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Panasonic HDC-HS100 Reviews

Camcorder - High Definition - widescreen - 610 Kpix - optical zoom: 12 x - HDD : 60 GB - flash card - black More product details

$149.95

Full set of manual controls ; EVF (cnet.com)

Best-in-class handling and manual control (pcworld.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Panasonic HDC-HS100

We have collected and analyzed 21 expert reviews and 28 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 76/100 and users rate it 82/100. The average review date is November 4, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 104854 reviews from other Camcorders. The alaScore™ for this product is 93/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 21, 2009.

alaSCORE 93

930100

49 reviews

November, 2009

76 / 100

21 Experts

Product Age

old
new

82 / 100

28 Users

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from $149.95

Expert Reviews (21)

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Review summary for the Panasonic HDC-HS100

By (alaTest Semantic - BETA)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 49 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the usability. The appearance also impresses, but many are less positive about the interface.

Usability, Appearance

Interface, Viewfinder, Battery, Design

Experts rate this product 76/100 and users 82/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders, the Panasonic HDC-HS100 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 93/100 = Excellent quality.

alaSCORE 93

alaTest Semantic - BETA
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Panasonic HDC-HS100

By (cnet.com)

Full set of manual controls ; EVF

Middling video quality ; some annoying design quirks

Though it has a nice feature set for the price, the Panasonic HDC-HS100 doesn't deliver the quality of video you expect from an HD camcorder in its price segment.

Photo gallery: Panasonic HDC-HS100 Panasonic wisely halved the price of its...

Rating

69100

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cnet.com
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Panasonic HDC-HS100 HD Camcorder

By (pcworld.com)

This Panasonic high-def camcorder offers great usability and control, but its image quality is merely decent.

Best-in-class handling and manual control

Flawed low-light performance ; Oversaturated color

On the software side, Panasonic bundles HD Writer 2.6E, a limited but functional Windows-only editing application. Mac users can edit the HS100's AVCHD video with iMovie '08. On either platform you'll want to use a computer built around a 2-GHz Intel ...

I'm glad to say that the newer Panasonic HDC-HS100 HD camcorder is a better...

Rating

76100

pcworld.com

User Reviews (28)

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$$$Panasonic HDC-HS100$$$

By rich9 (ciao.com)

This model of high clear camera mainly faces the high-end expense crowd, uses the 3CMOS imaging system, may photograph 1920Ã-1080 the resolution movie. Can definitely satisfy us to output the high clear video frequency daily demand Matushita HDC-HS100GK h

good 1920Ã ; 1080 the resolution movie

bad 5.1 sound track encirclement stereo sound

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Panasonic HDC-HS100

By ren6637009 (ciao.com)

...76.0mm x 138.0mm Content : Panasonic HDC-HS100 Digital Camcorder (PAL) Battery Charger AV & USB Cables Component Cable Remote Control CD Rom User ... Read review

Compensation : yes Electronic View Finder

Features : - Full HD 1920x1080 - 60GB HDD/SD Card Hybrid - 3MOS System - Manual Ring - iA (intell

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Classical and perfect union

By sokeim (ciao.com)

HDC-HS100 used the 3MOS imaging system which the whole world originated, Matushita Corporation expressed that this innovation's imaging system will have a higher dynamirange compared to past product, a broader photosensitiveness (most low light intensity...

classic

nothing

Manufacturer's Description

HDC-HS100 is the AVCHD camcorder with a 3MOS system which provides superb video image quality. The hybrid HDC-HS100 records to both SD Memory Card and to its internal hard drive. It includes manual functions for the user wanting more precise control over zoom, focus, iris, shutter speed and white balance and also includes Panasonic's Intelligent Auto (iA) mode, an intuitive set of technologies that automatically activate, making video shooting an easy, seamless process.

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