The Panasonic Projector Systems Company introduced at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) convention the ultra-portable, ultra-versatile PT-P1SDU, a projector that’s perfect for the in-home viewing of digital photos and movies and just as adept for displaying business presentations on the road and in the office. The PT-P1SDU is one of the world’s lightest and smallest LCD projectors, weighing a mere 2.9 pounds with the ultra-slim dimensions of 9-3/16” W x 2-17/32” H x 7-3/8” D (smaller than a sheet of letter-sized paper). The unit delivers 1,500 ANSI lumens of brightness and an array of time-saving display features.

The PT-P1SDU is the modern, multi-purpose version of the mechanical slide projector that was once highly popular with families for re-living vacations, events and treasured memories. The PT-P1SD has a built-in SD card slot for the big-screen display of digital still images* (or moving video shot with a digital camera*). When the user slips an SD card into the projector’s card slot, the PT-P1SDU automatically turns on and is ready to display images. All the photos in a folder can be viewed automatically as a slide show, and several different transitions between slides are available, including Wipe, Fade Split, Blind, Checker, Slide In, Random and Off. Viewers can run a slide show of favorite images in the projector’s Direct Print Order Format (DPOF), and automatic photo rotation is also standard. In addition to digital still images, the PT-P1SDU has the inputs to easily connect a TV, VCR, DVD player, laptop PC or gaming system.

The PT-P1SD boasts Panasonic’s exclusive Daylight View technology, achieving a substantial improvement in image performance. The projector’s ambient light sensor detects changes in a room’s light intensity and significantly enhances perceptible colors. Because Daylight View achieves a superb level of color perception, users will experience less of a difference between PC display images and projected images.

For ultra-easy setup, the PT-P1SDU has a multitude of intuitive plug-and-play functions including One-Touch Auto Setup with real-time Digital Keystone Correction. Its Speed Start function means that an image appears only five seconds after pressing the power button. When a presentation is completed, a Direct Power Off function allows the presenter to immediately unplug the projector while the cooling fan keeps operating until the lamp is cooled. To prevent theft, the unit is outfitted with security features including an SD card key and user control lock.

The PT-P1SDU is HDTV compatible and can automatically resize 1080i and 720p images for 16:9 wide-aspect display; 480p, 480i and 576i component video signals and S-Video can also be displayed in either 4:3 or 16:9. The unit provides wide compatibility ranging from NTSC, NTSC 4.43, PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N, PAL-60 and SECAM.

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