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O.I.S. This feature compensates for "handshake" when shooting still pictures to effectively prevent even the slight shake that can occur when pressing the photoshot button.
On/Off Timer Automatically turns the power on or off at preset times.
On-Screen Menu Icons Whenever you use one of the Panasonic DVD player models, you'll appreciate the convenience of its redesigned interface. The setup screen is easier to follow thanks to a new screen design and remote control cursor display. The cursor alone can be used to make all changes to the three menu bars for disc, player, and scanning information. Instead of having to use the setup screen to change bar position, you can move it around so it doesn't get in the way while viewing a playback picture.
One-Touch Auto Setup One-Touch Auto Setup with digital keystone correction means quicker setup with less time and trouble. The projector handles all image adjustments, from phasing and dot clocks to vertical and horizontal position. The vertical digital keystone correction is also done automatically.
One Touch Cinema Memory Lets you store Advanced Surround, Bass Plus, Cinema Mode and Dialogue Enhancer settings in memory for instant recall at the touch of a button.
One Touch Easy Cooking The Genius One Touch Sensor Cook All the ovens in the Genius range have the One Touch Sensor Function. At the touch of a single button, you are able to programme the entire cooking cycle for popular foods such as chicken, vegetables, rice & fish. The sensor does all the thinking fo ryou by adjusting cooking times and power levels automaticaly.
One Touch Sensor Reheat (The Genius) Using our Genius technology, simply touch the Sensor Reheat Pad and the oven will calculate the ideal reheating time.
Optical Zoom The lens controls the zoom magnification without loss of picture quality.
Optical View Finder Alternative to LCD screen for viewing subjects to be recorded on a Digital Still Camera or Digital Movie Camera.
OSD REC This feature lets you record the date, time and other text information when recording from AV components connected to your VCR, a handy feature when editing and arranging your video collection.
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PAL Playback This is the visual format used in both New Zealand and Australia.
Panning Mode To capture a moving subject in clear detail while the background appears to flow by. Panning mode lets the camera detect hand-shake and then automatically compensates for vertical jitter only.
Party Mode Uses MEGA O.I.S. to let you capture clear, jitter-free shots of subjects and natural, true-to-life colours - even in dim lighting.
Partial Delete and Recording The system even randomly accesses areas of the disc where parts have been deleted, and uses the disc space for a new recording.
PC Card Slot Terminal for PC Card Adaptor to view still images off Card memory device.
PC-Free Presentation with an SD Memory Card Conduct presentations even when there's no PC on hand. Just use Wireless Manager 3.0 to prepare the images, then transfer them to an SD Memory Card. Now you can take the projector anywhere you like.
Peak Limit Mode Lowers the peak brightness level (image contrast) by 30%.
Phone Directory/Phonebook Your most important phone numbers can be programmed to dial at a push of a button.
PhotoVU Link Depending on the camcorder model, this convenient feature lets you connect to a PC through a USB or RS-232C cable. Then through this connection you can easily transfer still images captured on the Mini-DV tape to your computer for use in e-mail or printed documents.
PictBridge Compatible The PictBridge standard lets you print directly on a compatible digital printer. Print Size, layout, date and other settings can be made with the camera.
Picture-and-Picture (P&P) Mode Splits the screen in half and shows different pictures on each half.
Picture-In-Picture (PIP) Mode Superimposes a small sub-screen picture over a full-screen picture.
Picture-Out-Picture (POP) Mode Displays a small picture on the right hand side of the screen.
Picture-in-Picture Lets you take a previously recorded still image, miniaturise it, and then include it in your videos for a unique special effect.
PictureStage Image Uploader Makes it easy to upload images to the PictureStage community photo site.
Pixel Controller Panasonic's newly developed Pixel Control LSI allows our LCD TV's to accept a variety of input signals and to reproduce images with superior precision.
Plasma C.A.T.S Plasma C.A.T.S (Contrast Automatic Tracking System) automatically senses the ambient light conditions and adjusts the brightness and gradation accordingly to optimise contrast. This feature reduces eyestrain and provides the best possible picture quality for each operating environment.
Plasma Display Panel Panasonic plasma technology takes you a step closer to viewing perfection. It delivers the finest picture quality every achieved in a plasma display. To unleash all of the power and dynamism of today's advanced video sources, including digital TV broadcasts, DVD and personal computers.
Plasma Reality Technology Plasma Reality Technology is part of Panasonic's pursuit of ultimate reality in image reproduction. Plasma Reality Technology is a synergetic group of picture enhancing technologies that lift plasma display image quality to an entirely new level by dramatically boosting brightness, contrast and gradation.
Plasma Television Panasonic plasma technology takes you a step closer to viewing perfection. It delivers the finest picture quality ever achieved in a plasma display, to unleash all of the power and dynamism of today's advanced video sources, including digital TV broadcasts, DVD and personal computers.
Playlist Playback* You can select from among the scenes recorded on a disc and arrange them in any order you watn, to create your own original scenario, then save it as a playlist. You can also enjoy seamless transitions between edited scenes.
* - Up to 99 playlists can be created, and up to 999 scenes can be registered.
Playlist Recording from Hard Disk Because there is no re-encoding (decoding of MPEG2 compression, and then encoding it into MPEG2 again) done when recording a TV program or edited playlist from the hard disk onto a DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc, the image quality remains extremely high.
Playlist Recording with Thumbnails You can rearrange scenes or delete unwanted ones with the Playlist function, then record the results onto a DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc. With both disc types, the recorded playlist can be displayed as thumbnails, so it's easy to select the scenes you want to play back.
Portrait Mode This mode helps you take beautiful portraits by adjusting the exposure and colouration to produce natural, true-to-life skin tones.
Position Memory Lets you eject a disc part way through a movie and then resume watching from the same point later. This information can be stored for up to five disks, perfect for larger families with different tastes.
Power LCD Simply press a Power LCD button and the LCD becomes brighter, making it easier to see outdoors or in other bright locations.
Power Save Mode Reduces the display's brightness.
PP Mica Diaphragm for High Fidelity Sound PP Mica, used for Panasonic Mini System's cone diaphragm, boasts more rigidity than titanium, extremely light weight and a low specific gravity, as well as suitable internal loss. These attributes are revealed in its outstanding transient response. The range of pistonic motion is extremely wide and the cone diaphragm does not contain partial resonances, thereby assuring faithful response to the input signal.
Precise Image Quality (LA1) Some LCD TV's stretch the image horizontally, displaying black masks at the top and the bottom of the screen and distorting the image in the horizontal direction. Not Panasonic. Thanks to our high-precision pixel control, our LCD TV's fill the entire screen with the original, undistorted image.
Preset EQ Achieve stunning effects to match your music and your mood. Choose from Heavy, Soft, Clear, Disco, Live and Hall.
Program AE Mode This mode determines the optimal aperture and shutter speed settings for you.
Progress Indicator The Progress Indicator function displays a scale at the top of the screen for at-a-glance confirmation of your current playback location and remaining play time.
Progressive PhotoShot Mode Helps to eliminate fuzziness by digitally capturing the image data of a singular moment, and temporarily storing it in two field memories. The two images are then combined to produce a better quality picture.
Progressive Scan Progressive scanning is a method of creating a high-density video signal that doubles the scan lines of a conventional interlaced signal to create a noticeably sharper picture. As a result progressive scanning offers high picture resolution.
Projector AI When selected, it automatically adjusts the lamp power to the optimum level to match the characteristics of the picture in real time. The result is increased dynamic range for higher contrast.