Blu-ray with a Difference An Entirely New Movie Viewing Experience

Available to own onDVD and Blu-ray Disc™©2007 FOX™ & ©2007 MARVEL

FANTASTIC FOURRISE OF THE SILVER SURFER

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Exciting New Entertainment Is Coming to Your HomeBlu-ray means incredible 1080p full high definition images.

Breathtaking sound from Dolby®TrueHD*1 and DTS™-HD*2. And five

times the data capacity of a DVD disc. Now Blu-ray means something

else too – a new kind of entertainment, made possible by a feature

called Bonus View. As you watch a movie, for example, the director

can appear in a small window and give you the inside scoop on what's

happening. Panasonic's DMP-BD30 is the first Blu-ray Disc™ player

to support Bonus View. In other words, the DMP-BD30 is the perfect

choice if you want to enjoy all the latest Blu-ray technology offers.

*1 Dolby and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.*2 "DTS" is a registered trademark of DTS, Inc.

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*Progressive 1080/24p

Picture-in-PictureWith Picture-in-Picture, a small sub-window is displayed over the main image. There are four Picture-in-Picture modes, each offering distinct functions. They include Enhanced Commentary, Backstage Pass Function, Peek Behind The Animation and Audio Mixing.

Blu-ray media goes a big step beyond the kind of audio commentary provided in many DVD movies, such as a director discussing the film. Enhanced Commentary makes it possible, for example, for the director or

Enhanced Commentary*

This lets you access additional information provided about people, places or things in a Blu-ray movie. Just use the remote control to select an element highlighted on the screen, and a sub-window opens with the information. For example, there could be notes about the clothing or accessories an actor is wearing or the restaurant in which a scene is set.*Depending upon program content.

Backstage Pass Function*While playing back a movie with dubbed-in voices – for example, a feature-length animation – this feature lets you watch in a sub-window as the voice actors read their parts. You can see the voice actors' gestures and expressions as they speak, giving you an inside look at a whole facet of moviemaking you've never seen before.*Depending upon program content.

Peek Behind The Animation*

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actors to appear in the sub-window (as if they are standing in front of the screen) and point to actors or equipment as they make their comments.*Depending upon program content.

Bonus ViewAdvanced Interoperability

Bonus View is an advanced function added to BD-ROM Profile 1 Ver.1.1 - it creates a range of exciting new entertainment possibilities. It opens the door to new functions such as Picture-in-Picture (which displays a second image in a sub-window) and Audio Mixing (which lets you switch the sound between the main and sub-windows). *Actual functions vary depending on the Blu-ray Disc™.

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Simulated example of functionality.

Audio MixingThe Audio Mixing function lets you choose which soundtrack to listen to: the one from the content playing in the main window, the one from the sub-window, or both at the same time.

Future PossibilitiesThe future is expected to bring a host of imaginative new features. For example, you may be able to purchase and download additional content from the website to an SD card, and play the Blu-ray movie and the content on the SD card at the same time, for new entertainment possibilities.

Playback additional contentwith BD and SD card

Download additional content

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Panasonic:Celebrating 15 years in HollywoodPanasonic’s commitment to excellence and technology in entertainment inspired the establishment of Panasonic Hollywood Labs and the Blu-ray authoring centre. Through the know-how and expertise accumulated at the Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory (PHL), Panasonic has led the industry in developing the standards for Blu-ray disc.

Encoding and Authoring at Panasonic

Celebrating 15 years in Hollywood, Panasonic had partnered with entertainment companies and industry professionals to deliver the finest and most innovative products for home entertainment. Panasonic has worked to meet the demands of industry professionals by conducting onsite research and developing cutting edge digital technologies, such as encoding, authoring and compression, to support the creative needs of the industry.

Presence in HollywoodPanasonic handles almost all aspects of media production in close proximity to the movie studios located in Hollywood. As part of Panasonic’s Blu-ray standardisation efforts, PHL has played an essential role in developing high-definition data compression technologies jointly with studio engineers while actively meeting the needs of filmmakers. Studios who will settle for absolutely nothing short of perfection come to PHL for their Blu-ray title development.

Blu-ray Encoding & Authoring at PHL

Blu-ray Disc™ Creation

Encoding Authoring

Blu-ray ROM Disc Creation

Image Evaluation

Data Source

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Simulated example of functionality.

Images So Real, You Feel Like

You're in the Picture

Peak Image Quality

Available to own onDVD and Blu-ray Disc™©2007 FOX

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Pictures andSound that Capturethe Mood ExactlyThe DMP-BD30 draws on the same P4HD imaging

technology proven in the DMP-BD10/BD10A to bring out

the remarkable beauty inherent in Blu-ray Disc™. Then it

goes a step further by adding Deep Colour compatibility,

with 4,096 steps of gradation that provide even smoother,

finer-quality images. The DMP-BD30 also provides

1080/24p playback, so you can enjoy the same 24-fps

(frames per second) reproduction as the original movie.

And the sound is simply sensational, thanks to Dolby®

TrueHD and DTS™-HD bitstream output. Add it up, and

you get super-high-fidelity video and audio entertainment

that delivers the kind of emotion, excitement and impact

you've experienced only in movie theatres.

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*Progressive 1080/24p

Stunning Pictures and Sound

Precise Digital VideoCombining a Reference Chroma Processor with advanced P4HD imaging technology, Panasonic's original digital consumer electronics integration platform,UniPhier® reproduces crisp, natural colours that are extremely faithful to the original movie. The beautiful images are complemented by an exceptionally pure, accurate sound achieved through Audio Re-master and other leading-edge sound technologies. UniPhier® reflects the advanced encoding and authoring technologies developed by Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory (PHL) in collaboration with film industry professionals. With UniPhier® at its heart, the DMP-BD30 provides a level of image and sound quality that meets Hollywood's stringent demands – so you experience movies just the way they were meant to be experienced.*UniPhier is a trademark/a registered trade mark of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. in Japan and other countries.

VIDEOOutput

Pixel Precision Progressive Processing

Conventional Progressive ProcessingDraws on 16 pixels of information to generate 1 pixel.

Draws on 60 pixels of information to generate 1 pixel.

P4HD Progressive Processing

Generates Each Pixel Correctly

1080pUp-Conversion

480i/p,720p, 1080i

1080pProgressive HD Signal

Created Pixel Source Pixel

Motion

LevelFast-m

ovingim

ageStill

image

P4H

D

Conventional

Significant motion

P4HD

No motion

Slight motion

Beautiful Motion PictureSmooth and Sharp

Diagonal Lines

Precise PixelGeneration

16-Level MotionDetection

DiagonalProcessing

3:2Pull-Down

1080pUp-Conversion

Conventional

P4HD processes more than 15 billion pixels per second and applies the optimal processing to every pixel. So that it can render progressive images superbly, expresses motion smoothly, and draws crisp diagonal lines.

P4HD (Pixel Precision Progressive Processing)

The PHL Reference Chroma Processor up-samples (4:2:0 to 4:2:2) the colour information in decoded video signals. Using unique Panasonic technology, this innovative circuit faithfully reproduces the fine details and nuances of Blu-ray video streams that have been recorded with high quality image compression system. It generates images with all the clarity and depth that Blu-ray disc movies have to offer.

PHL Reference Chroma Processor

Blu-ray Disc

Precise Digital Video Processing

PHL ReferenceChroma Processor

Multi Decorder,MPEG2,

MPEG4-AVC, VC-1

Precise Digital Audio Processing

Distinct borders between colours.

Details and nuances that closely match the look original movie.

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© 2007 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC. All rights reserved.

HDMITM V.1.3 with Deep Colour*

The DMP-BD30's HDMI output is Deep Colour compatible. While the earlier HDMI™ V.1.2 offers 8-bit, 256-step gradation, HDMI™ V.1.3 increases this up to 12-bit, 4,096-step gradation. This helps the DMP-BD30 reproduce natural-looking colours with smooth gradation and minimal colour banding.

*An HDMI™ V.1.3 compatible TV is required.

1080/24pPlaybackThe DMP-BD30 provides 1080/24p output. It reproduces movie images from a Blu-ray Disc in their original 24p form, with no need for conversion. You see movies in the same format used in movie theatres.

Precise Digital AudioUniPhier®'s advanced processing capability decodes audio signals (Dolby® Digital and DTS™) with high precision and outputs Dolby® TrueHD and DTS™-HD audio in bitstream form without degradation. It also brings re-mastering to the Blu-ray Disc™ for the first time ever.

The DMP-BD30 supports HDMI™ V.1.3 specifications, so it can output high bit rate audio signals (Dolby® TrueHD, DTS™-HD) encoded on Blu-ray Discs in bitstream. If used with compatible AV amp, the resulting audio is studio master quality sound.

HD Audio Codec Bitstream Output

The DMP-BD30's Audio Re-master function compensates for data lost in the compression process used in Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD recording. This helps create a fuller, richer sound that is faithful to the original.

Audio Re-master for All Media

Blu-ray Disc™

DMP-BD30 High Bit Rate

Stream Signal(via HDMI)

7.1ch Audio OutputHigh Bit Rate CompatibleAV Receiver

•12bit 4,096 Gradation Steps

With only 256 gradation steps, there is some colour gradation irregularity.

With 4,096 gradation steps, colours are smooth, natural-looking and beautifully articulated.

ConventionalDeep Colour

•8bit 256 Gradation Steps

Output in 24p as it is, reproducing images as close as possible to the original quality.

Data Source DMP-BD30 ProjectorPT-AE2000

*24p stands for 24 frame/sec.

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HD NetworkingHD Networking with SD Card: The DMP-BD30 comes equipped with a slot for SD cards. Just take the SD card from your digital

still camera or HD camcorder, and you're ready to view HD photos and motion images on your TV.

Linking with an HD CamcorderThe DMP-BD30 can play back AVCHD-format images shot with an HD camcorder, such as the Panasonic HDC-SD9. Images recorded onto the camcorder's SD card are output directly from the DMP-BD30's HDMI terminal in their original, high-quality 1920 x 1080 resolution. The DMP-BD30 also provides an AVCHD Direct Navigator function that makes it easy to search for particular scenes.

SD Card Slot

HDC-SD9

Recording

Recording with HD Camcorder.

Viewing

Display Movie on the large screen.

Linking with a Digital Camera The DMP-BD30 can play back JPEG still images on an SD card, such as those recorded with a Lumix FX36 digital camera. The DMP-BD30 can output the images to 1920 x 1080 resolution – ideal for a full-HD TV – and output them via the HDMI terminal.* Using the Slideshow playback feature, you can play a music CD at the same time you're showing the photos, so viewers enjoy both beautiful images and your favorite music.

*JPEG and other still image sources converted to 1920 x 1080 resolution, while of high quality, will exhibit somewhat lower subjective image resolution than true, native 1080p full HD sources.

SD Card Slot

DMC-FX36

Shooting

Shooting with LUMIX.

Viewing

Display photos on the large screen.

JPEG

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One-Touch VIERA-Link with Panasonic VIERA TV’s Remote*1 3

Just press the "Play" button of the Panasonic VIERA TV’s remote control and let the TV do the rest. All components turn on, the correct TV input is selected, the TV built-in speaker sound is muted, and the home theatre starts playback. It all happens automatically and in an instant.

One-Touch Speaker Switching*3

If you call up the VIERA-Link menu on-screen display and select "Home Theatre," the home theatre turns on and audio playback switches from the TV speakers to the home theatre speakers. If you turn off the receiver, the audio automatically switches back to the TV speakers.

One-Touch Volume Control*3

When the audio is being output from the home theatre, you can adjust the sound volume right on the Panasonic VIERA TV’s remote control. As you operate the sound volume up or down, the home theatre's sound volume is automatically turned up or down accordingly.

VIERA-Link menuWhile watching TV Blu-ray Player’s menu Blu-ray Player control panelVIERA-Linkbutton

*1 This function is available for 2007/2008 home theatre systems used with 2007/2008 VIERA TV models.*2 A Panasonic Blu-ray disc™ player is required for this function.*3 A Panasonic VIERA-Link HDVI Control compatible home theatre system is required for this function.

VIERA-LINK: When your TV is on VIERA-Link lets you switch to home theatre mode using just the Panasonic VIERA remote control unit. Simply press the VIERA-Link button on the TV’s remote control and select "BD Player" on the Menu screen. The Blu-ray Disc™ player's menu will display on the TV screen, and you can begin playback of a Blu-ray Disc™ or select from the Blu-ray Disc™ menu.

Control Your Blu-ray Disc™ Player with the TV Remote Control*1 2 (Seamless GUI)

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3-3/8’’2-5/16’’

The DMP-BD30 is about 2.5cm shorter and shallower than our previous model, the DMP-BD10A. We achieved this slimmer size in part with the UniPhier®, which combines the imaging and sound-quality circuits onto a single chip. Slim, stylish and unobtrusive, the DMP-BD30.

Slim Stylish Design

Blu-ray Disc™ Player with SD Card Slot

DMP-BD301. Bonus View (Final Standard Profile)2. 1080/24p Playback3. Movie (AVCHD) & JPEG View with SD Card Slot

Video Features• PHL Reference Chroma Processor• P4HD (Pixel Precision Progressive Processing for HD) - Precise Pixel Generation - 16-Level Motion Detection with Pixel-Based Motion Adaptive - Diagonal Processing - Detection of 3:2 Pull-Down Progressive Processing - i/p Conversion for 1080p* Playback - Up-Conversion to 1080p* Playback • 1080/24p Playback• HDMI™ V.1.3 with Deep Colour™• 148.5MHz/12bit Video D/A Converter • Digital Noise Reduction (3D-NR/ Integrated NR)• Picture Mode (Normal, Soft, Fine, Cinema, User)• Picture Adjustment (Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness, Colour, Gamma Correction)

Audio Features• High Bit Rate Audio Bitstream Output (Dolby® Digital Plus, Dolby® TrueHD, DTS™-HD*2)• Built-in Dolby® Digital and DTS™ Decoder• 192kHz/24bit Audio D/A Converter• Audio Re-Master for All Formats ( BD, DVD, CD & MP3)• Advanced Surround (V.S.S.) Creates a Surround Effect for BD and DVD from Only Two Speakers (2 Modes)• Dialogue Enhancer• Dynamic Range CompressionOutput• HDMI AV Output • Component Video Output• S-Video Output • Video Output • 5.1ch Audio Output • 2ch Audio Output • Digital Audio Output (1 Optical, 1 Coaxial)

Convenience Features• VIERA-Link HDAVI Control for Panasonic BD Product Line-up• Movie (AVCHD) & JPEG View with SD Card Slot• JPEG Slide Show with Music• Multi-Format Playback [BD-Video(Final Standard Profile*1), DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, AVCHD (SD Card/ DVD), DVD-RW*3, DVD-R*3, DVD-R (Dual Layer)*3, +R*3, +R (Double Layer)*3, +RW*3, CD, CD-R/RW*4, MP3*5, JPEG]• Super Hi-Speed Scan: 5 Speeds up to x200• Easy Setting Guide• Graphical User Interface• Audio/JPEG Navigation Menu• Remote Control

*HDMI connection required.

*Progressive 1080/24p

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Specifications

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Model Number DMP-BD30

FOR

MAT

BD-ROM BD-Video BONUS VIEW (Final Standard Profile]*1

BD-RE SL/DL BD-MV (BD-RE version3) •

BD-R SL/DL JPEG •

DVD-RAM

DVD-VR •

JPEG •

AVCHD •

DVD-R*2/DVD-RW*2/DVD-R DL*2DVD Video •

DVD-VR •

AVCHD •

+R*2/ +R DL*2/ +RW*2 Video •

AVCHD •

DVD DVD Video •

CD, CD-R/-RW*3

CD-DA •

MP3*4 • (CD-R/-RW only)

JPEG • (CD-R/-RW only)

SD Memory Card AVCHD •

JPEG •

VID

EO

PHL Reference Chroma Processor •

P4HD (Pixel Precision Progressive Processing for HD) •

Precise Pixel Generation •

16-Level Motion Detection with Pixel-Based Motion Adaptive •

Diagonal Processing •

3:2 /2:2 Pull-Down Progressive Processing •

i/p Conversion for 1080p*5 Playback •

Up-Conversion to 1080p*5 Playback •

Video D/A Converter 148.5MHz/12bit

HD i/p Conversion •

Progressive Scan • (NTSC/PAL)

Digital Noise Reduction •

Picture Mode •*6

Picture Adjustment •*7

NTSC Output Selectable •

AUD

IO

Audio D/A Converter 192kHz/24bit

Dolby Digital Plus Bitstream output*5

Dolby TrueHD Bitstream output*5

DTS-HD*8 Bitstream output*5

Re-Master • (for all formats)

Advanced Surround (V.S.S.) •Dialogue Enhancer •Dynamic Range Compression •

CON

-VE

NIE

NT VIERA Link (HDAVI Control 3) •

Super High Speed Scan •

Audio/JPEG Navigation Menu •

INP

UT/

OU

TPU

T

SD Memory Card Slot (SDHC) •

HDMI(Output)

Version HDMI V. 1.3 with Deep Colour

1080p output • (24p*9 /60p/50p)

Component Video Out (Y, PB, PR) •

S-Video Out •

Video Out •

5.1 ch Audio Out •

2ch Audio Out •

Digital Audio Out • (1 optical, 1 coaxial)

SPEC

IFIC

ATIO

NS Audio S/N 115dB

Dynamic Range 100dB

Power Source AC 230-240V, 50HZ

Power Consumption 27W (approx)

Weight (kg) 3.3 (approx)

Dimensions (W x H x D) (mm) 430 x 59 x 320 (approx)

*1 BD-ROM Profile1 version1.1 *2 Discs recorded and finalised on DVD video recorders/cameras. *3 Playability may vary depending on the content, discs and quality of the recording. *4 For content recorded on CD-R/RW for your personal use only. *5 HDMI connection required. *6 Normal/ Soft/ Fine/ Cinema/ User *7 Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness, Colour, Gamma Correction *8 DTS-HD Advanced Digital Out *9 For BD-ROM only.

Specifications

1080p Network Products

Plasma TV

TH-65PZ700A

PZ700 Series

TH-58PZ700A

TH-50PZ700A TH-42PZ700A

65" 58"

50" 42"

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Digital Camera

Home Theatre Projector

SDHC/SD Memory Card* HDMI Cable

HD Camcorder

*Usable capacity will be less. The data transfer rate is a theoretical value and is not a guarantee of performance. The transfer rate may vary depending on the conditions and equipment used. This card complies with SD Memory Card Physical Layer Specification Ver. 1.10. When using this card with SD-enabled products that comply with the specification, a speed performance of up to 20MB/sec. can be realised. When using it with SD-enabled products that comply with the conventional specification Ver. 1.01, the speed performance will be up to 10MB/sec. SDHC (SD High Capacity) Memory Cards can only be used in SDHC host devices, which support the SDHC Memory Card format.

HDC-SD9

DMC-L10 DMC-FZ18

PT-AE2000

RP-SDVO8G RP-SDVO4G

2GB RP-SDV02G RP-SDM02G1GB RP-SDR01G

PRO HIGH SPEEDUp to 20MB/s

RP-SDMO4G

HIGH SPEEDUp to 10MB/s

RP-CDHG15 (1.5 m)RP-CDHG30 (3.0 m)RP-SDV16G

HDC-HS9

DMC-TZ15

DMC-FS20 DMC-FX520 DMC-FX36

RP-SDV32G

58"

42"

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*Progressive 1080/25p

Panasonic Australia Pty LimitedACN 001 592 187 ABN 83 001 592 187

www.panasonic.com.au

Visit our website at: www.panasonic.com.au or email our Customer Care Centre on pacc@panasonic.com.auSpecifications are subject to change without notice. While every effort has been made to represent product colours accurately, slight variation may occur due to the printing process. TV pictures are simulated and are for referenceonly. Some models shown may be overseas products. Publish date: May 2008.