This handheld DVCPRO HD P2 camera-recorder is
designed to meet emerging needs in HD content production. It debuts as Panasonic's first HD video product to use P2, the cutting-edge memory recording device.
The AG-HVX200 records HD, either 1080i or 720p video acquired by a new optical
system and high-performance digital signal processor onto a P2 card using the
broadcasting DVCPRO HD codec. This system achieves a level of image quality
that conventional handheld HD cameras simply cannot match, while also
supporting HD/SD multi-format and multi-codec recording capabilities.
Variable frame rate recording is just one of the features that makes the
AG-HVX200 unique in its class.
Using technologies that make the Panasonic
VariCam camera-recorder a favorite in movie production, this powerful function
allows the overcranking and undercranking techniques used with film cameras to
create fast-motion and slow-motion effects. The P2 card offers superior reliability,
immediate playback and outstanding cost-performance. It allows direct
connection to nonlinear editing systems and streamlines the production workflow,
by providing to the editing system data files ready to be edited, rather than a video
tape which would require the task of digitizing.
On top of all its advanced features and technologies, the AG-HVX200 inherits the
refined design and easy operation that distinguishes Panasonic's high-value
DVX100 DV camera series. In the AG-HVX200, video professionals of all kinds will
find a powerful tool for giving form to their creative visions.
- True high definition image quality with low-compression DVCPRO HD intraframe recording
- Multiple formats: DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO, DV selectable
- High definition recording formats: 1080/60i, 1080/24p, 1080/24pA, 1080/30p, 720p (variable frame rates)
- Standard definition recording formats: 480/60i, 480/24p, 480pA, 480/30p
- CineSwitch technology for variable frame rates in 720p mode: 12, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32, 36, 48, 60fps
- 1/3" 16:9 native high-sensitivity progressive 3-CCD with 1080/60p scanning
- New DSP with 14-bit A/D conversion and 19-bit internal processing for unprecedented accuracy
- 16:9/4:3 switchable for standard definition recording, 16:9 native for HD
- Wide angle Leica Dicomar HD lens with optical image stabilizer (motorized/manual mode switchable)
- High resolution 235,000 pixel .44" electronic viewfinder (EVF) with 90 degree tilt and detail function (for easier focusing)
- High resolution 210,000 pixel flip-out 270 degree 3.5" LCD display
- Thumbnail display for easy searching and file information
- Auto/manual focus with focus assist (even during recording)
- Cam-driven manual zoom
- 13X zoom range: focal length = 4.2 to 55mm (35mm equivalent: 32.5 to 423)
- Advanced gamma functions and eight gamma settings including two CineGammaTM modes and NewsGammaTM mode
- Advanced image adjustments: color matrix, detail, chroma phase, color temp, knee points
- Two ND filters: 1/8, 1/64
- 82mm filter diameter
- Two P2 card slots with hot swap capability
- Hot swap, loop, pre-record (3 seconds in HD, 7 seconds in SD), one shot, and interval recording functions
- Mini-DV tape transport for DV recording
- Internal downconversion and frame rate conversion from HD source recorded on P2 cards to Mini-DV tape
- 48kHz 16-bit 4-channel PCM audio (2 XLRs with phantom power)
- Built-in stereo microphone (unidirectional microphone optional)
- Audio dials and flexible input selection
- Analog component (Y, Pb, Pr) output
- Composite input/output
- S-Video input/output
- Standard IEEE 1394 interface
- External recording to FOCUS FireStore FS-100 via IEEE 1394 streaming
- Host mode for transferring previously recorded content on P2 cards to an external hard drive via IEEE 1394
- Compatible with nonlinear editing systems from Apple, Avid and Canopus
- USB 2.0
- SD memory card slot for sharing scene files
- Remote control for zoom, record (start/stop)
- Remote control for focus, iris control
- SMPTE timecode reader/generator with timecode matching with multiple cameras via IEEE 1394
- SMPTE color bars
- Three programmable user buttons
- Six pre-set scene files (user programmable)
- Shot marker function
- Slow, synchro and high speed shutter
- White balance with auto tracking white function
- Trigger and zoom control on upper handle grip
- Ultra-tough magnesium alloy chassis
- Supplied accessories: CG-AD54SE/1B Lithium-Ion 7.2V / 5400mA snap-on battery, AG-B15 AC adaptor/battery charger, microphone holder, component video cables with RCA-BNC adaptors, remote control, shoulder strap and instruction manual
Download the AG-HVX200 User Manual
