Panasonic releases 2 new AVCHD 1080i camcorders
Posted Nov 8th 2006 9:51AM by Sheila Ward
Filed under: Cameras
Tape haters rejoice, Panasonic has released two new tapeless AVCHD camcorders. Unveiled at CEATEC, both camcorders feature a 1/4" 3CCD imaging system designed for HD to produces more vivid images than past sensors, a Leica 12x optical zoom lens, 3" LCD and HDMI output. They also feature 5.1 channel surround sound with a nifty little microphone zoom function so when the camera zooms in on a subject, the microphone also zooms in to pick up the sound around the subject. That's pretty cool.
The HDC-SD1 is the first camcorder to record 1080i HD images onto SD/SDHC Memory Cards. Approximately 90 minutes can be stored on a 4GB memory card at 6Mbps.
The HDC-DX1 records onto 8cm DVD-RAM/-R/-RW and DVD-R dual layer discs. Approximately 60 minutes can be stored on a DVD-R dual-layer disc.
The HDC-SD1 will be available in Japan on December 1, with the HDC-DX1 availability scheduled in mid-December.
