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Panasonic NV-GS400B Specifications |
| AE Modes | 6 | AE stands for Automatic Exposure. This allows you to set up your camera for when the photographic conditions just dont suit the fully automatic setting. It can also be used for achieving special effects |
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| Audio | Stereo | The sophistication of the sound it can record going from Mono at the most basic to Dolby AC3 being the most advanced |
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| Audio Dub | Yes | Allows you to record your own soundtrack over the movies you have shot with your camcorder |
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| Backlight Compensation | Yes | A feature that reduces the effect of a heavily lit background avoiding the images you are shooting becoming darkened |
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| Brand | Panasonic | The manufacturer of this Panasonic NV-GS400B Digital Camcorder |
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| Colour Viewfinder | Yes | The image that you see through the viewfinder of the camera is colour |
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| Digital Still Mode | Yes | allows your digital camcorder to take still pictures like a conventional camera. Check the resolution as they are often lower than a stand alone digital camera |
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| Digital Zoom | 700x | Digital zoom is the amount of times closer your camera can make an object appear i.e. 2x is twice as close as it actually is |
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| DV Input | Yes | This allows images and media to be downloaded from your digital camcorder to your pc |
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| DV Output | Yes | This allows images and media to be downloaded on to the digital camcorder from your pc |
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| Electronic Stabiliser | No | A feature on camcorders to compensate for the movements that make an image jar such as running with it. Makes for a smoother finished picture |
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| Ext. Mic Socket | Yes | Allows for a bespoke microphone to be attached to your camcorder for increased quality in sound recordings |
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| Fader | Yes | A function on your camcorder which allows the picture to be faded to black at the end or between scenes to give that professional transition effect |
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| Focal Range | 3.3-39.6 mm | The effective lense size the camcorder mimics compared to a traditional camera |
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| Format | Mini DV | What type of storage does your camcorder record your film onto there is a range from tapes and hard drives to disk, check which one suits your needs best |
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| Headphone Socket | Yes | Does this camcorder have the option to plug in external headphones which allow you to judge the sound quality of what you are recording much more closely |
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| Lens aperture | 1.6-2.8 | This is the amount of light that is capable of passing through the lens of your Digital Camcorder the bigger the F number the more light. This makes for a smother image as the electronics have more to work with |
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| Manual Exposure | Yes | The ability to manually adjust the amount of light the camcorder lets in to counteract certain conditions or provide effects |
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| Manual White Balance | No | The ability to change the camcorders automatic settings manually to increase the whiteness of an image |
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| Memory Card | 1 | The type of card to store the movies captured by your camcorder |
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| Min. Illumination | 2 lux | The minimum amount of light that your camcorder will capture effective images in. |
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| Model | NV-GS400B | The unique model name and number of the Digital Camcorder |
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| Optical Stabiliser | Yes | Using electronic means the image is stabilised to iron out bumps and jars when the camcorder is being moved around a lot |
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| Optical Zoom | 12x | The degree to which the optical lenses can make images seem closer than they really are. 2X means it will appear twice as close |
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| Remote Control | Yes | A remote control to allow for the Digital Camcorder to be set up on operated without the need to hold it or stand behind it |
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| Self-Timer | No | This allows for a short delay in recording so that the operator of the camcorder can set the scene up and get into shot |
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| S-Video IN | Yes | S video is a high quality lead with digital quality , check that what you have in mind to plug into your Digital Camcorder has this if it is the only option |
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| USB Connection | Yes | This allows for connection of your camcorder to a PC for easy movie editing |
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| Video Light | No | A small light on the top of the camcorder makes shooting a night when there is no artificial light possible, useful on the whole for only close up shots as the power of the light is limited |
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| Weight | 700g | The weight of the NV-GS400B in grams (as a guide 100g is equal to 0.22 of a Pound lb) |
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