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Panasonic HDC-TM10K Hard Drive Full HD Camcorder (Black) | 
| Brand: Panasonic
Category: Photography
List Price: $599.95
Buy New: $398.99
You Save: $200.96 (33%)
New (2) Used (1) Refurbished (5) from $214.96
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 2083
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 16
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 47.2
Minimum Focal Length: 2.95
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 4.3 x 1.8 x 2.3
MPN: HDC-TM10K
Model: HDC-TM10K
UPC: 037988984374
EAN: 0037988984374
ASIN: B002BSHD7W
Release Date: September 7, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| » | Captures 1080p HD video | | » | Super-compact design; weighs only 1/2 pound | | » | Intelligent Auto mode takes the guess-work out of recording and allows anyone to record picture perfect moments | | » | 16x Optical Image Stabilized zoom with Active mode anticipates your movement to correct jitters and shakes and allow smooth movement when recording | | » | Dual Memory options: record to 8 GB built-in memory, or the SD/SDHC memory cards (not included) |
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Product Description
8GB Full-HD Camcorder Built-In Memory & SD Card Twin Memory 16x Optical Zoom with Advanced O.I.S Capture quality images from a distance. iA Mode with AF Tracking & Touch Screen Auto adjusts optimal settings Black
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 So far, I love it! November 14, 2009
Blair Monie (Dallas, TX USA)
16 out of 21 found this review helpful
I've only had my HDC-TM10K for a couple of days, but so far I'm very impressed. It's amazingly small and lightweight. Ease of use is great. I was also able to edit HD video on my MacBook--you must have Intel processor, and iMovie 09. I was also able to burn an HD DVD with no problem. So far, I'm very happy with it.
Fantastic April 25, 2010
Warren W. Williams (Acworth GA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After reading the reviews I was skeptical so I purchased a used one for 279.95. I got the item 3 days after purchase it was in flawless condition. It came in the box with all the accessories. The camera works great I still have not cracked open the user manual to get into more detail of extra settings. Picture quality is vibrant crystal clear and I know it said in the description it was full HD but I admit I was not expecting it to be so. But IT IS! Mine has a 8Gb internal memory also ordered a 16gb sd card for a little extra. Easily swaps from internal memory to external memory with the touchscreen viewer. Yeah it has a touchscreen. I dont remember reading that but I was pleasantly surprised. Other reviews say low light quality is bad, I dont know how little light they were trying to use it in but I disagree. I was filming my sons baseball game at dusk right before the lights came on and picture quality was still great. Definitely recommend buying this product.
 for the price, its amazing April 29, 2010
D. Wright (O.C., CA)
Got a good deal on this at Costco - since it is last year's model 2009 (I bought it April 2010), the price is great for such a versatile camcorder. Be prepared to sacrifice battery life and storage capacity for shooting in the highest quality HD, which, if you are looking for an HD camcorder, you likely already know.
The bundled editing/burning software is a little quirky but worked fine on my 2.1 GHz Core 2 Duo, 3 Meg memory, Windows 7 machine. It is limited in its features, but at least it worked at burning both HD in AVCHD onto a DVD and burning MP4 in SD onto a DVD. Haven't tried editing the content in iMOVIE yet, but hope it will include more capabilities.
Bottomline - if you are looking for an easy to use, easy to edit and burn, easy to playback, fairly cheap (at least it is now) and works with your current HD A/V and computer accoutrements... this is the one for you.
Little beauty January 27, 2010
Reginaldo M. S. Santos (Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
I was looking for a home camcorder. I have a Canon A620 digital camera and I think excellent (the price was high, but I do not regret), but the prices of camcorders Canons are much higher.
When I got a good bargain from Amazon by Panasonic TM SD10 (U.S. $ 299.00, the price of the common definition camcorders), even knowing the limitations of the model, I decided to buy it. Certainly it is a good camcorder. The daylight does an excellent job. The 16X optical zoom is great, in digital, 80X to work well, then it is a waste (the sharpness is bad).
Low light it loses detail and the colors are washed, but nothing different than most camcorders can do.
The sound is very good, there is the zoom function on the microphone.
To avoid problems, highly recommended to only download the videos to your PC using the HD Writer program that came with the camera (just so you can use it). To convert the file extension m2ts mts AVCHD ts in vob (DVD), mpeg, avi wmv etc., Format Factory is a great free program.
In the end, I believe that the price of U.S. $ 299.00 U.S. $ 350.00 is fair, nothing more. If you really can spend more, maybe three times, thinking of satisfaction in the long run, search for other models (HF Canon S10 Canon VIXIA HFS10 HD Dual Flash Memory with 32 GB Internal Memory and 10x Optical Zoom and S11 Canon VIXIA HF S11 HD Dual Flash Memory Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom everyone recommends) and compare the stores (if possible with a full hd tv and hdmi cable).
I would like to mention that I live in southern Brazil and delivery service from Amazon, along with the PuntoMio (courier door to door), were excellent.
(Original text in Portuguese, translated automatically into English by Google).
 Mixed bag: know what you're using it for March 3, 2010
Michael Bock (Irvine, CA United States)
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
First, the two versions of this camera are identical other than the fact that one has built in memory, the other does not. BUT, consider how much you're paying for that memory? Could you just buy a larger card with the price difference? Probably. Considering that for the sake of convenience you will probably be recording to cards most of the time (so you can just plug them into the computer) I would probably go for the internal memory-less version.
I ran several tests on the camera for a few days to try out its features. I am not a name-brand fanboy, nor am I a dedicated videophile. I'm just going to give you an unbiased impression based upon what my eyes saw:
PROS:
1.)Pretty good daylight recording. Considering what I paid for it, I was surprised by the quality. It's not a Canon S10 by any means, but I was pleased.
2.)It is unbelievably small and light. Shockingly so. If you are looking for the smallest possible 1080p capable camera to take on a daylight hike, I'm thinking this is near the top of the list.
3.)Has a few of the bells and whistles of a larger camera, including the ability to swap out memory cards, a decent touch-screen menu interface where you can play with the settings (as opposed to some of these cheap-o cameras), a genuine optical zoom, and an HDMI output right on the camera. Unlike most, I had no problem with the touchscreen.
4.)Quick power-on/off feature works really well, battery life was not a problem.
CONS:
1.)You'll notice I mentioned how surprised I was by the camera's performance in daylight? I was equally surprised by the nighttime/indoor performance. As in, it was atrocious. Absolutely atrocious. We're talking awful pixelation, terrible graininess, significant artifacting and block-iness, and a general inability to see anything. The onboard light provided little help. I'm not talking about near pitch black rooms, I'm talking about normally lit indoor areas. The camera is basically useless for indoor or nighttime recording unless you're using multiple floodlights. I would walk through the house, and even our well lit dining room had significant problems.
I chalk this up to the tiny sensor (less than 2 megapixels) and tiny lens. Sure, it keeps the weight/size factor miniscule, but it really hurts performance. I am not understating this problem, at all. I tried to use the manual shuttings (such as they are) to correct the problem, but playing with frame rates, settings, and modes made little to no difference.
2.)No built-in lens protector. Having a dangling lenscap to annoy you defeats some of the purpose of having such a compact, easy to whip out camera.
3.)Screen tearing/rolling shudder is a problem on quick pans, even more so than other CMOS cameras I've tried. I'm not sure what the issue is, but be forewarned.
4.)The cameras awful low light capabilities make most of the individualized settings useless.
5.)If you want to make that final jump from 1080i to 1080p, you're limited to the "digital cinema" mode that disables the vast majority of the manual settings. A small nitpick, but somewhat annoying.
SUMMARY
Know precisely what you're going to be using this camera for before you buy it. The video quality in daylight for the price is pretty decent, the form factor/size is phenomenal, and the indoor/low light video quality and options are horrendous. Basically, if you're only going to be using it outdoors, and size is of paramount important, it's worthy of consideration.
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