Panasonic HDC-HS250 Installation Manual

2009

HDC-HS250 High Definition Camcorder

Outstanding Picture Quality
with 1000-Line Motion

New 3MOS system with larger sensor,
Leica Dicomar Lens, OIS

10.6M Still Picture Recording
Burst Shooting

60 shots/second

iA AF Tracking and Touch Panel

Pinpoint face designated by touch panel

• 120GB* HDD

• 12x optical zoom

• 1.6 lux. low-light performance

• Advanced OIS

• Touch screen navigation

• 5.1 surround sound recording with zoom mic

• Touch-panel 2.7" wide intelligent LCD

• Time lapse recording

• Built-in MPEG2 converter

• 0.6 sec quick start (SD only)

• Highlighted playback

2009 HDC-HS250 High Definition Camcorder Specifications

HDC-HS250

GENERAL

Power Supply DC7.2V / 9.3V
Power Consumption 7.4W
Weight (w/o Battery) approx. 420g (0.93 lb)
Dimension (W x H x D)

69 x 73 x 128 [mm] (2.72 x 2.87 x 5.04 [inch])
Media HDD (120GB), SD/SDHC Memory Card
On-Screen Display Language Please refer to "OSD" sheet

IMAGE SENSOR

Image Sensor

1/4.1" MOS x 3
Total Pixels 9.15 megapixels (3.05 megapixels x 3)
Effective Pixels

Motion Image 6.21 megapixels (2.07 megapixels x 3) [16:9]

Still Image

7.95 megapixels (2.65 megapixels x 3) [3:2]

7.53 megapixels (2.51 megapixels x 3) [16:9]

6.96 megapixels (2.32 megapixels x 3) [4:3]

LENS SECTION

Lens Brand Leica Dicomar Lens
F Value F1.8(WIDE)/2.8(TELE)
Optical Zoom 12x
Digital Zoom 30x-700x
Focal Length 4-48mm

35mm Film Camera Equivalent

44.9-539mm (16:9) [Motion Image]

41.3-496mm (3:2), 40.8-490mm (16:9), 45.0-540mm (4:3) [Still Image]

Filter Diameter 43mm

CAMERA SECTION

Standard Illumination 1400 lx

Minimum Illumination

1.6 lx (1/30 Low Light Mode)
1 lx (MagicPix®)

Image Stabilizer

Advanced O.I.S. [Optical Image Stabilization]
Focus Auto / Manual
White Balance Auto / Indoor1 / Indoor2 / Sunny / Cloudy / White set
Shutter Speed

Motion Image

[60i] Auto Slow Shutter ON: 1/30-1/8000, video flash: 1/30-1/500

OFF: 1/60-1/8000, video flash: 1/60-1/500

[24P] Auto Slow Shutter ON: 1/24-1/8000, video flash: 1/24-1/500

Still Image 1/2-1/2000, video flash: 1/2-1/500
Iris Auto / Manual
Backlight Compensation Yes

MONITOR

EVF —
Monitor (LCD) 2.7 Wide LCD (230,400 pixels)

STILL IMAGE SECTION

Recording Format JPEG
Recording Image Size

Still Picture

10.6 megapixels (3984 x 2656), 7.0 megapixels (3264 x 2176), 4.5 megapixels (2592 x 1728) [3:2]

10.0 megapixels (4224 x 2376), 6.0 megapixels (3328 x 1872), 3.5 megapixels (2560 x 1440) [16:9]

9.0 megapixels (3520 x 2640), 8.0 megapixels (3264 x 2448),

5.0 megapixels (2560 x 1920), 0.3 megapixels (640 x 480) [4:3]
Simultaneous Recording 2.1 megapixels (1920 x 1080) [16:9]
Still Image 2.1 megapixels (1920 x 1080) [16:9]

Flash Yes
DPOF Max. 999 images
PictBridge Yes

RECORDING SECTION

Signal System 1080 / 60i
Recording Format MPEG4-AVC/H.264 (AVCHD standard compliant)

Recording / Playback 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)
Audio Recording System Dolby Digital (5.1ch)
Microphone 5.1ch Surround, Zoom and Focus Microphone
Speaker Dynamic type
Media Remaining Indication Yes

INTERFACES

AV Out
HDMI Yes (mini)
Microphone (stereo mini) —
Headphones —
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Video Component Yes

OTHERS

LED Video Light —
Accessory Shoe —

STANDARD ACCESSORIES

AC Adaptor Yes
AC Cable

Yes

DC Cable

Yes

Rechargeable Battery Pack

min. 1250 mAh / Lithium-Ion

Video Component Cable

Yes

AV Cable

Yes

IR Remote

Yes

USB Cable

Yes
SD Memory Card —
Included Software

HD Writer AE 1.0

*1GB=1 billion bytes. Usable capacity will be less.