Video Light and Battery

Good Stuff

To fellow users of the Panasonic Camcorder HDC TM-300.

Here are some pictures of the LED Video Light and the OEM spare battery that I am using that is NOT the original accessory.

The camcorder is excellent and I really like it.

Looking for the accessories are even more exciting because Panasonic do not sell them!!! Ha!Ha! The Biggest Joke is that they asked me to PAY a 'deposit' to order it so that I can 'see' the stuff even if I don't buy them in the end!!! Bloody fark! It is just like paying a 'booking fee' just to test drive the new Proton Exora!!! Suxs!
You can quote me on this!

Anyway, this camcorder is still the 'king' at the moment.

The Boling Video Light.

With 3CMOS sensors on your camcorder, using heavy and punchy lighting with Tungsten Halogen bulbs are outdated. It sucks the battery dry in no time and is HOT! Your 'actors' will sweat like crazy. Flowers will droop and birds will melt!
This new generation of video lighting is made of LEDs. Lite Panels from the US costs a bomb.
This Boling (whadda name?) brand is from China and is good. The color temperature is great once the auto 'white balance' sets in.
It so happened to use the Sony type battery. As a former Sony user, I've got loads of em. No problemo!

The housing is of the old fashioned photo-flash type. Not so good for 16:9 use. I solve this holding it up by hand and angled at 45 degrees from the right of the camera. You can also select one or two LEDs to work.
The rechargeable LiOn battery lasts too. I got it from Eng Tong, PJ.

Spare battery for the Camcorder
When I could NOT buy a spare standard battery (1250mAh) from any Panasonic outlet, I went looking for it frantically. I found it at Harvey Norman at the Curve. This OEM battery cost RM390. the same price for the original standard one. But is twice the size and twice the power (2640 mAh). It can also be charged while in a vehicle via a cigarette lighter cable. It has a row of LED indicators to tell me if the capacity is good.
A great buy. I thought I saw one shop at PJ Digital Mall, section 14 selling this too.

A Strange Looking Moth

AWESOME COLORS!

Last night, while still learing how to use the new AVCHD Camcorder, an interesting subject appeared before me. It was a large Moth which I have never seen before. Inspite of being a 'nature person' and have been around almost every nook and crannies in our jungles, this beautiful green colored Moth came into our home. It rested on the front grille of my JBL speaker.
Must have loved the sound system too.

Any nature buff or Moths specialists out there can help me identify this moth? Is this rare?Common?

This picture was shot on the new Panasonic HDC-TM300 AVCHD Camcorder which can double as a photographic camera at 10Mps on 1080HD.
We live here in Klang, Selangor.

Thanks

The Stork have arrived!

NEW BABY!
The Panasonic HDC-TM300

Just purchased a new camcorder today.

This new baby was launched last week. Needing a High Definition video camera to record on the new AVCHD format, I selected this model because it is the best at the moment. I chose this over my other favourite brand, the Sony. Panasonic have taken this model as their flagship and with advanced features in technology, they made it affordable too. This left Sony way behind!!!!

The main plus points are as follows:-

1) Full Solid State Recording without any (HDD) Hard Disk Drive. It is on SDCard.
2) 3xMOS 1/4.1" Sensors. That means three sensors. Not one!
3) Optional Manual Controls for focusing, zoom, aperture,shutter speed & white balance!
4) Zoom microphone control including Dolby5.1 System.

5) Leica Dicomar lenses with 12x Optical Zoom
6) Full High Definition 1920x1080 AVCHD format.
7) 10.6 megapixels still picture recording.
8) HD Crystal Engine.
9) Ultra small in size and weigh only 385 gms (less battery)

It will take a while to build-up my HD footage and will be featuring some clips on You Tube in HD format soon.

As for shooting birds in the wild, this time in HD video, I am planning to marry this camcorder to the Swarovski STS 80 HD Spotting Scope. This is really getting up close and personal!

Of course, storage of HD files in preparation of HD video editing, my data banks of HDD is ready and is at 5TB Raid system.
It is gonna be a lot of work!