Panasonic VDRD100EB Digital Video Camera - Silver

For even higher picture quality, the VDRD100B comes with:

Super Image Stabiliser
The VDRD100B boasts the Super Image Stabiliser (S.I.S) system, which compensates for the effect of hand shake as you shoot movie and still images - resulting in clear, sharp images. Gyrosensors detect the amount and direction of hand-shake and linear motors optically adjust the lenses as needed to compensate.

Through the continuing pursuit of operating ease, Panasonic has added a wide range of user-friendly functions and improvements to the DVD digital video camera range

Multi-Format Compatibility
The VDRD150B is DVD-RAM/-RW/-R multi-format compatible. DVD-RAM is an easy recording media to use because of its unsurpassed durability, capable of being rewritten 100,000 time. Compatibility for three DVD-RAM /-RW / -R increases interchangeability with users existing AV equipment or PC, thus providing more enjoyment, freedom, and usability even after shooting has finished.

Also 1000x Digital Zoom

30x Optical Zoom
30x zoom magnification in GS37 and GS27 fits comfortably and securely in one hand. This lens is not only the most powerful zoom offered in a home-use digital video camera, it also features low distortion. And because the zoom is optical, it captures both moving and still pictures with exquisite beauty.

Panasonic's Advanced Color Engines and High-Quality Optics
At the heart of the system is a 1/6-inch CCD, Panasonic's innovative Pure Colour Engine and MPEG2 Engine that together offer superb colour reproduction and performance. In short, the Pure Colour Engine converts the CCD output signal from a complementary colour signal into an RGB signal at an early stage and extracts the low-frequency luminance component from the RGB signal. This innovative process will help you achieve superb color reproduction for all your shots, including your high-zoomed pictures. Panasonic's MPEG2 engine is a wide-range, high-precision search engine that produces smooth, beautiful motion pictures. By using the same variable bit rate technology that Panasonic developed for its high-end Diga DVD recorder, the MPEG2 engine will enhance your LP recordings with nearly twice the resolution captured with standard video cameras.

But none of this technology would be worth a hoot if Panasonic didn't outfit the VDR-D100 with some of the finest optics you'll find in any camcorder. Leica AG of Germany is the manufacturer of fine cameras and lenses revered by generations of photographers. The Leica Dicomar lens featured in the VDR-D100 was developed specifically for digital video cameras. Drawing on Leica's renowned optical technology, this advanced multi-coated lens captures clear, crisp, finely nuanced images with outstanding detail and contrast.

2.5" LCD Monitor

The Finer Details
The VDR-D100 has a shutter speed range of between 1/60 and 1/3000 second. With a 0 Lux Color Night View feature, you can shoot video in total darkness. This function shoots four frames per second using the LCD monitor as a light source. Pictures are clear and sharp, thanks to the hand-shake compensation provided by the O.I.S. Light from the LCD is gentle and easy on the eyes, so you can snap shots of sleeping children without waking them up. Automatic functions, such as several scene modes, make it easy to take the perfect video shots, and a 2.5-inch LCD monitor makes it easy to keep track of your subjects. A built-in stereo microphone lets you record in Dolby Digital stereo, giving your video a true theatrical touch.

DVD-R/-RW/RAM - Choose the media you want with multi-format capability
DVD camcorders can record and play DVD-RAM, DVD-RW and DVD-R discs. With the DVD-RAM disc, you can record again and again on the same disc, up to ten thousand times, and view it without any finalising process. You can record repeatedly on DVD-RW discs as well, and they are well suited for editing. While you can record only once on DVD-R discs, they can be played back on almost any kind of DVD player or recorder. With DVD camcorders you can record on whichever kind of disc works best in your DVD player or recorder.

Up to 150 Minutes of Recording Time
A single DVD-RAM or DVD-RW disc can hold approximately 150 minutes of high-quality MPEG2 video in standard recording mode. You can also record in XTRA mode for the best picture quality possible for the remaining disc space.