Panasonic HDC-HS300 Product Specs
| Panasonic HDC-HS300- Specs | |
|---|---|
| Original Price | 1399.99 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Format | Hard Drive |
| Class | Consumer |
| HD | Yes |
| General Type | Prosumer |
| Image Stabilization | Optical |
| 3D Capable | No |
| HD Video Format | AVCHD |
| SD Video Format | None |
| Frame Rate(s) | 60i, 24P |
| Primary Audio Format | Dolby Digital (5.1ch) |
| Primary Media | Hard Drive |
| Secondary Media | Memory Card |
| Memory Card Type | SD/SDHC |
| Included Media Capacity | 120GB Hard Drive |
| Maximum Recording Time (highest quality in minutes) | 460 |
| Recording Quality Option(s) | HA (17Mbps), HG (13Mbps), HX (9Mbps), HE (6Mbps) |
| Included Software | HD Writer AE 1.0 |
| Recording Media | Memory Card, Hard Drive |
| Zoom Control Type(s) | Toggle, Ring, Buttons |
| Optical Zoom | 12 x |
| Digital Zoom | 700 x |
| Manual Focus | Yes |
| Manual Focus Control Type(s) | Ring |
| Focus Assist / Peaking | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | Yes |
| Manual Exposure Steps | 11 |
| Manual Aperture | Yes |
| Manual Aperture Steps | 14 |
| Minimum Aperture (f/) | 16.00 f/ |
| Maximum Aperture (f/) | 1.80 f/ |
| Manual Shutter Speed | No |
| Manual Shutter Speed Steps | 14 |
| Minimum Shutter Speed | 1/30 |
| Maximum Shutter Speed | 1/8000 |
| Manual White Balance | Yes |
| White Balance Presets | Auto, Indoor1, Indoor2, Sunny, Cloudy |
| Manual Gain | Yes |
| Manual Gain Steps | 7 |
| Manual Noise Reduction | No |
| Audio Dubbing | No |
| Auto / Easy Mode | Yes |
| Face Detection | Yes |
| Color / Image Control(s) | Soft Skin Mode, Digital Cinema Color (x.v. Color), Sharpness, Color |
| Low Light Mode(s) | MagicPix |
| Scene Mode(s) | Portrait, Snow, Sunset, Sports, Spotlight, Beach, and Fireworks. |
| Other Manual Control(s) | Tele Macro, Guide Lines, Zebra, Luminance, Histogram |
| Still-Video Hybrid | Yes |
| Still Image Resolution(s) | 3:2 - 3984 x 2656, 3264 x 2176, 2592 x 1728; 16:9 - 4224 x 2376, 3328 x 1872, 2560 x 1440; 4:3 - 3520 x 2640, 3264 x 2448, 2560 x 1920, 640 x 480 |
| Still Image Quality Option(s) | Fine, Standard |
| Flash | Yes |
| Flash Settings | Auto, off, on, red-eye reduction, 3 brightness levels |
| Simultaneous Video / Still Recording | Yes |
| Self Timer | Yes |
| Manual ISO | No |
| Continuous Shot | Yes |
| Bracketing | No |
| Still Media | HDD, SD/SDHC |
| Still Media Included | 120GB HDD |
| Body Type | Horizontal |
| Weight (with battery pack) | 520.00 g |
| Width (mm) | 70.00 mm |
| Height (mm) | 73.00 mm |
| Length (mm) | 141.00 mm |
| Body Color(s) | Black |
| LCD Size (inches) | 2.70 in. |
| LCD Resolution (pixels) | 230400 pixels |
| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Viewfinder | Yes |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 183000 pixels |
| Viewfinder Diopter Adjuster | Yes |
| Video Light | No |
| Waterproof | No |
| Composite (RCA) output | Yes |
| Composite (RCA) input | No |
| FireWire | No |
| Audio-only AV input | No |
| S-Video | No |
| USB | Yes |
| Component output | Yes |
| Component input | No |
| HDMI | Yes |
| Headphone output | Yes |
| External Microphone input | Yes |
| LANC / Control L | No |
| Accessory Shoe (Cold) | Yes |
| Accessory Shoe (Hot) | No |
| Included Wireless Remote | Yes |
| WiFi | No |
| GPS | No |
| DC Power | Yes |
| Docking Station | No |
| Card Slot 1 | SD/SDHC |
| Replaces | HDC-HS100 |
| Sister Model Down | HDC-SD20 |
| Included Battery | VW-VBG130 |
| Panasonic HDC-HS300 Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Score | Weighting | |
| Color Score | 10.00 | 2.0 | |
| Noise Score | 11.65 | 1.0 | |
| Wide Angle Score | 9.00 | 0.8 | |
| Motion Score | 8.80 | 1.0 | |
| Video Sharpness Score | 10.97 | 4.0 | |
| Low Light Color Score | 7.05 | 1.25 | |
| Low Light Sensitivity Score | 7.70 | 1.5 | |
| Low Light Noise Score | 8.63 | 1.25 | |
| Compression Score | 8.00 | 1.0 | |
| Media Score | 9.24 | 1.5 | |
| Editing Score | 7.00 | 0.75 | |
| Auto Mode Score | 10.27 | 0.5 | |
| Zoom Score | 9.25 | 0.75 | |
| Zoom Ratio Score | 4.34 | 0.5 | |
| Focus Score | 7.00 | 0.7 | |
| Exposure Score | 6.60 | 0.65 | |
| Aperture Score | 9.50 | 0.65 | |
| Shutter Speed Score | 10.00 | 0.6 | |
| White Balance Score | 7.75 | 0.55 | |
| Gain Score | 4.00 | 0.5 | |
| Color & Image Controls Score | 7.50 | 0.5 | |
| Other Manual Controls Score | 5.00 | 0.5 | |
| Still Features Score | 12.21 | 0.8 | |
| Ease of Use Score | 6.00 | 1.25 | |
| Handling Score | 6.75 | 1.25 | |
| Stabilization Score | 9.41 | 1.0 | |
| Portability Score | 5.25 | 0.8 | |
| Battery Life Score | 5.10 | 1.0 | |
| LCD & Viewfinder Score | 9.00 | 0.6 | |
| Menus Score | 4.00 | 1.0 | |
| Playback Score | 6.50 | 0.3 | |
| Connectivity Score | 6.38 | 0.8 | |
| Audio Features Score | 5.75 | 1.0 | |
| Other Features Score | 4.00 | 0.5 | |
| Total: | 267 | ||
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