| NTSC | PAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GENERAL | |||
| Power Supply | 3.6 V (Battery) / 5.0 V (AC Adaptor) | 3.6 V (Battery) / 5.0 V (AC Adaptor) | |
| Power Consumption | Max. 3.4 W (Recording) / Max. 7.7 W (Charging) | Max. 3.4 W (Recording) / Max. 7.7 W (Charging) | |
| Weight (w/o Battery) | [HC-V100] Approx. 181 g (0.34 lb) [HC-V100M] Approx. 183 g (0.40 lb) |
[HC-V100] Approx. 181 g (0.34 lb) [HC-V100M] Approx. 183 g (0.40 lb) |
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| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 51.5 x 59.5 x 112.5 [mm] (2.03 x 2.34 x 4.43 [inch]) | Approx. 51.5 x 59.5 x 112.5 [mm] (2.03 x 2.34 x 4.43 [inch]) | |
| Media | [HC-V100] SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card [HC-V100M] Built-in Memory (16 GB), SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card |
[HC-V100] SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card [HC-V100M] Built-in Memory (16 GB), SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card |
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| OSD Language |  |
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| LENS SECTION | |||
| Image Sensor | 1/5.8" High Sensitivity MOS Sensor Total Pixels : 1.5 megapixels Effective Pixels : <Motion Image> 1.30 - 1.12 megapixels [16:9] <Still Image> 1.30 - 1.12 megapixels [16:9] |
1/5.8-type High Sensitivity MOS Sensor (For Europe) 1/5.8" High Sensitivity MOS Sensor (For Asia) Total Pixels : 1.5 megapixels Effective Pixels : <Motion Image> 1.30 - 1.12 megapixels [16:9] <Still Image> 1.30 - 1.12 megapixels [16:9] |
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| F Value | F1.8 (WIDE) / 4.0 (TELE) | F1.8 (WIDE) / 4.0 (TELE) | |
| Optical Zoom | 34 x | 34 x | |
| Focal Length | 2.38 - 81.0 mm | 2.38 - 81.0 mm | |
| 35 mm Film Camera Equivalent | <Motion Image> 32.5 - 1206 mm (16:9) <Still Image> 32.5 - 1206 mm (16:9) |
<Motion Image> 32.5 - 1206 mm (16:9) <Still Image> 32.5 - 1206 mm (16:9) |
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| Filter Diameter | - | - | |
| Lens Brand | Panasonic Lens | Panasonic Lens | |
| CAMERA SECTION | |||
| Standard Illumination | 1400 lx | 1400 lx | |
| Minimum Illumination | 4 lx (1/30, Low Light, Scene Mode) 1 lx (Color Night Rec.) |
4 lx (1/25, Low Light, Scene Mode) 1 lx (Colour Night View) |
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| Image Stabilizer | POWER O.I.S. with Active Mode | POWER O.I.S. with Active Mode | |
| Focus | Auto / Manual | Auto / Manual | |
| Zoom | Intelligent Zoom OFF / ON | 37x / 42x | 37x / 42x |
| Digital Zoom | 90 x / 2000 x (The maximum value of zoom magnification) | 90 x / 2000 x (The maximum value of zoom magnification) | |
| White Balance | Auto / Indoor1 / Indoor2 / Sunny / Cloudy / White set | Auto / Indoor1 / Indoor2 / Sunny / Cloudy / White set | |
| Shutter Speed | [60i] Auto Slow Shutter ON: 1/30-1/8000 OFF: 1/60-1/8000 |
[50i] Auto Slow Shutter ON: 1/25-1/8000 OFF: 1/50-1/8000 |
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| Iris | Auto / Manual | Auto / Manual | |
| Backlight Compensation | Yes | Yes | |
| Quick Start | 0.6 sec | 0.6 sec | |
| MONITOR | |||
| LCD | 2.7" Wide LCD monitor (230,400 dots) | 6.7 cm (2.7") Wide LCD monitor (230,400 dots) (For Europe) 2.7" Wide LCD monitor (230,400 dots) (For Asia) |
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| STILL IMAGE SECTION | |||
| Recording Format | JPEG (DCF/Exif2.2) | JPEG (DCF/Exif2.2) | |
| Recording Image Size | <Simultaneous Recording> 2.1 megapixels (1920 x 1080) [16:9] |
<Simultaneous Recording> 2.1 megapixels (1920 x 1080) [16:9] |
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| RECORDING SECTION | |||
| Recording Format | [AVCHD] MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 [iFrame] MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |
[AVCHD] MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 [iFrame] MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |
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| Recording / Playback Mode | HA (17 Mbps / VBR), (1920 x 1080/60i) HG (13 Mbps / VBR), (1920 x 1080/60i) HX (9 Mbps / VBR), (1920 x 1080/60i) iFrame (28 Mbps / VBR), (960 x 540/30p) |
HA (17 Mbps / VBR), (1920 x 1080/50i) HG (13 Mbps / VBR), (1920 x 1080/50i) HX (9 Mbps / VBR), (1920 x 1080/50i) iFrame (28 Mbps / VBR), (960 x 540/25p) |
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| Audio Recording System | HA / HG / HX : Dolby Digital (2 ch) iFrame : AAC (2 ch) |
HA / HG / HX : Dolby Digital (2 ch) iFrame : AAC (2 ch) |
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| Microphone | 2 ch Stereo | 2 ch Stereo | |
| Speaker | Dynamic type | Dynamic type | |
| INTERFACES | |||
| HDMI | Yes (Mini) | Yes (Mini) | |
| USB | 2.0 Hi-Speed | 2.0 Hi-Speed | |
| AV Multi | Yes | Yes | |
| STANDARD ACCESSORIES | |||
| AC Adaptor | Yes | Yes | |
| AC Cable | Yes | Yes | |
| DC Cable | Included AC Adaptor | Included AC Adaptor | |
| Rechargeable Battery Pack | Yes (Min. 1790 mAh) | Yes (Min. 1790 mAh) | |
| AV Multi Cable | Yes | Yes | |
| USB Cable | Yes | Yes | |
| CD-ROM | HD Writer LE 1.1 | HD Writer LE 1.1 | |
| Capacity | Gold Pro | Gold | Silver | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDXC Memory Card*1 | 64 GB*3 | - | RP-SDU64G (Class 10, up to 23 MB/sec *5*6) |
- | - |
| SDHC Memory Card*2 | 32 GB*3 | RP-SDA32G *4 (Class 10, up to 23 MB/sec *5*6) |
RP-SDU32G (Class 10, up to 23 MB/sec *5*6) |
RP-SDQ32G *7 (Class 6, up to 20 MB/sec *5*6) |
- |
| 16 GB*3 | RP-SDA16G *4 (Class 10, up to 23 MB/sec *5*6) |
RP-SDU16G (Class 10, up to 23 MB/sec *5*6) |
RP-SDQ16G *7 (Class 6, up to 20 MB/sec *5*6) |
RP-SDL16G *8 (Class 4, up to 20 MB/sec *5*6) |
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| 8 GB*3 | RP-SDA08G *4 (Class 10, up to 23 MB/sec *5*6) |
RP-SDU08G (Class 10, up to 23 MB/sec *5*6) |
RP-SDQ08G *7 (Class 6, up to 20 MB/sec *5*6) |
RP-SDL08G *8 (Class 4, up to 20 MB/sec *5*6) |
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| 4 GB*3 | - | RP-SDU04G (Class 10, up to 23 MB/sec *5*6) |
RP-SDQ04G *4 (Class 6, up to 20 MB/sec *5*6) |
RP-SDL04G *9 (Class 4, up to 20 MB/sec *5*6) |
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As of January 10, 2012
• An SDXC/SDHC/SD Memory Card utilizes a portion of the storage space for formatting and other purposes.
• We recommend using SDXC/SDHC/SD Memory cards conforming to class 4 or higher of the SD Speed Class Rating or the following SD Memory Cards made by Panasonic for motion picture recording.
• Please confirm the latest information about SDXC/SDHC/SD Memory Cards that can be used for motion picture recording on the following website.
Camcorder information (This website is in English only.)
*1 SDXC Memory Cards can only be used in SDXC host devices, which support the SDXC format.
*2 SDHC Memory Cards can only be used in SDXC and SDHC host devices, which support the SDHC/SDXC format.
*3 1GB means 1 billion bytes. Usable capacity will be less.
*4 Available in Europe.
*5 The data transfer rate is a theoretical value and is not guarantee of performance. The transfer rate may vary depending on the conditions and equipment used.
*6 This card complies with SD Memory Card Physical Layer Specification Ver.3.0 (SDHC)/Ver.1.10 (SD). When using this card with SD-enabled products that comply with the specification, a speed performance of up to 20MB/sec. can be realized. When using it with SD-enabled products that comply with the conventional specification Ver. 1.01, the speed performance will be up to 10MB/sec.
*7 Available in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Middle East and Africa.
*8 Available in Americas.
*9 Available in Americas, Asia, Oceania, Middle East and Africa.
| Image Quality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HA (17 Mbps) |
HG (13 Mbps) |
HX (9 Mbps) |
iFrame | ||
| Built-in Memory | 16 GB* (V100M) | 2 h | 2 h 40 min | 4 h 10 min | 1 h 20 min |
| SDXC/SDHC | 64 GB* | 8 h 30 min | 11 h | 16 h 50 min | 5 h 20 min |
| 32 GB* | 4 h 10 min | 5 h 30 min | 8 h 20 min | 2 h 40 min | |
| 16 GB* | 2 h | 2 h 40 min | 4 h 10 min | 1 h 20 min | |
| 8 GB* | 1 h | 1 h 20 min | 2 h | 40 min | |
| 4 GB* | 30 min | 40 min | 1 h | 19 min | |
•These figures vary depending on the pictures being recorded.
• We recommend using SDXC/SDHC/SD Memory Cards conforming to class 4 or higher of the SD Speed Class Rating or the following SD Memory Cards made by Panasonic for motion-image recording.
• Please confirm the latest information about SDXC/SDHC/SD Memory Cards that can be used for motion-image recording, on the following website.
Camcorder Information (This website is in English only.)
* 1 GB means 1 billion bytes. Usable capacity will be less.
| Image Quality | Capacity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built-in Memory |
SDXC/SDHC Memory Card | ||||||
| 16 GB* (V100M) |
64 GB* | 32 GB* | 16 GB* | 8 GB* | 4 GB* | ||
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (16:9) 2.1 M |
 |
14000 | 57000 | 28000 | 14000 | 7000 | 3400 |
 |
22000 | 90000 | 45000 | 22000 | 11000 | 5000 | |
• These figure vary depending on the pictures being recorded.
* 1 GB means 1 billion bytes. Usable capacity will be less.
| HA mode | HG mode | HX mode | iFrame | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VW- VBK180 |
V100/ V100M |
SDXC/SDHC/ SD Memory Card |
Continuous Recording Time |
2 h 35 min | 2 h 35 min | 2 h 35 min | 3 h 10 min |
| Actual Recording Time |
1 h 20 min | 1 h 20 min | 1 h 20 min | 1 h 35 min | |||
| VW- VBK360 |
V100/ V100M |
SDXC/SDHC/ SD Memory Card |
Continuous Recording Time |
5 h 5 min | 5 h 10 min | 5 h 10 min | 6 h 15 min |
| Actual Recording Time |
2 h 40 min | 2 h 40 min | 2 h 40 min | 3 h 15 min | |||
| HA mode | HG mode | HX mode | iFrame | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VW- VBK180 |
V100/ V100M |
SDXC/SDHC/ SD Memory Card |
Continuous Recording Time |
2 h 45 min | 2 h 45 min | 2 h 45 min | 3 h 15 min |
| Actual Recording Time |
1 h 25 min | 1 h 25 min | 1 h 25 min | 1 h 40 min | |||
| VW- VBK360 |
V100/ V100M |
SDXC/SDHC/ SD Memory Card |
Continuous Recording Time |
5 h 25 min | 5 h 30 min | 5 h 30 min | 6 h 25 min |
| Actual Recording Time |
2 h 50 min | 2 h 50 min | 2 h 50 min | 3 h 20 min | |||
• This is a guideline that includes time for operations such as starting and stopping the recording, turning
| HD Writer LE 1.1 |
iMovie '11 (not supplied) | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows® 7 (32 bit/64 bit): Starter/Home Basic/Home Premium/Professional/Ultimate（SP1） Windows Vista® (32 bit): Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate(SP2) Windows® XP (32 bit): SP3 |
Mac OS X 10.6.3 |
| CPU | Intel® Pentium® 4 2.8 GHz or higher When using playback function and MPEG2 conversion function, Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.16 GHz or higher AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 5200+ or higher is recommended. When using editing function Intel® Core™2 Quad 2.6GHz or higher is recommended. |
Intel® Core™ Duo or higher |
• About HD Writer LE 1.1:
Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating instructions are fulfilled, some personal computers cannot be used.
This software is not compatible with Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98/98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows NT.
Supplied CD-ROM is available for Windows only. Operation on an upgraded OS is not guaranteed.
When 2 or more USB devices are connected to a PC, or when devices are connected though USB hubs or by using extension cables, proper operation is not guaranteed.
Operation on an OS other than the one pre-installed is not guaranteed.
This software does not support the multi-boot environments.
This software does not support the multi-monitor environments.
Operation is not guaranteed on Windows XP Media Center Edition, Tablet PC Edition, Windows Vista Enterprise or Windows 7 Enterprise.
Available with administrator account in Windows XP.
Available with administrator account or standard account in Windows Vista/Windows 7 (Installation and uninstallation of the software requires an administrator account.)
• Microsoft®, Windows® and Windows Vista® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
• YouTube™ and the YouTube Logo are trademarks of Google Inc.
• Facebook and the Facebook logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Facebook, Inc.
• iMovie and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
• IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation of the U.S.
• Intel, Pentium, Celeron and Intel Core are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.
• Other names of systems and products mentioned in these instructions are usually the registered trademarks or trademarks of the manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned.
• All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective corporations.
• All monitor and TV pictures are simulated.