Panasonic HXWA2EBD

Panasonic HXWA2EBD Active HD Camcorder Designed for Active Use.

The waterproof design withstands immersion to 3 meters in depth for carefree shooting enjoyment on rainy days and in the water. This camera's waterproof rating complies with IPX8 and IP5X ratings. This doesn’t guarantee no destruction, no malfunction, or waterproofing in all conditions. You can shoot motion images with a maximum 15x Intelligent Zoom and no image quality degradation. The E.I.S.(Electrical Image Stabilizer) also gives you beautiful zoom shots without blurring. * When using the 15x Zoom, switching is required by pressing the Double Range Zoom button. When the Active E.I.S. is turned on, the zoom is 12x. When shooting photos, the maximum zoom is 5x.

You can catch those special moments in 14-megapixel high-resolution still pictures. Depending on the situation, you can shoot high-quality photos or videos -- whichever you want. It enables dynamic 360°/180° panorama shooting, just swing the camera up, down, left or right. And you can take vertical or horizontal images easily.

Full Specification

Sensor Section -

Image Sensor 1/2.33" MOS Sensor

Total Pixels 14.4 Megapixels

Effective Pixels

Motion Image 11.9 Megapixels [16:9], 14.3 Megapixels [4:3]

Still Image 11.9 Megapixels [16:9], 14.3 Megapixels [4:3]

Lens Section -

F Value F3.5(WIDE), F3.7(TELE)

Optical Zoom 5x

Focal Length 6.8 - 34.0mm

35 mm Film Camera Equivalent

Motion Image (W-Range Zoom W mode) 40.0- 240.0mm [16:9], 38.9- 233.4mm [4:3]*3 / (W-Range Zoom T mode) 82.4- 494.4mm [16:9], 80.9- 485.4mm [4:3]*3

Still Image 39.9 - 199.5mm [16:9], 38.6 - 193.0mm [4:3]

Camera Section -

Standard Illumination 1400 lx

Minimum Illumination 9lx (Scene mode off: 1/30), 3lx (Low Light Mode: 1/15)

Image Stabilizer Active E.I.S. [Electrical Image Stabilizer]

Focus Auto/Manual

White Balance Auto/ Manual (Sunny, Cloudy, Indoor1, Indoor2, Whiteset)

Shutter Speed

Motion Image 1/30 - 1/10000 / (Low Light Mode: 1/15 - 1/10000)

Still Image 1/2 - 1/1500

Iris Auto

Zoom

Optical Zoom 5x

Advanced Zoom / W-Range Zoom/i.Zoom (Only for Motion Image) W-Range Zoom 12x, i.Zoom 15x

Digital Zoom 120x [Motion Image] , 50x [Still Image]

Recording Section -

Media (Motion/ Still Image) SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card, Built-in memory

Signal System 1080/60i ?1080/30p ? 720/60p ?720/30p ? 480/30p ?540/30p

Recording Format MPEG-4 AVC/H.264

Recording/ Playback Mode*1 1080/ 60i , (1920 x 1080) / 1080/ 30p , (1920 x 1080) / 720/ 60p , (1280 x 720) / 720/ 30p , (1280 x 720) / 480/ 30p , (640 x 480) / 540/ 30p , (960 x 540)

Audio Recording System AAC (2ch)

Microphone 2ch stereo

Speaker Dynamic type

Media Remaining Indication Yes

Still Image Section -

Recording Format JPEG(DCF/Exif2.2)

Recording Image Size

Still Picture [4:3] / 14 megapixels (4352 x 3264), 10 megapixels (3744 x 2808) / 5 megapixels (2560 x 1920), 3 megapixels (2048 x 1536) / 0.3 megapixels (640 x 480) / [16:9] / 10 megapixels (4352 x 2448), 7.8 megapixels (3744 x 2106) / 3.5 megapixels (2560 x 1440), 2 megapixels (1920 x 1080) / [PANORAMA] / 360° Panorama Horizontal (14400 x 720) / 180° Panorama Horizontal (7200 x 720) / 360° Panorama Vertical (1280 x 14400) / 180° Panorama Vertical (1280 x 7200)

Simultaneous Recording [16:9] 2 megapixels, (1920 x 1080) / 0.9 megapixels,(1280 x 720) / [4:3] 0.3 megapixels, (640 x 480)

Creating still picture from motion picture Yes

Flash Yes

System Section -

Power Supply DC3.7V (Battery) / 5.0V (USB)

Power Consumption 4.1W (Recording) / 4.5W (Charging)

Weight

Without Battery and SD Card approx. 238g (0.525lb)

With Battery and SD Card approx. 259g (0.571lb)

Dimensions (W x H x D) approx. 93.1 x 125.6 x 44.1mm (3.67 x 4.95 x 1.74inch)

Interface

AV output

HDMI Yes(micro)

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

Monitor

Monitor (LCD) 6.7cm (2.6") Wide LCD ( 230,400 dots)

Standard Accessories -

AC Adaptor Yes

Rechargeable Battery Pack min. 880 mAh / Lithium-Ion

AV Cable Yes

USB Cable Yes

Included Software HD Writer VE2.0

Others -

Tough Design Waterproof 3m/ 10.0ft

On-Screen Display Language English, German, French, Italian, Netherlandic, Swedish, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Turkish

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