Panasonic HDC-TM40 Product Specs
If you want to record Full HD video on a budget and still have access to important manual controls, the Panasonic HDC-TM40 is one of the few options on the market. The camcorder is light and compact, while retaining the traditional horizontal design and coming loaded with 16GB of internal flash memory.
| Panasonic HDC-TM40- Specs | |
|---|---|
| Original Price | 399.99 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Format | Flash memory |
| Class | Consumer |
| HD | Yes |
| General Type | Basic Budget |
| Image Stabilization | Optical |
| 3D Capable | No |
| HD Video Format | AVCHD |
| SD Video Format | iFrame |
| Frame Rate(s) | 60i, 30p |
| Primary Audio Format | 2-channel Stereo |
| Primary Media | Internal Flash Memory |
| Secondary Media | Memory Card |
| Tertiary Media | None |
| Memory Card Type | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
| Included Media Capacity | 16GB internal flash memory |
| Included Software | HD Writer LE 1.0 |
| Recording Media | Internal Flash Memory, Memory Card |
| Zoom Control Type(s) | Toggle |
| Optical Zoom | 16.8 x |
| Digital Zoom | 1200 x |
| Manual Focus | Yes |
| Manual Focus Control Type(s) | buttons |
| Focus Assist / Peaking | No |
| Manual Exposure | No |
| Manual Aperture | Yes |
| Manual Aperture Steps | 24 |
| Minimum Aperture (f/) | 16.0 f/ |
| Maximum Aperture (f/) | 2.9 f/ |
| Manual Shutter Speed | Yes |
| Manual Shutter Speed Steps | 14 |
| Minimum Shutter Speed | 1/8000 |
| Maximum Shutter Speed | 1/30 |
| Manual White Balance | Yes |
| White Balance Presets | Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent 1, Fluorescent 2, Manual |
| Manual Gain | Yes |
| Manual Gain Steps | 13 |
| Manual Noise Reduction | No |
| Audio Dubbing | No |
| Auto / Easy Mode | Yes |
| Face Detection | Yes |
| Color / Image Control(s) | intelligent contrast, backlight, soft skin |
| Low Light Mode(s) | color night record |
| Scene Mode(s) | portrait, action, snow, spotlight, beach, sunrise, fireworks, landscape, night, and candlelight |
| Other Manual Control(s) | tele macro, guide lines |
| Still-Video Hybrid | Yes |
| Still Image Resolution(s) | 1920 x 1080 |
| Still Image Quality Option(s) | Fine, Superfine |
| Flash | No |
| Simultaneous Video / Still Recording | No |
| Self Timer | Yes |
| Manual ISO | Yes |
| Continuous Shot | No |
| Bracketing | No |
| Body Type | Horizontal |
| Weight (with battery pack) | 210 g |
| Weight (w/o battery pack) | 169 g |
| Width (mm) | 51.5 mm |
| Height (mm) | 57.5 mm |
| Length (mm) | 108.5 mm |
| Body Color(s) | black |
| LCD Size (inches) | 2.7 in. |
| LCD Resolution (pixels) | 230400 pixels |
| Touch Screen | No |
| Viewfinder | No |
| Viewfinder Diopter Adjuster | No |
| 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 | No |
| External Microphone input | No |
| LANC / Control L | No |
| Accessory Shoe (Cold) | No |
| Accessory Shoe (Hot) | No |
| Included Wireless Remote | No |
| WiFi | No |
| GPS | No |
| DC Power | Yes |
| Docking Station | No |
| Card Slot 1 | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
| Sister Model Up | HDC-TM80, HDC-TM90 |
| Included Battery | VW-VBK180 |
| Other Features | fader, pre record, auto ground standby |
| Panasonic HDC-TM40 Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Score | Weighting | |
| Color Score | 8.14 | 2.0 | |
| Noise Score | 10.94 | 1.0 | |
| Wide Angle Score | 9.6 | 0.8 | |
| Motion Score | 7.4 | 1.0 | |
| Video Sharpness Score | 7.97 | 4.0 | |
| Low Light Color Score | 7.75 | 1.25 | |
| Low Light Sensitivity Score | 1.95 | 1.5 | |
| Low Light Noise Score | 10.6 | 1.25 | |
| Compression Score | 8.0 | 1.0 | |
| Media Score | 7.86 | 1.5 | |
| Editing Score | 7.0 | 0.75 | |
| Auto Mode Score | 9.7 | 0.5 | |
| Zoom Score | 6.0 | 0.75 | |
| Zoom Ratio Score | 5.89 | 0.5 | |
| Focus Score | 2.0 | 0.7 | |
| Aperture Score | 8.0 | 0.65 | |
| Shutter Speed Score | 8.8 | 0.6 | |
| White Balance Score | 8.0 | 0.55 | |
| Gain Score | 4.0 | 0.5 | |
| Color & Image Controls Score | 3.0 | 0.5 | |
| Other Manual Controls Score | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
| Still Features Score | 7.03 | 0.8 | |
| Ease of Use Score | 5.5 | 1.25 | |
| Handling Score | 4.65 | 1.25 | |
| Stabilization Score | 11.53 | 1.0 | |
| Portability Score | 11.47 | 0.8 | |
| Battery Life Score | 7.65 | 1.0 | |
| LCD & Viewfinder Score | 8.0 | 0.6 | |
| Menus Score | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Playback Score | 4.75 | 0.3 | |
| Connectivity Score | 3.25 | 0.8 | |
| Audio Features Score | 2.75 | 1.0 | |
| Other Features Score | 4.5 | 0.5 | |
| Total: | 222 | ||
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