Panasonic Pro AG-HSC1U AVCHD 3CCD Flash Memory Camcorder with 12x Optical Zoom

Product Description

Included Accessories: Panasonic AG-HSC1U Camera, 4GB SD card, AC adaptor, power & DC cables, A/V cable, battery, wireless remote, USB cable and software CD-ROM.

Panasonic's AG-HSC1U PROLINE Camcorder is the world's smallest, lightest 3 Chip HD Camcorder around. This little Palmcorder has all kinds of professional features. On board is a three inch Widescreen (16:9) LCD monitor. It can capture 2.1 megapixel 16:9 still pictures, even during video recording. The AG-HSC1U comes standard with a portable 40GB media storage unit for off-loading content from the 4GB SDHC memory card. A 12X Leica Dicomar lens captures vibrant, accurate color and minimizes harmful reflections -- making images crisp, clear and free of flare and ghosting. It also provides slow, smooth zooms for remarkably professional playback. Audio is recorded to 5.1 channels, immersing you in sound and bringing you into the action. A Zoom Mic zoom in and record the sounds related to your shot's main subject. The lightweight, imaginative design makes it easy to carry and use anywhere - even mounted on a helmet, robot or a small animal! Use your imagination; the possibilities are endless. Faster record startup. (only 1.7 seconds from the time the monitor is opened) Record high quality widescreen still images (even during video recording) Fast, accurate Auto Focus (Manual Focus as well) No noise from a tape or disc transport to get into the on board microphone 5.1 channel surround sound audio recording with 5 microphones on board (Dolby AC-3) Super directivity Zoom Mic function. 2 channel external Mic input (3.5mm phone plug) 3 widescreen LCD side screen, Digital Zoom Off, 1-30X, 1-700X Uses the latest MP4 compression scheme (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) Five program AE modes in manual mode, Fades to Black or White with Audio Fade Three modes of Audio - Auto / Manual / Manual + AGC audio levels Directional keys make it easy to navigate

Customer Reviews:

My favorite camera yet - I love it!.......2007-11-12

I'm an editor by trade, so for me the work flow and support for this format was very important. If you work with iMovie use of this footage is fast and seamless. And if you prefer Final Cut Pro (as I do) it works flawlessly with that as well now, providing you have the current FCP 6 (which is part of the Studio 2 release). So where some have complained about being able to edit with this format, I don't see that as a problem anymore.

The included battery powered HD works great (it's larger then it looks in the picture though). It's a great way to download your footage while you shoot. It works well.

The image quality is amazing. Really amazing. My previous camera was a Sony DV Camera (just a consumer model) and it was great but this is so much better.

The camera is very easy to use and you get used to just having it with you. I take it to more locations then I normally would, which means I actually shoot more footage.

One thing to consider in the big picture is where you will store all of this footage. Because I already work with tapeless footage at my office I have the necessary hardware to not only edit with the footage, but also back it up for long term archival purposes. If you don't have this, you will probably want to get the optional DVD burner that allows you to burn a card directly to a DVD. But even DVD is not a good long term solution. Personally I use LTO-3 tapes because they have a 30 year shelf life, but this is not something most consumers will have. Blue-ray is probably another good format to back up to. The point being, don't just think about how easy it is to shoot, think about the whole process from editing to final long term storage of your footage. This way of working does require a little more work along the way to stay organized and to be able to find your footage.

I purchased this model over the 5 or 1 model (I can't remember the rest of the letters but if you've been looking at this camera you probably know what i"m talking about) mainly because of two reasons. One is that it has a line in for a wireless mic, which was important to me even if I don't use a wireless mic all the time. Also, the gamma of this camera is better matched to Panasonic P2 cameras, making it a slightly (and I do mean slightly) better choice if you need to match this footage to a more professional camera.

I hope this information has been helpful to you.

This cam should come with a warning label........2007-06-13

Record all you want just don't try to edit any of the video. The color saturation is excellent unless backlit in which case everything washes out. The focus is very good. Any motion creates a slight staccato like vibration in the picture which I believe is coming from the internal camera stabilization device. I would love to demonstrate all of the above, but my final cut studio based edit bay does not support AVCHD. There is the possibility of going out from the HDMI port with a lot of ifs, if you have a tower that supports the capture cards that support HDMI. Since I don't have any of those, my most excellent footage of exotic wildlife from Costa Rica will live inside the camera.

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Amazon.com Product Description

Vanguard's BR Series binoculars are rubber-armored for rugged use in the field, and feature "fast focus" lenses and prisms made from optical glass. The full-size BR-1050W offers large 50mm objective lenses and a 10x magnification. Other features include rubber eyecups, a 6.7-degree maximum angle view, a field of view of 367 feet (per 1,000 yards), and coated lenses. This package includes a carrying case and neck strap.

Customer Reviews:

Good value for money.......2006-08-15

This is a very good buy for starters.It has good manification. Sometimes teh pictue is not stable as your hands are a bit shaky. Otherwise they are very good general purpose binoculars.Solves the basic purpose. You can enjoy the scenes with these.

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