Indoor, Outdoor, Sunlight
- Exposure Modes Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Fill-in mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Features Flash +/- compensation
- Widescreen Video Capture Yes
Main Features
- Camcorder Sensor Resolution 3.05 megapixels
- Camcorder Effective Video Resolution 2.07 megapixels
- Camcorder Effective Still Resolution 2.65 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Face Detection Yes
- Still Image Format JPEG
- Remote Control Remote control - Infrared
- TV Tuner None
Memory / Storage
- Floppy Drive None
- Digital Storage Media Hard disk drive - Built-in - 120 GB
- Image Storage 3984 x 2656, 3264 x 2176, 2592 x 1728, 4224 x 2376, 3328 x 1872, 2560 x 1440, 3520 x 2640, 3264 x 2448, 2560 x 1920, 640 x 480
- Media Type Flash card, Hard disk drive
Camera Flash
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 3.3 ft - 8 ft
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 4 mm - 48 mm - F/1.8-2.8
- Focal Length 4 mm - 48 mm
- Lens Aperture F/1.8-2.8
- Optical Zoom 12 x
- Lens system type Zoom lens
- Min focal length 4 mm
- Max focal length 48 mm
- Lens Manufacturer Leica
- Features Built-in lens shield
- Filter Size 43 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 44.9 - 539 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 10 sec
- Low Lux / Night Mode Yes
- Digital Still Camera Function Yes
- Additional Features DPOF support, Direct print, Face detection, Built-in speaker, PictBridge support, Touch-screen control, USB 2.0 compatibility, Backlight compensation, Automatic face tracking technology, Takes photos while movie recording, Dolby Digital 5.1 channel recording
- Remote control Remote control - Infrared
- Software Drivers & Utilities, Panasonic HD Writer AE 1.0
- Included Accessories Stylus
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Electronic
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.26 in
- Viewfinder Resolution 113,000 pixels
- Image Aspect Ratio (camcorders) 16:9
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7 in - Color
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Microphone Features Zoom
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x HDMI output, 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x Microphone
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Audio Input
- Audio input type Microphone
- Microphone type Built-in
- Microphone Operation Mode Surround
- Microphone Technology Electret condenser
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1, 1 x Component video cable, 1 x A/V cable, 1 x USB cable, 1
Power
- Power Device Power adapter and battery charger - External
- Battery type - Lithium ion
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1250 mAh ( Included )
Viewfinder / Display
- Display Form Factor Rotating
- Display Format 230,400 pixels
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
Physical Characteristics
- Width 2.8 in
- Depth 5.6 in
- Height 2.9 in
- Weight 16.2 oz
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