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With the Panasonic HDC-TM20 SD/16 GB HDD camcorder, a new high-performance Leica lens makes it possible to pack a powerful 16x zoom into a compact body. Because the zoom is optical, there's limited image degradation. With Panasonic's Advanced O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer), you can catch dynamic shots with no blurring in both still and motion images. You can also enjoy a 5.1-channel surround sound system featuring Zoom Mic functions.
16x Optical Zoom
The camcorder features a 16x optical zoom. You can zoom close to catch dynamic shots of distant objects. And because the zoom is optical, there's limited image degradation. A new high-performance Leica lens makes it possible to pack a powerful 16x zoom into a compact body. Also Panasonic's Advanced O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) helps prevent blurring -- typically a big concern when shooting with a zoom. This combination of optical zoom and Advanced O.I.S. gives you the ability to take fantastic zoom shots.
New Leica Dicomar Lens
The TM20 also introduces a new high-performance Leica lens in which both resolution and contrast have been improved by refinements to our low-dispersion lens and aspherical lens. A multi-coating process applied to all lens surfaces helps suppress ghosts and flaring, so you get sharp, crisp images even in strong outdoor lighting. The superb rendering ability of this advanced camcorder lens makes it ideal for capturing expressive full-HD images.
Advanced O.I.S.
Panasonic's Advanced O.I.S. helps suppress the effects of hand-shake as you shoot, for both motion and still images. This system uses gyro sensors to detect even tiny amounts of hand-shake, then shifts a lens and adjusts the optical axis to compensate - all at an astounding 4,000 times per second. It also covers approximately 3 times the stabilization area of our previous SD9 model. Because the system is optical, there's minimal loss of image quality even when viewed on a large-screen TV.
HD Crystal Engine
We took the advanced imaging circuitry used in Panasonic professional equipment and adapted it for home use. The result is the HD Crystal Engine, a high-speed processing unit that handles huge volumes of data and virtually doubles the dynamic range. This advanced imaging engine helps prevent blown highlights and blocked shadows, so the images you capture on video look just the way they do in real life.
Digital Cinema Color with VIERA
This mode automatically switches the camcorder to the optimum setting for the Digital Cinema Color of the VIERA plasma TV series. Colors recorded in this mode look richer than those recorded using the conventional Panasonic standard. For example, the subtle shades of red and gold in flowers, and the greens of leafy trees are remarkably true to life.
5.1-channel Surround Sound System and Zoom Mic
The TM20 is equipped with three electrets condenser microphones. The center mic helps capture the sound source and distance accurately, so you get a more 3-dimensional effect than you get with conventional systems, which capture all sounds from the front. You get a realistic sound space that's a perfect match with the true-to-life HD images.
Features included:
16x Optical Zoom
New Leica Dicomar Lens
Advanced O.I.S.
HD Crystal Engine
Digital Cinema Color with VIERA
5.1-channel Surround Sound System and Zoom Mic
Anti-ground Shooting
50fps High Speed Burst Shooting
Auto Power LCD
Focus Assist
Subject Detection: AF/AE Tracking
Face Detection AE/AF
Shake Detection: Advanced O.I.S.
Light Detection: Intelligent Contrast Control
Scene Detection: Intelligent Scene Selector
1.9-second Quick Power-on
0.6-Sec Quick Start
Pre-rec Function
Relay Recording
Touch Screen Operation
iA (Intelligent Auto)
Included Software: The HD Writer AE 1.0 software makes it easy to play or edit your recordings using a PC, and also to upload them to You Tube by following simple steps. After editing, you can copy the videos to a DVD disc in either the AVCHD or the DVD-Video (MPEG-2) format. Choose the one that best suits your playback equipment or how you intend to use your recordings. This easy-to-use software gives you more creative ways to enjoy the recordings you make.
Dimensions (H x W x D) 2.64'' x 2.52'' x 5.00''
Weight Approx. 0.60 lbs
Panasonic HDC-TM20BK 16GB HD Built-in Memory & SD Card Twin Memory Camcorder $499 
