SDHC/SDXC memory card recording –Record video or stills to SD/SDHC and now extra capacity SDXC memory cards for complete flexibility and easy transfer of your video footage.
Power O.I.S. Optical Image Stabiliser – The corrective ability of POWER O.I.S. has been increased by five times compared to previous models, allowing it to correct even slight hand-shake, something that wasn't possible with conventional O.I.S.
Wide-Angle Lens - fit more people and more of the background into the frame than a conventional 44.1mm lens. This is especially handy when you want to take a group photo in a small room. It also gives you entirely new ways to enjoy your camcorder, like taking self portraits or capturing sweeping landscapes without losing the sense of scale.
Face Recognition – recognizes the faces of registered subjects, and automatically optimizes the focus and exposure for those special people. It continues to track the subject as he or she moves anywhere within the LCD frame.
Intelligent Contrast – Intelligent Contrast Control detects the ambient light level and adjusts the exposure accordingly, helping to prevent blown highlights and blocked shadows.
Smile Shot - automatically detects subject smiles, and captures the best possible still image even while you're shooting movies.
Intelligent Scene Detection - shooting conditions are detected, and the optimal Scene mode is automatically selected. Even if the subject should change, there's no need to manually redo the settings, so you can concentrate entirely on your shot.
5 Megapixel Still Images – this camera lets you take clear still images up to 5 megapixel resolution.
Quick Power On – wakes in standby mode in approx. 1.0 seconds, ready to shoot when you are.
Touch Screen LCD - Control settings are made by simply touching the LCD screen. Operation is intuitive and easy, and the large letters are easy to read.
AF-AE Subject Tracking - Touch the LCD screen to indicate the subject, such as a person or an animal, that you want to focus on, and let AF/ AE Tracking do the rest. The camera locks on the subject and follows it around, keeping it in sharp focus and properly exposed.
High Speed Burst (60fps) - take up to 60 consecutive still images in a second, or up to 180 consecutive shots in 3 seconds. You can use it to analyse a golf swing, tennis stroke or other motion. You also can use it to get good shots of subjects in fast motion.
Soft Skin Mode - When this function detects skin tones, it softens the focus in that area. This has a skin beautifying effect, which makes wrinkles and lines appear less noticeable.
Highlight Playback - Select the days of the recordings you want to see, and this innovative function automatically selects the most exciting scenes, arranges them, and plays them, with music.
5.1 Channel Dolby Surround Sound – records 5.1 channel surround sound using 5 built-in mics for realistic sounding audio to match your high def images.
Wind Noise Canceller - automatically detects and suppresses only wind noise, to give you natural sounds with lifelike ambience.
Auto LED Light – automatically turns on when ambient light is insufficient.
HDMI Output with Viera Link – connect to a HDTV using mini-HDMI to HDMI cable (sold separately) for easy playback of HD video and audio. If you have a Viera the TV remote will operate the camcorder.
Editing, Archiving and YouTube™ Uploading - HD Writer AE2.0 software, included with the camcorder, makes it easy to play or edit videos on your PC and have more fun when the shooting’s done. Encode with a single making it easy to upload your favourite videos to YouTube™.
Easy Archiving - has a USB Host function that lets you connect directly to a DVD burner (sold separately) via a USB cable. Then just press a button and you can copy the moving images you recorded from the SD card to a DVD disc.
