Digital Cameras

Panasonic, an official partner of future Olympic Games this year, announced new model of a compact camcorder with Olympics symbols, which uses a memory card SD/SDHC.

Panasonic HDC-SD8K

It is also important to note that this model, Panasonic HDC-SD8K, allows a full HD (1920×1080) high-definition video using a system of 3CCD matrix and Leica Dicomar lens with a new optical image stabilization system Advanced OIS

Brief specifications of Panasonic HDC-SD8K:

* Sensor: 1/4-inch image sensor (3-CCD matrix); about 560 thousand pixels x 3; Effective pixels around 520 thousand x 3 (16:9, photo / video)
* Lens: Leica Dicomar, 10x optical zoom, F1.8-2.8, focal length 42.9 - 429 mm (16:9, photo / video)
* Filter Diameter: 37 mm
* Display: 2.7-inch, a resolution of about 300 thousand pixels
* Microphone: stereo, with “zoom”
* Standard coverage: 1400 lux
* The minimum coverage: 5 lux (1 lux in night mode)
* Support for SD memory card format (8 MB-2 GB) / SDHC (4-32 GB)
* Video recording format: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
* Format recording audio: Dolby Digital (Dolby AC3), stereo
* Format recording photo: JPEG (DCF/Exif2.2), DPOF resolution 1920×1080
* Dimensions: 56×87x110 mm
* Weight: 310 grams. (370 gr. With battery and memory card)
* Power consumption: 4.9 W while recording.