Panasonic S320 Mini DV Digital Camcorder (PVGS320) - New

Overview
Suppress Camera Shake — Even on a Big-Screen TV
Imagine taking video shots on a moving boat and then viewing them on a large-screen TV. They're likely to appear blurry from the boat's movement and from your unsteady hands. Panasonic solves this problem with O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer), which minimizes hand-shake in situations where it is most often a problem, such as with zoom shots — or on a moving boat. The system is optical, so there is no quality loss, and images look clear and beautiful on a big-screen TV.
Triple Beauty: Remarkable Color, Detail and Gradation
Enjoy vivid color, crisp detail, and subtle gradation with 3CCD, the system used by most professional broadcast cameras. In a 1CCD system, all incoming light information is processed by the same CCD. The more advanced 3CCD system uses three distinct CCDs for processing, so there is absolutely no light loss. The result: beautifully rendered, natural-looking images every time.

Technical Specs
Records Onto MiniDV Tape
Recording Format DV
LENS
Image Sensor (Total) 1/6" CCD (800K x 3 pixels)
Image Sensor (Effective) 4:3 -- 630K x 3
16:9 -- 540K x 3
(Moving Picture)
4:3 -- 710K x 3
16:9 -- 540K x 3
(Still Picture)
F Value F1.8 (Wide) / F2.8 (Tele)
Optical Zoom 10x Variable Speed
Focal Length 3.0 - 30 mm
Filter Diameter 37mm
35mm Film Camera Equivalent 4:3 -- 46.1 - 461mm
16:9 -- 47.1 - 471mm
(Moving Picture)
4:3 -- 43.4 - 434mm
16:9 -- 47.0 - 470mm
(Still Picture)
Lens Type Leica Dicomar
CAMERA
3CCD Camera System Yes
Image Stabilizer Optical Image Stabilizer (O.I.S.)
Minimum Illumination 1 Lux (Magic Pix®)
White Balance Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/White Set (with IR Sensor)
High Speed Shutter In Tape Mode: 1/50 - 1/8000 sec.
In Card Mode: 1/25 - 1/2000 sec.
Iris Auto/Manual
Backlight Compensation Yes
Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) 0.33" wide (113K pixels) Color
LCD Monitor 2.7" wide (123K pixels)
Soft-Skin Mode Yes
MagicPix Images Yes
Microphone Stereo Zoom Mic
Wind Noise Reduction
Date Recording Auto Date (in Date Code)
Wide Mode (16:9) Yes
On-Screen Display Language English / French / Spanish
Digital Zoom 1 10x - 700x
Quick Start 1.7 seconds
Web Camera Function 2 Yes
Recording Mode SP/LP
Still Picture JPEG Picture Size:
3.1 MEGA: 2048 x 1512 (4:3)
2.4 MEGA: 2048 x 1152 (16:9)
2.0 MEGA:1600 x 1200 (4:3)
1.0 MEGA: 1280 x 960 (4:3)
0.3 MEGA: 640 x 480 (4:3)
0.2 MEGA: 640 x 360 (16:9)
Built-in SD Slot Yes (SD/SDHC)
DPOF Max. 999 stills
PictBridge Compatible Yes
S-Video Out Yes
Mini DV In/Out (IEEE 1394) Out
Video Output AV out (multi)
USB 2.0 High Speed (mini B)
Accessory Shoe Cold
Dimensions (H x W x D) 3.34'' x 3.06'' x 5.8''
Weight 0.99 lbs