From the Manufacturer
With the SDR-S100, Panasonic introduces the worlds first 3CCD SD camcorder. The lightweight, super-portable SDR-S100 records high-quality MPEG2 video onto SD Memory Cards, and features a high-performance Leica Dicomar lens, 10x optical z,oom and Optical Image Stabilization.
The SDR-S100s fast response time and rugged, shock-resistant design also make it the perfect take-anywhere camcorder for spontaneous shooting.
Get True, Crisp Color Images with our 3CCD Camera System
The SDR-S100, with its 3CCD Camera System, reproduces color in great fidelity by using a separate CCD for reds, greens, and blues. It's the same 3CCD technology used in Panasonic professional broadcast equipment, resulting in 540 lines of breathtaking resolution. You can count on Panasonic 3CCD Digital Camcorders to give you colors that are as rich and vibrant as your life.
Quality Pictures Start with a Quality Leica Dicomar Lens
World-renowned lens-maker Leica has developed an exquisite, 12-element, multicoated lens that helps add a high level of detail and subtlety to your creations. With refinements like a two-stage neutral density filter for aperture independent adjustment, you'll appreciate the remarkably crisp, true-to-life color that is a hallmark of Leica Dicomar optics.
Capture Still Pictures with Outstanding Quality
Quad-Density Pixel Distribution Technology makes it possible to capture still pictures with amazing megapixel quality. The tiny 2.5-micron intervals between pixels are shifted by one-half pitch both vertically and horizontally, which distributes them on the CCD with four times the density of previous systems. It enables model SDR-S100 to capture still pictures with incredible detail at up to 3.1 megapixels.
Optical Image Stabilizer Helps Eliminate Blurred Images
The Optical Image Stabilizer helps you obtain clear, beautiful pictures by compensating for any hand movement that occurs as you shoot video. Gyrosensors detect the amount and direction of movement, while a linear motor adjusts the lenses as needed to compensate. You get clear, sharp images in situations where hand-shake is typically a problem, like wide-angle shots or high magnification levels of the zoom.
The SD Memory Card Is Ideal for MPEG2 Video Recording
The increasing data volume and expanding range of digital contents require high data reading and writing speeds. Panasonic SD Memory Cards, 256 MB and higher, achieve the data writing speed fast enough to record MPEG2 video in fine mode.
The SD Memory Card measures a mere 0.94 by 1.26 by 0.08 inches (24 by 32 by 2.1 millimeters). Its slim, compact design promotes easy handling--an important factor for moving between different SD-compatible products. Panasonic SD Memory Cards are small enough to be used in select mobile phones and PDAs, as well as many other compact or multifunctional products.
