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Panasonic PV-GS500 First Impressions Camcorder Reviewby Guy BrunerPublished on Jan 6, 2006 4:00 PM 
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Still Features
The PV-GS500 (Review, Specs, $1040) shoots stills to an SD card. Still pictures may be shot in sizes of 2288x1728, 1600x1200, 1280x960, and 640x480 pixels. Also, a 1280 x 960 size still may be taken while recording video. A new feature on this year's camcorders is the ability to shoot widescreen stills. The GS500 shoots a 3 and .2 megapixel still in widescreen. Shutter speeds in still mode range from 1/2 to 1/2000 of a second. All of the manual controls over iris, shutter, white balance and focus offered in video mode are also available in still picture mode.