We’re hugely proud to announce that we are releasing the worlds first 3D Camcorder in September
In an exciting step forward for 3D technology, we are excited to today announce the world’s first consumer 3D camcorder, due to hit stores in late September. The HDC-SDT750 lets you easily capture and create 3D movies of family and friends by simply attaching a 3D conversion lens.
Incorporating Panasonic broadcast technology, this new 3MOS System camcorder lets users create their own vivid, lifelike 3D movies – something that only professional movie producers were previously able to do – and then enjoy watching them at home on their 3DTV.
“This exciting new technology means that capturing 3D footage no longer needs to be left to the professionals. Users can now capture their own memories and see them come to life in immersive lifelike images right in their own loungeroom. This further expands the enjoyment of 3D in the home.”
Sophie Barton, Group Marketing Manager, Audio Visual, Panasonic Australia
The SDT 750 has a wide range of exciting new features as below:
i) SHOOTING & PLAYBACK
3D Image Shooting with the 3D Conversion Lens
In natural vision, people see slightly different images with their right and left eyes. This difference is called ‘visual disparity’. The brain processes these images with visual disparity to reconstruct spatial conditions, enabling us to see things with three-dimensional depth and solidity. This visual disparity is artificially produced for 3D images so that the brain will interpret it as depth and solid-appearing objects. The SDT750 is sold with a special 3D conversion lens that records right-eye and left-eye images simultaneously through its two lenses. The right and left images (each with 960 x 1080 pixels) that enter through the lenses are recorded using the side-by-side method. By attaching the 3D conversion lens to the SDT750 and connecting it to a 3DTV, vivid and immersive 3D images can be viewed at home.
Crystal Engine PRO
The SDT750 features Intelligent Resolution technology and is equipped with Crystal Engine PRO, a high-speed processing unit that records extremely clear, crisp motion images that exceed even Full HD 1,920 x 1,080-pixel images in quality. It eliminates the colour smear that tends to occur at subject edges and renders sharp, beautiful images. The Intelligent Zoom function enables 18x zooming. This function corrects image degradation in ordinary digital zooming to deliver stunningly clear Full HD images even with extreme zooming. Noise reduction (NR) technology minimises noise when recording in low light conditions, while Intelligent Resolution technology ensures sharp, bright, beautifully coloured motion images. Advances in the imaging engine also provide Full HD 1,920 x 1,080-pixel recording in all recording modes, including HE mode.
Leica Dicomar lens
The Leica Dicomar lens on the SDT750 is manufactured using measuring instruments and quality assurance systems that have been certified by Leica Camera AG based on the company’s quality standards. This lens not only suppresses ghosts and flare, but also minimises the distortion and degradation of contrast and resolution that tend to occur at the lens periphery. This F1.5 lens has a large 46-mm diameter to offer brighter images than previous lenses. In addition, its 35mm wide-angle capability makes it ideal for many different shooting situations, such as self-portraits and group photos indoors, and landscape shots outdoors.
HYBRID O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabiliser)
The newly developed HYBRID O.I.S. is a hybrid optical and electrical image stabilisation system which achieves powerful correction during zooming or when shooting on the move. In addition to the blurring caused by vertical or horizontal wrist movements, the SDT750 can also detect the subtle blurring that occurs when the entire arm moves vertically or horizontally, and correct it using a lens in the optical system and a sensor in the electrical system. When the 3D lens is attached, Panasonic’s standard O.I.S is available.
O.I.S. Lock
In addition to the HYBRID O.I.S. system, the SDT750 provides even more powerful hand-shake correction with the new O.I.S. Lock. By pressing the O.I.S. Lock button on the LCD monitor, the blur detection sensitivity is maximised and all kinds of camera movements are detected as hand-shake and corrected. O.I.S. Lock is ideal for applications like bird watching, which call for zooming at a fixed angle.
5.1-Channel Surround Sound System
Only Panasonic offers a 5.1-channel sound system that uses five microphones. When voices recorded from the front, right, left and back are played on a 5.1-channel home cinema system, viewers are surrounded by clear, detailed sound that makes them feel as if they are right in the middle of the action. The Focus Microphone function, which has been made possible by five highly directional microphones, picks up the sounds from sources in the area in front of the camcorder, regardless of whether the lens is focusing on a near or distant object. It also allows footage recorded in 3D to be enjoyed with lifelike images and dynamic sounds. A Zoom Mic function is also available for 2D shooting and links the microphone’s action to the camera’s action.
ii) 3D/2D CONNECTIVITY
Playback
Users can play back 3D videos recorded on the SDT750 on 3DTVs, including Panasonic VIERA 3DTVs – either by connecting the Camcorder to the TV via the included 3D-compatible Mini HDMI cable, or via the SD card slot of any AVCHD-compatible player/recorder. For 2D video playback, insert the SD card into the slot of a compatible VIERA TV or AVCHD-compatible player/recorder. VIERA Link compatibility also allows the user to simply connect the SD-T750 to a compatible VIERA TV via a Mini HDMI cable, and operate the camcorder using the TV remote control and following on-screen prompts.
PC Editing/Archiving
The SDT750 is supplied with HD Writer AE 2.6T PC Editing software for 2D and 3D editing. Import your recorded 3D footage to your PC via SD card slot or HDMI cable. 3D footage can be viewed and edited on your PC and archived to SD Card, or Blu-ray disc for viewing on a 3DTV via a Blu-ray player/recorder, or DVD disc for viewing on a 3DTV via any AVCHD-compatible player/recorder.
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Pricing and Availability
Available: Late September 2010
RRP: $1,999