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Top Panasonic SDR-S150 Camcorder Reviews
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Panasonic SDR-S150 News Release Summary:
Panasonic’s New Stylish, Compact 3CCD SD Camcorder Boasts 4GB
Storage Capability and MPEG2 Recording
SECAUCUS, NJ (August 22, 2006) -- Panasonic today announced the
introduction of the SDR-S150 SD camcorder. Following in the
footsteps of the popular SDR-S100, the SDR-S150 is compact,
lightweight and features the high-quality 3CCD camera system and
MPEG2 recording. The SDR-S150 improves on its predecessor by
accepting the new 4GB SDHC Memory Card, a next-generation media
that allows recording for up to 3 hours and 20 minutes.*
The SDR-S150 packs a wealth of Panasonic's top image-enhancing
technologies into a conveniently small, easy-to-handle body. The
3CCD camera system provides superb color reproduction. The
Optical Image Stabilizer helps deliver crisp, clear images
without degradation for shooting either moving pictures or still
shots. The Leica Dicomar** lens and high-performance Advanced
Pure Color Engine image processor assure beautiful image
rendering. Also adding advanced MPEG2 technology, Panasonic has
equipped the S150 to deliver truly outstanding pictures, even
when shooting fast-moving subjects.
Taking advantage of the small, solid-state SD Memory Card, the
S150 is tough as well as compact. Because there’s no mechanism
in the recording section, the S150 provides excellent resistance
to impact and stable, virtually error-free recording. It also
offers outstanding convenience after shooting. Using a PC
equipped with an SD Memory Card slot, for example, it is
possible to perform non-linear editing without connecting any
cables.
With the SDR-S150, Panasonic has introduced a camcorder that
offers impressive image quality and performance in a package
that is compact, convenient, and extremely easy to use. The
SDR-S150 comes with a 2GB SD Memory Card. It will be available
in September with a suggested retail price of $999.95.
About Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
Based in Secaucus, N.J., Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
is a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the
principal North American subsidiary of Matsushita Electric
Industrial Co. Ltd. (NYSE: MC) and the hub of Panasonic's U.S.
marketing, sales, service and R&D operations. Information about
Panasonic and its products is available at www.panasonic.com.
Additional company information for journalists is available at
www.panasonic.com/pressroom.
*When recording in LP mode.
**Leica is a registered trademark of Leica Microsystems IR GmbH,
and Dicomar is a registered trademark of Leica Camera AG.
Feature Explanation
3CCD Camera System
The SDR-S150 features a 3CCD camera system — the type used in
most professional broadcast equipment. Since being selected as
official broadcasting equipment for the Olympic Games in 1992,
Panasonic's 3CCD camcorders have brought breathtaking images to
the homes of viewers all around the world. For the compact S150,
Panasonic has downsized its professional 3CCD camera system to
about 1/16 the original size in terms of surface area. In a 3CCD
camera system, the light is split into its three primary color
components (red, green and blue), and the resulting signal from
each is collected by one of the three CCDs. Compared with
conventional 1CCD camera systems, Panasonic's advanced 3CCD
system gives you greater beauty three different ways: in color,
detail, and gradation.
O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer)
Panasonic’s O.I.S. minimizes the shakiness that can be such a
problem with handheld shots. Because the system is optical,
there is no image quality degradation. When shooting a still
image, the MEGA O.I.S. system automatically doubles the
corrective power. With O.I.S. and MEGA O.I.S., the S150 is
equipped for clear, beautiful shooting of both moving pictures
and still images.
Leica Dicomar Lens
Leica Camera AG is renowned by photographers worldwide as a
maker of superb cameras and lenses. Now this legendary optical
technology fuses with Panasonic’s advanced digital technology in
the Leica Dicomar Lens. The SDR-S150’s brilliant new lens
features 12 lens elements in 8 groups and uses low-dispersion
optical glass to reduce chromatic aberration. A special
multi-coating process is applied to 14 lens surfaces, minimizing
harmful reflections to deliver crisp, clear images free of flare
and ghosting.
4GB SDHC Memory Card Compatible
For extended high-quality recording, the SDR-S150 also accepts
the new 4GB SDHC (SD High-Capacity) Memory Card, which conforms
to SD Specifications Version 2.00. With the 4GB card, it can
record up to around 50 minutes of moving images in high-quality
XP mode or 3 hours and 20 minutes in LP mode. Because the SDHC
standard guarantees the minimum data speed performance, it
guarantees stable, consecutive recording of moving images and
other types of large-volume data.
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