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Panasonic HDC-TM300 Twin Media HD Camcorder (Black)
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| Capture Full HD video; 1920 x 1080 resolution |
| Records to 32 GB built-in Hard Disk Drive or SD memory cards |
| 12x Leica Dicomar lens with Optical Image Stabilization |
| Capture stills up to 10.6 megapixels |
| 2.7-inch widescreen touch-panel LCD |
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Customers Reviews
2010-03-08
Happy videographer
I bought this for the express purposs of being able to videoing my wife's Orchestra and putting it online. The first concert is in a week so I cant wait. All the "playcordings" I have done with this to get used to handling it have turned out superb. I was real impressed after we had a foot of snow and I could set the w-balance where I, underline I wanted it to be to make my recordings. They turned out great. If you use it right it does show up pretty good in low light. I love the manual controls that is the reason I bought it. Stage lights suck for automatic cameras.
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2010-02-01
Unbelievable picture quality, extensive features
Great camcorder choice, if you are willing to pay the steep price. Definitely prosumer territory. Impeccable picture quality (look for some of the extensive analyses and reviews published online), great sound. Unbelievable performance in low-light conditions. Great set of features. Only drawback thus far: some may find touch screen a bit fiddly to use (no problem for me, since I am used to my touch screen phone).
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2010-01-31
Jamaica Home Videos
Bought this camera for our trip to Jamaica. I really like this camera. It is very portable and easy to use. The quality of the videos is amazing. I am not a avid user of video cameras but this was easy to learn. I download all videos and pictures to my PC with ease. One of the great things is the camera does not have a hard drive. It is only flash memory. Therefore, it does not have to "boot" up like a hard drive video camera. I can turn it on and starting capturing video immediately. I am VERY happy with this purchase.
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2010-01-09
Nice "B" cam
This camera is a nice "B" cam, I use it for behind the scene shots, car mounting and time lapse work. It does need a TON of light, but most small HD cams do. So with this said the outdoor shots are amazaing, indoors so so. Indoors it just wants all the light it can get, so this usually means gain city = grain city. I don't like to go above 3 db of gain, if that's not possible I turn the cam off. Not worth the card space. It takes some time adjusting to the manual controls via small buttons and touch screen, but VERY nice to have in depth manual control for a cam in this price point (iris, white balance, shutter, focus, and audio!). I've seen the footage displayed on a 50" HD display and was very pleased. The detail is amazing, I usually roll in auto focus, manual iris/ white bal, the auto focus is very quick for the most part. Again light is your friend. Make sure you get a nice ( don't cheap out, get the Century) wide angle and a polarizer. All in all it's a nice HD CAM for what your are paying for. I like the small size, and battery life (got a 4 hr batt, lasts forever), and the AVCHD workflow is a breeze in FCP. Also just as a tip, be sure to turn off the OIS if doing any tripod work. Most people forget and this results in the gryos (OIS) fighting the smoothness of a tripod. Good luck and have fun with it!
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2010-01-09
Panasonic HDC-TM300
First, let me say the sound quality rating was selected because the question for me is moot. I'm deaf so have no idea what the sound quality is like. I got the camera to film short sign language instruction sessions.
I bought the camera after a year long review of various types of cameras including some professional cameras. I actually had decided on the Canon XH-A1S and ordered it form Bingo Camera. Thank goodness my credit card is a real snot about large orders and protecting customers from fraud. I discovered Bingo was a scam sending falsely labeled junk IF they sent anything at all. So I started over again and found myself looking at the TM300 and its competitors. I narrowed it down to the Canon HF S100 and Panasonic TM300. I opted for the Panasonic and so far must say I'm stunned at its performance and very happy with it. Thinking (just thinking) of getting a second one. the big thing for me is that using this camera instead of my tape based systems of yore, I find my efforts to chroma key with Ultra 2 is now as simple as it should have been long ago. And I will never, ever, ever go back to tapes. The SDHC experience is wonderful, really speed sup my work.
I recommend this camera though not an expert, I did talk to experts online for a year and right up to my purchase decision. The most impartial ones, even those who used Canon, recommended the Panasonic TM300 based on how and what I planned to film. I'm glad I listened to them.
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Product Details
Batteries Included: 1
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Panasonic
Color: Black
EAN: 0037988983957
Floppy Disk Drive Description: None
Has Red Eye Reduction: 1
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Panasonic
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Manufacturer: Panasonic
Model: HDC-TM300-K
Publisher: Panasonic
Release Date: 2009-04-15
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Panasonic Cameras HistoryPanasonic Corporation (formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.) is a multinational corporation based in Kadoma, Japan.
Panasonic was founded in 1918 by Konosuke Matsushita. The company was first selling duplex lamp sockets.
In 1931 began the production of radios. But earlier, in 1927, it produced a bicycle lamp, and it was their first product marketed under the brand name National – meaning for people, for nation. The production of road and touring bicycles and their components composed a substantial portion of the goods manufactured by National/Panasonic Corporation from 1945 through the end of the 1980s.
In 1955, the company labeled its export audio speakers "PanaSonic", which was the first time it used its "Panasonic" brand name. This name was created from the elements "pan" meaning "all" combined with "sonic" meaning "sound”.
After Konosuke Matsushita traveled to the United States in 1961, Panasonic began producing television sets for the U.S. market under the Panasonic brand name, and expanded the use of the brand to Europe in 1979. The company began opening its plants around the world. It quickly developed a reputation for its reliable products - televisions, radios, and home appliances.
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