1920 x 1080 Full-HD Recording —— For a *1 Boasting 1920 x 1080-pixel recording, Panasonic's new HD camcorders deliver the highest-definition images of the entire Panasonic home camcorder range. Add cutting-edge technologies like Advanced O.I.S. (optical image stabiliser), a 3CCD Camera System and a superb Leica Dicomar lens, and you can see why Panasonic's new camcorders achieve a level of beauty that is simply unparalleled. Choose the SD card model or the new SD/DVD hybrid model.
Big Screen Full of Vivid, Beautiful Images *3 SD/DVD Hybrid *3 HDC-SX5 HDC-SD5 Australia's Smallest & Lightest Full High Definition Camcorder* 1440 What is the advantage of 1920 x 1080 full-HD recording? Images recorded by conventional HD camcorders have only 1,440 horizontal pixels, while full-HD camcorders have 1,920. In terms of total pixels, conventional HD camcorders record images with 1.55 million pixels, while those from our full-HD camcorders have around 2.
Technology and Quality Inherited from Broadcast and Professional Camera-Recorders HD Crystal Engine 3CCD Camera System Advanced O.I.S.
Precise hand-shake compensation: Prevents blurry images caused by unsteady hands as you shoot Advanced O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabiliser) ar! Panasonic's Advanced O.I.S. is a new image stabilising function that achieves around eight times higher precision than our previous system. The system uses gyro-sensors to detect hand-shake, then shifts a lens and adjusts its optical axis to compensate.
SD5 Australia's Smallest & Lightest Full-HD Camcorder* Full-HD Recording onto SDHC/SD Memory Cards 67 mm 65 mm 135 mm Use of the super-small SDHC/SD Memory Card helped us create Australia's smallest & lightest full-HD camcorder*. The SD5 fits comfortably in the hand and can be used for long periods without causing fatigue. With the SDHC/SD Memory Card, shooting video is easier and more convenient A compact size and super-fast startup The SDHC/SD Memory Card is small and convenient.
Functions that Give You More Shooting Flexibility Images are recorded even before you begin shooting SD5 / SX5* Sharp, crisp LCD images under all conditions Pre-Rec Function Wide Viewing Angle and Power LCD Extra This clever new function records three seconds of images even before you actually begin shooting. The images are held temporarily in the camcorder's internal memory, before recording onto the SDHC/SD Memory Card begins.
View Images in Beautiful Full-HD, and Archive Your Recordings Easily *Only the TH-65PZ700A and TH-58PZ700A are compatible with AVCHD through the Card Slot.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES POWER AC Adaptor Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack*1 (For SD5) 7.2 V/1320 mAh (For SX5) 7.2 V/2640 mAh VW-VBG130-K VW-VBG260-K VW-AD21-K Battery Life (in HG mode recording) HDC-SD5 Battery Pack Voltage/Capacity Charging Time VW-VBG130-K 7.2 V / 1320 mAh 2 h 20 min HDC-SX5 Using a DVD-RAM disc HDC-SX5 VW-VBG260-K 7.
FEATURE COMPARISON HDC-SD5 HDC-SX5 HDC-SD5/SX5 High-Quality Pictures Media Recording Fomat Full-HD Recording SDHC/SD Memory Card AVCHD 8 cm DVD Disc (-R,-RW,-RAM), SDHC/SD Memory Card AVCHD (High-definition) DVD-VIDEO (Standard-definition) 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 3CCD Camera System Yes Yes Advanced O.I.S.
SPECIFICATIONS HDC-SD5 HDC-SX5 Included! 10x Optical Zoom 10x Optical Zoom HDC-SD5 / SX5 GENERAL CARD SECTION Power Supply DC 7.2/9.3 V Card Slot Power Consumption SD5: 6.7 W SX5: 10.2 W Still Picture JPEG Picture size: 1920x1080 [16:9] 2.1 Megapixels Weight (w/o Battery) SD5: 340 g SX5: 540 g DPOF Max 999 stills Dimensions (W x H x D) SD5: 65 x 67 x 135 mm SX5: 83.5 x 93.5 x 151.
