Equipment
I use a Panasonic PV-GS85: Mini DV Palmcorder® Camcorder with features like
- Optical Image Stabilizer
- 32x Optical Zoom
- Built-In SD Slot
- Records to Mini DV Tape
| Records Onto | MiniDV Tape |
| Recording Format | DV |
| Image Sensor (Total) | CCD (680K pixels) |
| Image Sensor (Effective) | 4:3 -- 340K x 3 16:9 -- 460K x 3 (Moving Picture) |
| F Value | F1.8 (Wide) / F3.7 (Tele) |
| Optical Zoom | 32x Variable Speed |
| Focal Length | 2.3 - 73.6 mm |
| Filter Diameter | 37mm |
| 35mm Film Camera Equivalent | 4:3 -- 43.9 - 1405mm 16:9 -- 35.9 - 1149mm (Moving Picture) 4:3 -- 43.7 - 1398mm 16:9 -- 35.6 - 1139mm (Still Picture) |
| Lens Type | Panasonic |
| 3CCD Camera System | No |
| Image Stabilizer | Optical Image Stabilizer (O.I.S.) |
| Minimum Illumination | 2 Lux (Magic Pix®) |
| White Balance | Auto/Indoor/Outdoor/Manual |
| High Speed Shutter | In Tape Mode 1/60 - 1/8,000 In Card Mode 1/60 - 1/500 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Wide Mode (16:9) | Yes |
| On-Screen Display Language | English/French/Spanish |
| Digital Zoom | 32x - 1,000x |
| Quick Star | 1.7 seconds |
| Web Camera Function | Yes |
| Recording Mode | SP/LP |
| Still Picture | JPEG Picture Size: 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 | No |
| S-Video Out | No |
| Mini DV In/Out (IEEE 1394) | In |
| Video Output | AV out |
| USB | 1.1 (mini B) |
| Accessory Shoe | Cold |
| Dimensions | (H x W x D) 3.09" x 2.86" x 5.36" |
| Weight | 0.99 lbs |
