Panasonic HDCTM15 16GB Full HD Camcorder
by Panasonic
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Manufacturer: PanasonicModel: HDC-TM15K
Product features:
- Records Onto Built-in Memory (16GB), SD/SDHC Memory Card / Recording Format MPEG4-AVC/H.264 (AVCHD standard compliant); JPEG (Still Image)
- Image Sensor (Effective) - 1.17 megapixels [16 - 9] / 1.17 megapixels [16 - 9] [Still Image] / Total Pixels 1.47 megapixels
- Optical Zoom 16x Focal Length 2.95-47.2mm; 35mm Film Camera Equivalent 44.1-706mm [16 - 9]
- Filter Diameter 30.5mm
- Advanced O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilization) with Active Mode
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Panasonic HDCTM15 16GB Full HD Camcorder
Customer Review: Excellent FULL HD Camcorder
Summary: 5 Stars
There is nothing I don't like about this camcorder. Absolutely nothing. I am a gadget person, have been for 2 decades, and I'm an IT guy by trade. This camera has absolutely not disappointed me. I was able to pick it up for a really great price ($212) but even for $100 more it would have been a great deal. The video quality is great (even though it's 1080i and not 1080p). The pictures that it takes turn out pretty good too, but don't expect that feature to blow you away. It's just a nice added bonus. It is pretty fantastic though that you can snap away with still shots during the video recording. My wife took over a dozen pictures of our daughter playing with her cousins while she was shooting video. It's a great feature to have. The battery lasts about as long as expected for the price of the camcorder, about 1.5 to 2 hours, but you are able to use an AC adapter and continue using the camera. Videos and pictures transferred over to my laptop fairly quickly. I have yet to try a very large video file though. What is interesting is that all of the videos are connected in a way. Each time you record and stop, it actually pauses. So the videos will loop if you'd like them to, or you can create individual movies on your PC. Then there's the menu options, which seem endless but all of them are usable and functional and the menu screens are easy to navigate on the TOUCH SCREEN panel.
On a side note: the software that comes with the camcorder is decent, but not impressive. It works great if you want to use it, I'm just snooty when it comes to these things. I'd rather transfer files over manually from the HD to my computer. It also said as I was installing the software that it wasn't "compatible" with Windows 7, but it installed without a single issue and works just fine.
Basically, I have the absolute opposite of buyer's remorse on this purchase. That rarely ever happens to me. I say to you... buy this camcorder!!
Description of Panasonic HDCTM15 16GB Full HD Camcorder
HD images contain 6x as much information as standard images. HDTV has 1,080 horizontal scan lines, SDTV has 480. That translates into much higher resolution and much finer detail. With HD images on an HDTV, pictures are so clear and sharp that you can see textures. The shift in the industry from SDTV to HDTV is well underway. For shooting once-in-a-lifetime scenes that you want to capture in full beauty, an HD camcorder is the best choice.There's nothing more disappointing than shooting a once-in-a-lifetime event on video, only to discover that the images are blurry or poorly exposed because of backlighting. Panasonic's iA helps avoid problems in difficult shooting situations by automatically making the optimal camera settings and activating certain functions. For example, iA includes AF Tracking, a new function that "locks" on and follows a subject as it moves, so images are sharply focused and properly exposed. This technology is a huge help for everyone.
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 gyrosensors 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. Because the system is optical, there's minimal loss of image quality even when viewed on a large-screen TV. In addition, to shoot high-resolution still images, the normal O.I.S. Mode 1 is joined by an O.I.S. Mode 2, which has a higher stabilization capability. The O.I.S. corrective lens shifts and stabilizes the image the instant that the shutter button is pressed, to enable greater precision in stabilization. You get all the beauty and minimal blurring.
The TM15 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. Also, Panasonic's Advanced O.I.S. helps
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