The Panasonic HDCTM300 features a 3MOS system, a combination of optical technologies that further enhance the quality of full-HD images. The 3MOS System produces extremely accurate images with superb rendition of differences in darkness and light, rich color expression, and a full 1,080 lines of horizontal resolution. The camcorder also has advanced functions for Serious Video Shooting. The manual ring gives you easy, fingertip control over the focus, zoom and exposure settings. You'll find using the ring a much more intuitive, comfortable, user-friendly process than accessing a menu screen. With the manual ring and manual operation, the TM300 is a pleasure to use and gives you the freedom to craft unusually expressive images. Time Lapse Recording is a useful function. It uses longer frame intervals than standard shooting. You can use this function to capture shortened or condensed footage of events that actually take place over a much longer time period. Rounding out with iA for Smart Control and Advanced O.I.S., the TM300 camcorder is designed for serious "semi professional" videographer. Recording Format - MPEG4-AVC/H.264 (AVCHD standard complaint); JPEG (Still Image) Optical Zoom - 12x Focal Length - 4.0 - 48.0 mm Filter Diameter - 43mm Recording Mode - HA (17Mbps/VBR) (1920 x 1080), HG (13Mbps/VBR) (1920 x 1080), HX (9Mbps/VBR) 1920 x 1080), HE (6Mbps/VBR) (1440 x 1080) Still Picture Recording - Yes; 10.6 M (3984 x 2656), 7 M (3264 x 2176), 4.5 M (2592 x 1728) [3 - 2], 10 M (4224 x 2376), 6 M (3328 x 1872) LCD Monitor - 2.7 Wide LCD (230,400 pixels) Iris - Auto/Manual; Focus - Auto/Manual; Manual Focus Ring - Yes Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) - Yes Flash - Yes Digital Zoom - 30x - 700x Microphone - 5.1ch Surround, Zoom and Focus Microphone Jacks - Video component, mini HDMI, AV out, USB 2.0, Microphone jack, Cold Shoe Dimensions (H x

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