Camera and Camcorder AVCHD Video Converter

The HDC-HS60 is part of Panasonic’s new crop of mid-range camcorders for 2010. It boasts a 1/4.1-inch CMOS sensor, 25x optical zoom lens, and 120GB internal hard drive. The camcorder impressed us with its strong performance, but we expect a lot of good competition in the mid-range camcorder market this year.The HDC-HS60 will be available later this year for $699.95. The HS60 is part of a series from Panasonic that includes the HDC-SD60 and the HDC-TM55. The Panasonic HDC-HS60 uses the same AVCHD compliant compression system as last year’s HD models from Panasonic. This compression system, which uses the MPEG4-AVC/H.264 codec is a standard in the consumer camcorder industry for high definition camcorders. We must point out that the HDC-HS60 tops out with a bitrate of 17Mbps for recording video. The maximum bitrate AVCHD can handle is 24Mbps, and all of the other major manufacturers offer this recording bitrate—including Sony, who implemented a 24Mbps bitrate on its new camcorders in 2010. We’re somewhat surprised that Panasonic did not make the jump to 24Mbps this year, although the company does offer a 24Mbps bitrate on some of its professional camcorders. The HDC-HS60 has four quality settings for recording video, but it does not have any options for recording in standard definition.

Now All the non-tape media have the advantage of speedy transfer from camcorder to a computer via USB. But After shooting plenty of happy and momerable footages, how will you make deal with these video files?Following is the detailed guide on how to make these video files playable on Mac and editable on Final Cut Express 4 (FCE4). Read The Full Story