The SDR-H81 is the new hybrid camcorder from the family of Panasonic Corp. You can either record on its built-in hard disk or on its SD/SDHC Memory Card. Its hard disk has a larger space (60GB) than other camcorders. It has a coloured viewfinder and 2.7” LCD screen. Its compact size and light weight makes it suitable for outdoor recording. In addition to its high capacity HDD, this hybrid model also features a powerful 70X optical zoom and an advanced optical image stabilization system. This feature corrects hand shake as much as 4,000 times per second and gives a very good picture quality.
Its hard disk provides a recording time of 54 hours in the LP mode while its Memory card provides a hold up of about 26 hours. SDR-H81 has the newly implemented Intelligent Auto Mode function. Several shooting assist functions are included in the Panasonic SDR-H81, such as Advanced O.I.S, Face Detection and Intelligent Scene Selector get automatically activated when this auto mode function is used. The camcorder also features the new YouTube Uploader function that makes the task of video uploading very easy. You just have to set the camcorder to the Web Mode and the movie will now be recorded in the YouTube compatible format. Following shooting, connect the camcorder to a PC via its hi-speed 2.0 USB. This will automatically start the YouTube Uploader and your video clips will be uploaded to the video-sharing site. This relatively inexpensive HDD camcorder has another nice feature that is its stereo zoom mike which makes it perfect for capturing harder to hear sound.
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