Panasonic HDC-HS20, HDC-TM20 and HDC-SD20 Camcorders

The HDC-HS20, HDC-TM20 and HDC-SD20 are Panasonic's introductory HD camcorder models, recommended for new or intermediate users wanting an easy-to-use camcorder that still produces beautiful and vivid video worthy of sharing with friends and family. All three models feature a 16x optical zoom and a Leica Dicomar lens, but differ in recording media and thus vary slightly in overall size and weight.

The HDC-HS20 is a hybrid model capable of recording onto its internal 80 GB hard disk drive or an SDHC/SD Memory Card (optional accessory). The HDC-TM20 is a twin memory model that can record onto its built-in 16 GB memory or an SDHC/SD Memory Card (optional accessory), and comes in three body colors: black, silver and red. The HDC-SD20 uses an SDHC/SD Memory Card as a recording media and thus is extremely compact and lightweight. All three models also feature AF Tracking.

All Panasonic's 2009 High Definition camcorder models enable the transfer of recorded data to an Apple Macintosh computer so that recorded video clips can be edited in HD image quality using iMovie software.

Suggested retail prices for all camcorders are as follows:

• $799.95 for the HDC-HS20
• $649.95 for the HDC-TM20
• $599.95 for the HDC-SD20

All models come in black and will be available in April 2009.

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