20 Jul, 2009
Panasonic HDC-TM10 High Definition Flash Memory Camcorder
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Panasonic HDC-TM10 High Definition Flash Memory Camcorder with 8gb Internal Memory, SD Card Slot & 16x Optical Zoom – Silver This powerful function senses the shooting conditions and automatically makes the settings and activates functions that will deliver optimal results. With both motion and still images, iA lets you forget about bothersome settings and makes it easy to capture beautiful, well-focused images.
Locks on a subject and tracks it. Touch the LCD screen to indicate the subject, such as a person or an animal, that you want to focus on, and let AF/AE Tracking do the rest.
The camera locks on the subject and follows it around, keeping it in sharp focus and properly exposed. It keeps tracking even if the subject turns to the side. This advanced function makes it easy to get a continually clear, beautiful shot of the subject in the scene you care most about.
Helpful consumer’s review
Over the past few days I’ve been trying out my new TM10 for the first time on a weekend break in France. It’s a fantastic piece of kit. It’s tiny and easy to use ‘out of the box’ after a quick flick through the ‘basics’ section of the manual. The HD quality is superb and on-camera editing is easy. The image stabilisation and face recognition are outstandingly effective. The screen is bright enough even in full sunlight and you can easily do without a viewfinder. It’s easy to hold steady as there are buttons (start/stop, menu etc) along the bottom of the frame of the screen, so you can use your left thumb for starting and stopping while holding the screen between your thumb and forefinger, supporting the camera itself with your right hand. The screen tilts in pretty well every direction you need.
The software that goes with it allows very easy editing and creation of DVDs or output to HD media or PC. The ‘high quality’ output mode for DVDs is excellent. It beats the Ulead software I used with my previous DV tape camcorder hands down. After reading about HD editing problems in reviews on other HD camcorders, the results I’ve got from using the software are a great relief. Transfer to DVD takes quite a long time – it took me two hours to make a DVD in high quality (sub-HD but stunning anyway) out of 1.7GB of footage. The wait is worth it – you just have to be patient. I can recommend this amazing machine without reservation.
