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Product name Panasonic HDC-SD5  
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Display
Screen Type LCD
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is a screen made of buoyant crystal. These screens are very flat and small on camcorders. The LCD screen enables you to see the result of your filming directly on the screen. In effect it works like a small TV.
Screen Size 2.7 inch  
Screen Resolution 300000 pixels  
Image resolution
Effective Pixels 1.56 Megapixels Effective megapixel resolution for still pictures.
Total MegaPixels 1.68 Megapixels Megapixel resolution for still pictures.
Digital Still Pictures Yes  
Still Picture Resolutions 1920x1080 pixels  
Progressive Scan for Photos No With a progressive shutter the image is captured in one sweep, as opposed to an interlaced mode where every second line is recorded in one sweep and the remaining lines in the following sweep. With pr ...
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Video
Recording Format DVD/SDHC/SD What is the recording format of the video camera?
VHS-C - VHS-Compact format. Like a traditional VHS cassette but smaller. The same resolution as traditional VHS.
8 mm - A small ...
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HDV Recording No  
Recordable File/Disc Formats MPEG-4  
Sensor
Sensor Type CCD The sensor is the "eye" of a the camera. It is a device similar to a computer chip, which senses light focused on its surface, like electronic film.
CCD is one of two main types of image sensor. ...
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Sensor Size 1/6 inch This value is measured against a 35mm slide or negative.
Lens/Zoom
Digital Zoom 700 x Digital zoom is a function used to make the image seem more close-up. This type of zoom will result in a loss of quality because the image is simply being enlarged.
Optical Zoom 10 x Optical zoom means that the lense physically extends to magnify your subject. A motor controls the lens movement. When you press the switch to "W" or "T," the subject is either magnified or reduced in ...
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Filter Size 37.0 mm  
Focal Length (Wide-Tele) 3-30 mm Indicates the magnification and angle of view of a lens. The human eye sees things roughly the same as a 45mm focal length of a lens for a 35mm camera. Anything shorter is classed as a wide-angle, while longer focal lengths are telephoto.
Focal Length (35mm equiv) 42.9-429 mm The focal length of a lens is defined as the distance in mm from the optical center of the lens, where the rays of light hits the lens to the focal point, which is located on the sensor or film if the subject (at infinity) is "in focus".
Aperture (Wide-tele) 1.8-2.8 An adjustable opening inside the camcorder that limits the amount of light passing through a lens or onto a mirror.
Auto Focus Yes  
Manual Focus Yes  
White Balance Auto, White Set, Indoor, Outdoor Normally our eyes compensate for lighting conditions with different color temperatures. A Camcorder needs to find a reference point which represents white. It will then calculate all the other colors ...
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Shutter speeds 1/25-1/8000 seconds  
Night Shot Yes  
Image Stabilization Yes (Digital) Optical, or hardware, image stabilization produces the best results, and consists of either a gyro mechanism that detects small movements of the lens and compensates for them or, for digital camcorder ...
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Connections
USB Connection Yes  
Line-In Audio Yes  
Remote Control Yes  
Power source
Battery Type Rechargeable Lithium-ion  
Storage
Built-in Memory No  
Built-in Storage Size 0.0 GB  
Extra Memory Support Yes Indicates if theres is any extra memory included in addition to the built in memory.
Audio
Sound Stereo A video camera plays either in mono or stereo sound. Stereo sound creates a greater audio experience.
Measures
Dimensions (HxWxD) 67x65x135 mm  
Weight 340 grams What is the weight of the video camera (grams)?
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Manufacturer Panasonic  
Manufacturers Site & Product PDF
PDF Specification English  
Product home page English  


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