Add the word professional before a product name and voila, you get some publicity. Ask Panasonic, as they have announced AG-HSC1U, a “professional†camcorder that it touts to be the world’s smallest. The 3CCD HD camcorder comes in two colors, Black and Grey. What about the storage? The AG-HSC1U by Panasonic has a 4GB SDHC. You think that’s small? Hear this, It also comes with a portable 40GB hard drive that can store the contents of the SD cards. The “professional†camcorder has AVCHD, don’t scratch your head. It means Advanced Video Codec High Definition and that is used by real professionals. It weighs a mere 1.12 pounds, has three 1/4-inch 16:9 CCDs, a f/1.6 Leica Dicomar lens and optical image stabilization. You are right if you think the AG-HSC1U Professional Camcorder would be pricey, it is. Panasonic has put a price tag of $2099 (approx. Rs. 92, 500) on the camcorder.
