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•Watch Out for Grey Market Goods! What does Grey Market mean?
People will try to sell you camcorders that were brought from
overseas with the same video format system...usually the Phillipines,
Korea, Taiwain, among others. The units may not include all if any
of the original manufacturer accessories. The vendor may try to charge
absurd shipping charges. Most importantly of all, it will not come
with the original manufacturer's USA warranty. Most of the time, you
will find the people selling these units provide a third party
warranty or say their company will warranty it themselves. If in
doubt, VID can always check with Panasonic contacts for you! We do
offer a price match guarantee on any authorized USA dealer's price.



The AG-HMC70 offers unheard of price/performance, in a three-chip 1080i
shoulder mount tapeless HD camcorder. The AG-HMC70 has the resolution,
low light performance, colorimetry, longer recording time and professional
Audio capabilities desired by a wide range of AV users and video professionals.




BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE PROMO VIDEO BELOW!




Using the latest in compression technology (AVC High Profile) and widely
available SD memory cards as the recording media, the AG-HMC70 is as
easy to use as a digital still camera. The content recorded on the SD card
can be directly played on a growing number of affordable consumer players
including Playstation 3, Blu-ray players, plasma screens, PC’s or the
camcorder itself. With most NLE systems now supporting AVCHD, content
can be edited and rendered to play in any type of SD or HD playback system.
An available free downloadable transcoder is also available to convert content
to DVCPRO HD.

The huge improvement in resolution from SD to HD and 4:3 to 16:9 format,
brings significant benefits as well as new challenges. The AG-HMC70 meets
theses challenges with the added stability of Shoulder Mounting, Optical Image
Stabilization and Superb Auto Focus making the HMC70 a great Point & Shoot
choice for less experienced shooters. With BNC output connectors this amazing
camcorder can also be used to provide live video to a wide range of HD and
16:9 projectors & Plasmas for auditoriums and other staging applications. At
a list price of $2,495 the HMC70 is an incredible value! In addition to video &
audio, this amazing camcorder can capture still images, even while it is shooting
moving video. Perfect for Web producers who want to offer both video and
photographs on their website.

Professionals Need Great Audio

If you don’t think audio is important, just lower the sound on your TV and
watch it with poor quality sound. Now, with the AG-HMC70, Shooters
can capture & monitor truly high quality audio found only in professional
cameras costing many times more. Two locking XLR inputs at the rear,
complete with hard switches for Mic, Line, +48V Phantom Power,
Auto/Manual level, Mic Attenuation and Front/Rear assignment. There’s
even a Headphone Volume Control to match the camera’s output to the
Shooters’ particular stereo headphones.

Key Target Markets
• Schools, churches, government agencies and businesses that want to
   capture events or project live video of individuals on the stage to
   projectors or large flat panel displays
• Production oriented businesses such as wedding videographers,
  staging companies or entertainment venues that feature live talent
• Law Enforcement agencies for remote surveillance, training and
  documentation using the zoom   lens and professional audio
  connections that are less susceptible to interference and offer the
  ability to disable the internal microphones
• Web producers that can immediately access and utilize the high quality
   video, audio and still image files without the extra time and cost
   required to capture it from tape

Competitive Advantages of the AG-HMC70
• Its low price coupled with professional features, are a key factor with
   today’s limited budgets.
• Y, Pb, Pr BNC outputs allow for a live feed to a large display to magnify
   the presenter in an auditorium etc. HDMI Digital and USB Outputs as well
   as SD Video Out (BNC) / Audio Outs (RCA)
• Continuous, silent recording while still image capture is possible even while
   shooting motion video
• No head wear, alignment or cleaning and carries a One Year Parts &
   Labor Warranty
• AG-HMC70 can be the “A” camera while the small AG-HSC1U can grab
  pick up shots (“B” Camera)
• Lower storage needs & lower distribution costs
• Simple operation is vital so the shooter can concentrate on creatively
  capturing the event
• HDMI Digital Output, HD Component Output (BNC’s) and
  SD 16:9 Output (BNC)
• Affordable accessories are available that expand the functionality of
  the camera

Noteworthy Appeal of AVCHD
• AVCHD is a new HD industry standard, tapeless format introduced by
  Panasonic and Sony and now supported by over 30 manufacturers
  (Advanced in compression, color and motion prediction)
• It utilizes the AVC High Profile codec- Providing the benefit of equal
  recording quality at about half the bit rate of older MPEG-2 used in HDV
  systems. More record time using less storage space
• AVCHD content can be played directly from an SD card in a growing
  number of affordable devices
• Content can be edited and rendered to many different formats for use on
  other playback devices
• Like Digital Still camera files, AVCHD content files can be transferred to
  and stored on any affordable, data storage device including HDD, optical
  discs, flash drives etc. No format   specific deck (like HDV 720p or HDV
  1080i) is needed for ingest
• Ultra Solid state reliability – Benefits in Temperature, Humidity, Vibration,
  Maintenance, No Dropouts
• No FF or REW, no camera down time due to clogged tape heads or slipping,
  hardened pinch rollers
• Panasonic’s professional AVCHD camcorders use widely available SD or
  SDHC cards: 2GB, 4GB, 8GB,16GB whose trend is increasing capacity and
  decreasing in cost
• Longer recording time for capturing uninterrupted, extended events – more
  than 2.6 hours at highest quality with a 16GB SDHC card
• Faster workflow – like digital photography, no ingest, random access to
  content, lower storage and distribution costs

AVCHD Editing
AVCHD editing is now supported on both dual core PC and Mac platforms
and files can be transferred as uncompressed HD video utilizing a simple HDMI
to HD-SDI converter. A simple to use HD Writer 2.5 software is included with
the Camcorder. Recently announced AVCHD editing support is available in:
Apple iMovie, Apple Final Cut Pro 6.0.1 (transcodes to ProRes422), Adobe
Premier Pro CS3, Grass Valley EDIUS Pro v4.5 (transcodes to Canopus HQ),
Pinnacle Studio Plus 11, Nero7 Premium Reloaded, Ulead Video Studio 11 plus
and DVD Movie Factory 6 Plus.

Standard Accessories: AC Adapter, AC cable, DC cable, 2640 mA Battery,
2 GB SD card, Wireless remote control, Wireless remote control Battery,
HD Writer 2.5E Software for PC, Shoulder strap and Lens cap


Main Features
• 1/4" 3-CCD 16:9 1440x1080 progressive image system with excellent
  sensitivity, superb color reproduction and resolution
• Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.) that ensures stable images, critical to
  high definition video display
• 12X 38.5mm to 462mm (35mm equivalent) Leica Dicomar™ wide-angle
  zoom lens
• Captures 2.1 Megapixal still images, even while recording motion video
• Professional audio connection including two locking XLR inputs with
  switches for mic/line, +48V Phantom Power, Auto/Manual level dials, mic
  attenuation, and front/rear assignment
• HD component (Y/Pb/Pr BNC) connection to send live widescreen video
  to a projector or flat screen display,   composite output (BNC x 1), audio
  output (RCA x 2)
• Stable, excellent balance, lightweight, shoulder-mount design enables
  stable shooting with minimal blur and stability during long recording
  sessions(6 pounds)
• Supported by leading NLE software that allows content to be edited
  and rendered to almost any format or media
• Comes standard with HD Writer 2.5 software (for PC), a 2GB SD
  card and a 2640 mA battery
• Color Bar
• HDMI output, USB 2.0 (B-type devices)
• One-push auto focus
• Thumbnail display on the 3-inch LCD monitor provides instant image access
  for easy confirmation or deletion.
• Speaker provides clear sound, even in the field
• Headphone output
• Provides pro-tuning color reproduction inheriting the color tones of
  Panasonic's professional HD camera series.
• Mechanism-free memory-card recording means high durability and
  reliability against vibration, impacts and temperature change.
• SD/SDHC memory cards are inexpensive, widely available, and can be
  repeatedly reused.
• Employs an AVCHD (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) codec with advanced technologies
• Recording Mode and Max Recording
• Weight: 5.3 lbs (w/o battery or SD card)