With the NV-GS500EG-S MiniDV camcorder from Panasonic, equipped with a tri-CCD sensor with more than 3 million pixels and a Leica Dicomar lens, you have a high-end camcorder which also handles digital camera duties! The NV-GS500 is in fact a camcorder in a superior category, employing tri-CCD professional technology which offers exceptional image quality as well as an optical image stabiliser which reduces the effects of trembling from movement. You can also record your images with natural colours, with precise detailing, in either 19:9 or 4:3 formats. The NV-GS500EG-S will permit you to produce superb photo shots with a high resolution of 4 million pixels, these photos being directly recorded on SD memory card. Its large 16:9 LCD will allow you to work in comfort. Its navigation by joystick is easy to use and it comes equipped with USB as well as DV entry and output, rendering the NV-GS500EG-S, with its beautiful design, as powerful as it is easy to use, for the pleasure of all digital video aficionados!