Panasonic HDC-HS20 Camcorder Raw AVCHD Sample

Panasonic HDC-HS20 – Retail Price $749.95
Panasonic HDC-HS20 is priced as low as $609.95 at Amazon.com (July 15th, 2009).
Panasonic HDC-HS20 is priced as low as $618.06 at Buy.com (July 14th, 2009).

Check out the sample video from Panasonic HDC-HS20 below.

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ISO of the raw AVCHD files is also available here.

Panasonic HDC-HS20 features:

  • 1920×1080 HD video recording
  • 80GB HDD & SD Card Hybrid
  • 16x Optical Zoom with O.I.S.
  • LEICA DICOMAR Lens
  • iA Mode with AF Tracking & Touch Screen

I do not like Hard Drive based camcorders for personal reasons. The Hard Drive capacity is getting bigger and bigger; I am having hard time archiving the raw AVCHD files. Panasonic HDC-HS20 also uses SDHC card as recording media. I’d get Panasonic HDC-SD20 instead of Panasonic HDC-HS20, but that’s just me. Having to own and use numbers of Panasonic and Canon AVCHD Camcorders, I’d now go with Canon Vixia HV40 HDV and Canon Vixia HFS100. The 1/6-inch MOS image sensor is a bit small to produce crisp and vibrant video. Compared to Canon Vixia HFS100 and Sony HDR-XR520V, Panasonic HDC-HS20 is way outclassed. But considering the price, it is a much better choice for those who are looking for an HD camcorder at a lower price.

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Disclaimer:

If you bought anything through Amazon link above, and I get some kickbacks.

“If you buy Panasonic HDC-HS20, I can buy this Canon Vixia HV40 HDV Camcorder” to paraphrase the great Robert Schimmel.

South Park Season 13 Premieres March 11th, 2009.

South Park Season 13 is set to premiere on Wednesday March 11th, 2009 in High-Definition (wherever available).

As usual, new episode will be available for streaming the same day it premieres at South Park Studios. The episode will be made available on Amazon, iTunes Store and Xbox Marketplace days after it premieres.

Please check back for more info on South Park Season 13 Premiere Episode. We’re expecting some info on late Saturday night or Sunday.

p.s.

South Park Season 12 DVD and Blu-Ray will be released on March 10th, 2009. YOU WILL BUY IT!

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Canon Unveils New Camcorder Line-Up

Canon announces numbers of High-Definition and Standard-Definition camcorders today (read Press Release).

New HD Vixia Line-Up:

  • Canon VIXIA HF S10 and VIXIA HF S100 Flash Memory Camcorders
  • Canon VIXIA HF20 and VIXIA HF200 Flash Memory Camcorders
  • Canon VIXIA HV40 HDV Camcorder

New Standard-Definition Line-Up:

  • Canon FS22, FS21 and FS200 Flash Memory Camcorders
  • Canon DC420 and DC410 DVD Camcorders
  • Canon ZR960 MiniDV Camcorder

Availability of the products are to be announced.