- 3-CCD imaging
- IEEE 1394 digital video interface
- Uses Mini DV tapes
- 12x optical zoom and 10x digital zoom for 120x total zoom
- Digital electronic image stabilization
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With its three CCD sensors, The PV-DV950 is Panasonic's top-of-the-line consumer digital camcorder. The high quality three-CCD system--which uses one CCD for each primary color--is seen more often in professional-level digital video equipment than in consumer cameras. In addition, the camera features a 12x optical zoom and 10x digital zoom for close-ups.
With any handheld video camera, it's difficult to keep the camera completely steady. Fortunately, the PV-DV950 features electronic image stabilization, which compensates for unintentional camera movements while recording. In addition, the image stabilization can be used during playback. For extra creative control, the PV- DV950 has a manual focus ring and auto exposure lock to avoid any potential problems with the autofocus--such as someone walking across the frame or sudden lighting changes.
While its focus is primarily on digital video, the PV-DV950 also has the ability to record digital stills onto the mini DV tape, with room for about 1,000 images on an 80-minute tape in LP mode.
The included IEEE 1394 port makes it easy to connect to a computer for editing, or to connect to another digital video camera, and an S-Video output provides an easy connection to televisions and other monitoring equipment. The camera also features a 2.5- inch color LCD monitor, manual white balance adjustment, gain control in five steps from 0 to 12 dB, and several special effects.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
excellent video poor stiles,
By Ben-zion Yosef (JERUSALEM Israel) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Panasonic PV-DV950 Digital PalmCorder (Electronics)
As you can expected from Panasonic's 3ccd camcorder the video has a very good color quality (as the 3ccd promised), although the resolution of 320000 pixels is not very high compared to the regular (not 3ccd) 1000$-1800$ digital camcorders the video sharpens is quiet good. To get the best quality Indoor you need strong lights around the objects. The optical picture stabilizer that you can expect from camcorder in this price is missing and instead you get a digital stabilizer that I prefer to don't use. For a long time recording (more than 1 hour) you need more or high capacity batteries or at least use the viewfinder instead of the lcd display. The disappointment is from the stills quality. The pictures are blurred; maybe captures the stiles with a firewire will give a better results. To my opinion if you are looking for a high quality video this is the best you can buy in these price levels. If you want high quality stiles from your camcorder you have to make a compromise, leave this camera and try the other regular (not 3ccd) camcorders, or make a little more effort and buy the Sony trv900
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
3ccd picture quality in a go-anywhere package,
By A Customer
This review is from: Panasonic PV-DV950 Digital PalmCorder (Electronics)
This little cam packs the quality of a lot more expensive cams, but is half the size. Full manual controls let hobbyists and pros alike get the picture they want. If you look around, you can get it for a good price - use the extra bucks for an extra battery or two, you'll want 'em. The only achilles heel is the stabilizer - don't use it. Otherwise, great video and audio!
8 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This camcorder can hold as much as 1,000 images- incredible!,
This review is from: Panasonic PV-DV950 Digital PalmCorder (Electronics)
This camcorder by Panasonic can hold up to 1,000 still images. This is an excellent feature when going on a vacation or need to take multiple photos without the worry of needing more storage capacity. Very nice and compact in size. Recommendation: Buy
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