Toshiba enters high definition camcorder market with Gigashot range
New HD video camcorders provide ideal accompaniment to HD DVD PC recording LAS VEGAS, CES, 6 January 2008 Toshiba Europe today announced the launch of the Gigashot HD camcorder range, featuring two of the worlds smallest and lightest high definition, hard-disc based video cameras the Gigashot A series and Gigashot K series. The pioneering new Gigashot range complements the existing Camileo range. It also enhances Toshibas comprehensive set of lifestyle technology products, which provide ideal movie making solutions for people to capture, edit and burn HD movies on the go. The stylish and compact Gigashot series boosts Toshibas existing camcorder line-up with HD capability as well as supporting seamless integration with users notebooks and other peripheral devices. The Gigashot range delivers a comprehensive set of features and offers both HD video and still imaging capabilities. With up to 100GB of inbuilt hard drive capacity and true 1080i high definition recording capabilities, the Gigashot range provides the perfect, affordable next generation video recording solution. Toshiba is making an aggressive move into the HD camcorder market, with the aim of being the number two player worldwide by 2009, said Marco Perino, General Manager EMEA, PC Options Peripherals and Services. Toshiba Europe. With the Gigashot series, we are confident of a strong start to 2008. Both series of cameras include a 3-inch widescreen TFT colour LCD display for crystal clear instant playback, electronic image stabilisation, and a range of automatic and manual white balance settings to suit even the most demanding professional requirements. Both the A and K series camcorders also include an SD/SDHC card slot capable of supporting up to 8GB for ultra high quality stills image recording. Both Gigashot series offer a range of connectivity options, including component video and an A/V out to enable users to display their images directly on a television, and a HDMI port for connection to a high definition TV. A USB mini jack enables the transfer of still images direct to a PC. The A and K series also offer a generous set of additional accessories, including Pixelas ImageMixerTM3 and Nero Vision 5 software suites, which make transferring, creating and editing videos a quick, easy and enjoyable process. Gigashot A series While very small at just 78.1mm x 135.4mm x 79mm and 495 grams in weight, the Toshiba Gigashot A series captures interlaced MPEG-4/H.264 video at full 1080i High Definition resolution (1920 x 1080i/1440 x 1080i pixels). Central to capturing such high quality video is the combination of a high quality Fujinon 10x optical/80x digital zoom lens (focal length: 4.5 to 45mm) with a single 1/3 inch CMOS image sensor. The video quality of the Gigashot A series cameras is matched by the amount of onboard hard-disc based storage. There are two model variants, the Gigashot A40FE, which uses a 40GB hard disc, and the Gigashot A100FE with its category-leading 100GB of onboard storage. The Gigashot A100FEs built in Hard Disk Drive (HDD) can store over 12 hours of full high definition footage or up to 23 hours of standard definition footage. Gigashot K series For the more budget conscious film maker, the Gigashot K series also delivers MPEG-4/H.264 interlaced high definition video at a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. The K series offers a quality 10x optical/30x digital zoom lens with a focal length of 6.0 to 60mm and it too has a 1/3 inch CMOS image sensor. The range comes in two variants: an 80GB model (Gigashot K80HE) and a 40GB (Gigashot K40HE). Still image capture In addition to video, both the A series and K series camcorders offer the consumer still image capture at a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080i and 1280 x 720 pixels, respectively. Gigashot A and K series accessories The Gigashot series of camcorders come complete with a range of accessories, including: Dedicated Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery, AC adaptor, AC codes (for UK and continental), Remote, Battery for remote, USB cable, AV cable, Component cable, Software CD-ROM, Owners manual CD-ROM, Quick Help Guide, Quick Start Guide, Lens cover. ENDS The Toshiba Gigashot A40FE and Gigashot A100FE are available from January 2008, priced at 1,199 and 1,399 respectively. The Toshiba Gigashot K40HE and Gigashot K80HE are available from January 2008, priced at 699 and 799 respectively. About Toshiba The Computer Systems Division of Toshiba Europe GmbH is a leading vendor for mobile computing solutions. Headquartered in Neuss, Germany, the Computer Systems Division of Toshiba Europe GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Toshiba Corporation, the worlds eighth-largest computer and electronics company. Toshiba Corporation is a leader in information and communications systems, electronic components, consumer products and power systems. The companys integration of these wide-ranging capabilities assures its position as an innovator in advanced components, products and systems. Toshiba has more than 191,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of US$60 billion (FY2006).

GIGASHOT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

A-SERIES

K-SERIES

KEY COMPONENTS

Image sensor Total pixels

A SERIES

A40FE/A100FE

K SERIES

K40HE/K80HE
1GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity may be less. The recording time in HDD and SD card. The available recording time actually displayed will vary depending on the image quality and the amount of space available on the drive. The recording time in HDD, SD card or SDHC card. The available recording time actually displayed will vary depending on the image quality and the amount of space available on the memory.
1/3 CMOS sensor 1/3 CMOS sensor Approx. 2360K Approx. 1350K Video Approx. 1490K pixels Approx. 920K pixels Effective pixels Still image Approx. 1490K pixels Approx. 920K pixels Optical zoom 10x optical zoom 10x optical zoom Digital zoom 20x, 80x digital zoom 30x digital zoom Focal length f = 4.5-45mm f = 6.0-60.0mm Lens 35mm conversion f = 35.9-431mm f = 46.2-503.6mm Max. f/Stop f = 1.8-2.8mm f = 3.5mm 43mm 43mm Filter diameter LCD monitor 3.0 16:9 TFT colour LCD Approx. A Series 236K, K Series 230K pixels (959 x 240) Shooting range WIDE: 0.01m to innity TELE: 1.0m to innity WIDE: 0.1m to innity TELE: 1.0m to innity Image stabilisation Electronic stabilisation Electronic stabilisation Focus control method Total contrast-detection AF Total contrast-detection AF Exposure control mode Programmed AE Programmed AE TTL zoned metering, metering modes: Metering mode TTL zoned metering, metering modes: spot centre-weighted, spot Brightness -2EV to +2EV (1/3EV step) -2EV to +2EV (1/3EV step) Still photography sensitivity Auto: ISO 50 - 400 equivalents Auto: ISO 100 - 200 equivalents White balance Auto, sunlight, cloud, uorescent light H, uorescent light L, incandescent lamp, preset Temperature +41F (+5C) to +104F (+40C) (running) / -4F (-20C) to +140F (+60C) (stored) Operating environment Humidity 30% to 80% RH (running no condensation) Video 1/8 to 1/500 sec. 1/15 to 1/4800 sec. Shutter speed 1/2 to 1/500 sec. (combination electronic 1 to 1/1000 sec. (combination electronic Still image and mechanical shutter) and mechanical shutter) DC IN 10V terminal Yes Yes USB terminal Yes Yes I/O terminals A/V out terminal Yes Yes Component terminal Yes Yes HDMI terminal (type C) Yes Yes Battery Rechargeable lithium-ion battery (GSC-BT6) Rechargeable lithium-ion battery (GSC-BT6) AC adapter Yes (SQPH20W10P-02) Yes (SQPH20W10P-02) Hard disk drive1 A100FE: 100GB A40FE: 40GB K80H: 80GB K40H: 40GB Recording media SD memory card Up to 8GB SDHC/SD supported Up to 8GB SDHC/SD supported Recording format MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (60fps) MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (60fps) Video Recording pixels 1920 x 1080i, 1440 x 1080i 1280 x 720p Audio Dolby Digital, 48kHz, 16bit, stereo, 384kbps AAC, 48kHz, 16bit, stereo, 128kbps Recording format JPEG (Exif 2.21, DCF2.0-compliant) JPEG (Exif 2.21, DCF2.0-compliant) Still image 2070K pixels (1920 x 1080i) Recording pixels 920K pixels (1280 x 720p) 1560K pixels (1440 x 1080i) XQ: A100FE: 12h 00m A40FE: 4h 40m SHQ: K80HE: 11h 30m K40HE: 5h 40m Video recording time2 in HDD HQ: A100FE: 17h 40m A40FE: 7h 00m HQ: K80HE: 14h 20m K40HE: 7h 10m (MAX BITRATE) SP: A100FE: 23h 20m A40FE: 9h 20m SP: K80HE: 19h 10m K40HE: 9h 30m 3 A100FE: 9,999 images A40FE: 9,999 images K80HE: 9,999 images K40HE: 9,999 images Still image recording in HDD Continuous recording time Over 95 minutes Over 120 minutes 8GB 4GB 2GB 1GB 512MB 8GB 4GB 2GB 1GB 512MB Still image recording in SD card or SDHC card 7,600 3,700 1,490 9,999 6,400 3,200 1,Dimension excluding battery (W x D x H) 78.1mm x 135.4mm x 79.0mm 86.8mm x 135.5mm x 80.0mm Excluding battery & SD card A100FE: approx. 495g A40FE: approx. 485g K80HE: approx. 515g K40HE: approx. 500g Weight Including battery & SD card A100FE: approx. 555g A40FE: approx. 545g K80HE: approx. 585g K40HE: approx. 570g
OS: Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise (not support 64bit OS). CPU: Pentium 4 3.6GHz or better; Pentium D 3.2GHz (A series), 2.8GHz (K series) or better; Core Duo 2.0GHz (A series), 1.66GHz (K series) or better; Core 2 Duo 1.66GHz or better. RAM: 1GB or better. Hard disk drive capacity: Minimum 30GB required for HD DVD writing. Display: Display adapter with 1024 x 768 or better (NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT or better, AMD (ATI) Radeon X1600 or better recommended). Interfaces: USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 installed in the PC (USB 2.0 recommended). Supported media: Depending on the drive used for authoring; DVD-Video: DVD-R/-RW/-R DL, DVD+R/+RW/+R DL. HD DVD-Video: HD DVD-R. Supported drives: HD DVD-R drive (required for writing HD image on HD DVD disc) DVD-R drive (required for writing on DVD disc. HD image will be converted to SD image). Remote controller, USB cable, AV cable, component cable, software CD-ROM, owners manual CD-ROM, Quick Help Guide, Quick Start Guide, lens cover (built-in on A Series), dedicated rechargeable Li-Ion battery, AC adaptor.

EMEA_Gigashot_TS_Jan08. Copyright 2008 TOSHIBA Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Product specications, congurations, prices and component/options availability are all subject to change without notice. Product design specications and colours are subject to change without notice and may vary from those shown. Error and omissions excepted.

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