GZ HD500 Features
Elegant Full HD HDD/microSD camcorder with 80GB HDD for up to 33 hours of AVCHD recording featuring Advanced Image Stabilizer and unique shooting functions

Advantages

• 1/5.8 inch 1.37M pixel CMOS
• 80GB Internal Disk drive for approximately 33 hr. of Full HD recording
• 20x Optical Zoom / 200x Zoom
• Memory Card Slot for microSDHC/microSD
• Software provided (for Windows)
• 24Mbps High Bit Rate Recording
• HD Gigabrid Premium II Engine
• Advanced Image Stabilizer
• Time Lapse REC
• Auto REC
• 1920x1080P Output
• HDMI® (V.1.3 with x.v.ColorTM)
• KONICA MINOLTA HD LENS
• One Touch Upload to YouTube (HD Compatible)
• Face Detection / Face Flow Thumbnail
• Laser Touch Operation with Sub trigger and Zoom Function
• USB2.0 High Speed Transfer
• Full HD 1920x1080 Recording

Two Way Grip Belt New detachable strap was organized to are a grip belt when shooting although help strap when carrying. Fashionable and cozy.

Laser Touch Operation Touch sensitive scroll bar and buttons for smooth operation (excepting GZ MS110). Allows zooming and recording using either the Laser Touch or standard zoom lever and REC button. Going through indexes and menu selection is very simple than in the past. Because you don't touch the LCD screen itself, you're able to maintain ones screen neat and fingerprint free.

Advanced Image Stabilizer Great improvement on New Everio is its anti shake performance. The latest technology called Advanced Image Stabilizer expands the effective area at wide angle to 4x that from 2009 models, delivering powerful compensation for trembling camera. You can enjoy stable results if you live trotting alongside your subject.

Super LoLux Low light performance is amongst the key factors for quality video. New Everio's Super LoLux ensures superior sensitivity to low light. To provide this, High Definition models (selected) are equipped with a Back illuminated CMOS sensor that allows intake of more light while Standard Definition models provide a large 1/6" high sensitivity CCD. The results is obvious images with precise colors during low light. No worry while indoors maybe in dark situations.

Time Lapse REC Various unique shooting functions are equipped on New Everio. Time Lapse REC records one frame at a time at set intervals (1sec.–80sec.). So that you can watch an hour long movement in just a shorter timeframe when played back. Smashing whenever you want to see or watch a gathering that takes place with a long time, and to record unique looking scenes in the creative way.

Auto REC Another unique function is Auto REC. Whenever a subject enters the detecting area and then the luminance changes, recording starts automatically. Recording continues so long as there is always movement with the area and automatically stops after 5 seconds of no movement. Technology not only for instance a surveillance camera, and to observe something. Discover new purposes of your camera.

Everio MediaBrowser Integrated PC Software Included All Everio models can come with high value software that gives many file playback, management, and easy sharing functions, in just a single application. Its calendar type graphical program displays thumbnail images from the recordings, superimposed for the date these folks taken.

Software System Requirements (Windows)

OS	Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Home Edition/Professional (pre installed) Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Home Basic/Home Premium (32 bit/64 bit, pre installed) Microsoft Windows 7, Home Premium (32 bit/64 bit, pre installed)
CPU	[HD Edition] Intel Core Duo: at a minimum 1.66GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo: around 2.13GHz recommended [SD Edition] Intel Pentium 4: at the very least 1.6GHz, no less than 2.4GHz recommended
RAM	[HD Edition] Or windows 7: around 1GB, Windows Vista/Windows 7: a minimum of 2GB [SD Edition] Or windows 7: at least 512MB, Windows Vista/Windows 7: at the very least 1GB
Others	Standard USB2.0 port, Installing of iTunes is called for for exporting to iTunes, An Internet accessible environment for uploading videos to YouTube.

Note: Software for Macintosh just isn't included. The applicable software package are required. It requirements information above is just not an assurance that provided software are appropriate on all computers meeting those requirements.

One Touch Sharing Button about the Camera Some models include "UPLOAD/EXPORT" button around the main unit. When regarding a PC, press this button to begin the process data conversion and upload the file to YouTube or export the file in your iTunes library*. * Installation of bundled software programs are required. Export isn't available with some models.

One Touch Sharing Button for the Camera

Face Detection equipped on HD Everio appears to have been upgraded. When shooting, it intelligently detects close to 16 faces then accurately adjusts the target and exposure. It truely does work for both video and digital stills. And although appraising scenes within the Play mode, thumbnails could be displayed with close ups of detected faces so that you can easily identify who's inside file.