VDR-D310

Most professional broadcasting cameras use the 3CCD camera system. With the 3CCD camera system you can see the results in beautifully rendered images with vivid colour, fine detail, and rich gradation.

The DVD e.cam and e.cam boast a Leica Dicomar lens. Developed specifically for digital video cameras and featuring original optical technology from Leica, this advanced lens captures clear, crisp, finely nuanced images with outstanding detail and contrast. Also, the lens was manufactured using a multi-coating process that reduces flare and ghosts.

Panasonic's O.I.S. minimises the hand-shake that can be such a problem with handheld shots. Because the system is optical, there is no image quality degradation.

This 32x zoom can fill the screen with even a distant subject. This lens is not only the most powerful zoom offered in a home-use digital video camera, it also features low distortion. And because it's optical, there is no quality loss — you get the images in all their natural beauty.

The Crystal Engine is a special image processing circuit for 3CCD camera systems. It processes the R, G and B signals from the three CCDs individually, so it gives both moving and still pictures exceptional quality. And the Pure Colour Engine converts the CCD output signal from a complementary colour signal into an RGB signal at an early stage and extracts the low-frequency luminance component from the RGB signal. This innovative engine also achieves truly superb colour reproduction for high-zoomed pictures.

Panasonic's MPEG2 engine is a widerange, high-precision engine that produces smooth, beautiful moving pictures. Because it precisely records the differences in each frame, it can render fast, complex motions with exceptional precision. The MPEG2 engine also uses the Variable Bit Rate system that Panasonic adopted for the highend DIGA DVD recorder. Giving LP (long play mode) recordings nearly twice the resolution captured with previous Panasonic MPEG2 recording video cameras, this lets the DVD e.cam and SD e.cam record clear, smoothly flowing pictures.

With One-Touch Navigation, just press the centre of the joystick to display an operating menu. The operations you use most often are right on the monitor, so it's easy to change settings or operate the camera without looking away from your subject.

When you open the LCD, the power switches on. Shut it and the power goes off. Pull out the viewfinder and the power switches on. Store it and the power goes off. Easy On/Off reduces the time required for operating the camera.

The O.I.S. linear motor system can detect when the camera is in an unusual shooting position – when you've inadvertently left it on in recording mode. In these cases, the camera automatically stops recording, saving both battery power and disc space.