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AG-HMC150 – The Next Generation Solid State AVCHD Camcorder
(A High Definition, Solid State “DVX100” is Born)
Every once in a while, a product appears that completely
re-defines its market segment, offering entirely
new features and price performance levels. The
critically acclaimed DVX100 was such a product and
is still selling well almost 6 years later!
HD aspirations revisited in the spirit of the DVX100
The cooler than cool AG-HMC150 drew big crowds at the NAB Show.
Why? Simply because it offers an unheard of Bang for the Buck, in a
1/3” three-chip 16:9 Full HD 1920x1080 resolution hand held tapeless
HD camcorder, while retaining the core versatility of the DVX100B.
The HMC150 sports a 28mm lens right out of the box and a new
PH Record mode (21 Mbps) which offers higher resolution with a
host of recording formats including 24p. Add to that,
amazing low light performance, long record & battery time and professional
Audio capabilities at a price that will make it an instant hit with a wide
range of AV Shooters, Indie Creators and Event Video professionals.
The AG-HMC150 represents a major step forward in the introduction of
a next generation solid state HD camera that extends the six year successful
track record of the popular DVX100 plus a lot more. The HMC150’s
lightweight (lightest 1/3” 3CCD available), well-balanced professional
design
features a high performance wide-angle Leica 13X zoom lens, 24 and 30
frame progressive capture, both in 720 and 1080 formats, making it perfect
for even high level projects. Designed from a clean sheet of paper with much
customer input to our product development engineers, the HMC150 sports
a Die Cast Alloy chassis and a three year warranty (upon end user registration)
that further endorses its reliability.
Using the latest in compression technology (AVC High Profile) and widely
available SD memory cards as the recording media, the AG-HMC150 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 select models of Playstation 3, Blu-ray players, plasma
screens and PC’s. With most NLE systems now supporting AVCHD,
content can be edited and rendered to play in any type of SD or HD
playback system
Dynamic Range Stretch
With DRS ON you can capture better video quality
when shooting bright, halftone and dark objects in the same
frame. This clever circuit estimates the gamma curve and
knee slope of each pixel’s brightness and applies the
estimate on a real time basis. The result is more accurate
video with a visually wider dynamic range.
DVX100 users want more …HD in a similar form
factor…at a reasonable price
DVX100 users are craving for a camcorder with the
same size and and key design elements but with the
increased resolution and color quality of the widescreen
HD format. With Optical Image Stabilization and Manual
& Auto Focus, the HMC150 appeals to a wide variety of
shooters. In the new PH mode, the HMC150’s image
quality far exceeds what is possible with HDV, and at
a lower bit rate. At a list price of $3,995 the HMC150
is simply an incredible value!
Consumers have raised the bar for video quality
and the feature-rich HMC150 delivers
Standard definition camcorder sales, both consumer and
professional, are declining as the DTV transition nears in
Feb. and consumers purchase HD TVs at an ever-increasing
pace. The decline in SD camcorder sales will only continue.
My friend's 80-year-old parents recently needed a new TV
and they purchased an HD plasma; they didn't even consider
a lower-cost SD CRT which are becoming scarce. As the
consumer camcorder & display market moves swiftly to High
Definition, superior image quality and higher-end features are
now a must-have. We’re confident that the HMC150 will give
you the higher quality and creative edge they need
to stay ahead of competitive shooters with SD or HDV pro
camcorders. The HMC150 will meet and exceed the expectations
of professionals who make their living shooting video.
Professionals Need Great Audio Two locking XLR inputs at the front, complete with hard
switches for Line and Mic with +48V Phantom Power,
Manual level controls, and Internal/External assignment
Up & down volume adjustments can be made to the
internal speaker or stereo headphone output.
Don’t be afraid of the Dark …or of your tape
running out
With 14 bit Analog to Digital conversion and 19 bit
Video processing, you can shoot in low light
situations with virtiually no fear of video noise detracting
from the highly detailed video. They can also forget about
the 63 minute record time limit of DV & HDV and the
need to estimate remaining battery life. The new Info Data
battery system used in the AVCCAM line up updates
remaining time left to the minute.
Free Two Year Warranty Extension with End User
Registration (Three Years of Protection*) No head clogs or tape dropouts. No head alignment
needed. To prove our point of Solid State Reliability,
any End User that registers his/her purchase will
receive a Free Two Year Warranty Extension making
our Parts & Labor Warranty on the AG-HMC150 a total
of three years at no extra charge. This card will already
be in the box so you don’t have to do a thing!
* One Year Parts and Labor + Free Two Year Extension with
End User registration. (However certain restrictions apply such
as 2 year for CCD’s and one year for LCD side screen and LCD
in EVF.
"Best Bang For Buck" When it comes to a Professional Solid State Long-GOP 4:2:0
Camcorder value, there simply is no comparison. Our HMC150
records on inexpensive, easy-to-find SD memory cards which
cost a fraction of the SxS memory cards. The HMC150 is lighter
, smaller, better balanced and has no CMOS rolling-shutter
artifacts. The Camera and your recording media costs
will be significantly less. The HMC150's codec is scalable too!
The EX1 can record at 25 or 35 Mbps, but the HMC150 can go
as low as 6 Mbps, meaning it can record much more footage…
up to 12 hours on a single card. The HMC150’s LCD can flip
over making it more flexible for use with 35 mm adapters. For
many customer's applications, these are valuable
advantages.
AVCHD Editing
AVCHD editing is now supported on both dual core PC and Intel
based Mac platforms and files can be transferred as uncompressed
HD video utilizing a simple HDMI to HD-SDI converter. Recently
announced AVCHD editing support is available in: Apple iMovie,
Apple Final Cut Express, Apple Final Cut Pro 6.0.1 & above,
Adobe Premier Pro CS3, Grass Valley EDIUS Pro v4.5, Pinnacle
Studio Plus/Ultimate 11 & 12, Nero7 Premium Reloaded, Ulead
Video Studio 11 plus and DVD Movie Factory 6 Plus. An available
free downloadable transcoder is also available to convert content to
DVCPRO HD on Panasonic's website.
(Full listing www.panasonic.com/avccam)
The AG-HMC150: A camera with a Multiple Personality
and Capabilities for all Professional markets
• Independent filmmakers, Film schools & aspiring video artists
with creative vision (24P)
• Event videography with its long record times, low light capability
& Time Code synchronization
• Reusable SD Media appeals to Institutional videographers, Web
producers, School Sports
• Small market news and cable stations switching to HD are
demanding low bit rate transmission
• Legal depositions & Surveillance with its Time Date Stamp,
Long Record & Battery times
Enhanced Tools to make better Video
MAKEUP! The WFM allows for critical evaluation of too
high Luminance levels which can ruin a job, like the shine
on a model’s forehead. The built-in Vectorscope allows
for color analysis & matching because it measures color
saturation as gain, and Phase (Hue) as the angle. When it
comes to critical focus, two Focus aids are on board. In
addition to the Center Zoom which enlarges the center
2X filling the entire the entire LCD screen, the Histogram
display shows fine focus as Amplitude & Frequency,
making it easy to see critical focus. Features
• Full range of HD formats 1080/60i, 1080/30p,
1080/24p (Native); 720/60p, 720/30p, 720/24p (Native)
• Higher bit-rate recording than consumer models (21
Mbps PH Mode)
• Three latest design 1/3”16:9 Full HD
1920x1080 resolution CCD Progressive Imagers
• Leica Dicomar 13X Wide angle 28 mm lens out of the box ,
(35mm equiv.) MOD .6 M, 72mm Ø (Shoot in confined
spaces with no need to buy an accessory lens)
• Time Date Stamp for Legal Depositions or surveillance
• Waveform Monitor, Vectorscope plus two Focus displays
for accurate, quick focus
• Professional XLR 2 channel audio input connections
supporting 48-V phantom power supply, and MIC/LINE
select with manual audio level VR (2 channel)
• Auto or manual operation of focus and aperture
• Time code (DF, NDF, REC RUN, FREE RUN) and
USER BIT
• HDMI out, Component Out (mini D terminal), Composite
Video Out and RCA Audio Out jacks
• External Time Code Link (Slave & Master Preset) uses the
Composite Video Out terminal
• USB 2.0 (B-type devices) for file transfer (no need for a VTR)
• 3.5-inch LCD monitor displays thumbnails for quick non-linear access
to clips
• Large, Tiltable viewfinder
• Remote control connection for Zoom, Focus, Iris, and start/stop
functions
• High performance 14 bit A/D converter and 19 bit Image processing
• Cinelike Gamma & DRS Dynamic Range Stretch (Filmaker
requested features)
• Three Neutral Density Filters 1/4, 1/16, 1/64
• Pre-Record (3 Seconds), Digital Zoom 2X / 5X / 10X
(in 1080/60i & 720/60p)
• Three User Set Buttons with 11 choices for customizing
Camera to Shooter
• Selectable Gamma Including Cinelike mode
• Professional High Quality (PH) mode for full-pixel HD
• Records for 180 minutes (approx) in highest quality (PH)
mode, or 720 minutes (approx) in extended mode (HE)
(w/32 GB SDHC card)
• Recording Mode
Recording Mode
Image Size
(HxV)
Bit Rate (Avg)
Max Rec. Time
(32 GB SDHC card)
PH Mode
1920x1080
1280x720
Approx. 21 Mbps
(Max 24 Mbps)
180 Minutes
HA Mode
1920x1080
Approx. 17 Mbps
240 Minutes
HG Mode
1920x1080
Approx. 13 Mbps
320 Minutes
HE Mode
1440x1080
Approx. 6 Mbps
720 Minutes
• Recording Format
Recording Format
59.94 Hz
1080
1080/59.94i
1080(only PH mode)
1080/29/97p
1080/23.98p (native)
720 (only PH mode)
720/59.94p
720/29.97p
720/23.98p (native)
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 & 32GB whose trend is increasing capacity and
decreasing in cost
• Longer recording time for capturing uninterrupted,
extended events –between 3 and 12 hours depending on
bit rate chosen with a 32GB SDHC card
• Faster workflow – like digital photography, no ingest,
random access to content, lower storage and distribution
costs
Competitive Advantages of the AG-HMC150
• Solid state capture and playback eliminates the problems
inherent in tape and disc drives, while allowing high quality
HD
content to be captured on affordable, readily available SD
cards
• Its 21 Mbps PH mode records far higher picture quality than
HDV Tape systems
• MPEG-2 compression works with blocks of only 16 X 16 pixels
whereas H.264 compression works with blocks down to 4 X 4
pixels. What’s more, AVCHD’s motion prediction is content
dependant
• Continuous, silent recording of between 3 and 12 hours with
Time Date Stamp is a powerful capability
• No head wear, alignment or cleaning and it carries a Three
Year Parts & Labor Warranty
• Lower storage needs & lower distribution costs
• HDMI Digital Output, HD Component Output, and selectable
SD 16:9 Output (RCA)
• 28 mm Lens achieves wide angle without having to buy attachments
• Built on a one piece die cast alloy chassis that is compact, well
balanced and weighs less than 4.5 lbs. (4.37lbs with Battery,
Mic Holder, AG-MC200 Mic and SD Card)
• Immediate Playback, random access & ability to preview
shots and delete on location
Standard Accessories
•AC Adapter
• AC cable, DC cable
• Battery (2640 mA)
• Microphone Holder
•Adapter & Screws
• Eye Cup
• Wireless remote control & Battery (CR2025)
• Component Video Cable
• Pin plug to BNC Adapters (3)
• AVCCAM Viewer
• Software for PC (CD-ROM or WEB)
• Shoulder strap and Lens Hood cap
• Ferrite cores (4)
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The AG-MC200G microphone provides exceptional targeted pickup, isolating signals in noisy environments. Uses +48v phantom power and features standard XLR output, providing high signal gain and low noise floor. Ideal for mounting on camera as well as for use with portable recording or field devices.
XLR microphone •Sensitivity: •40 •3.5 dB (0dB=1V/Pa, 1kHz) •Maximum Input level: 127 dB (1000Hz, Distortion
within 1%) •S/N: More than 69 dB
PANASONIC MC70
PHANTOM POWERED ELECTRET SHOTGUN MIC
Unidirectional with a metal body. Comes with a permanently attached 32 cable ending in a Neutrik SLR with gold plated contacts
SONY ECM674
The Sony ECM-674 is an affordable shotgun-type electret condenser microphone,
which delivers excellent sound performance in field and studio productions.
Offering high-sensitivity, low-noise characteristics and flat-and-wide frequency
response in a compact and lightweight design. The ECM-674 is well-suited for use
with Sony camcorders such as the HDV™ Series, DVCAM™ Series, and XDCAM™
Series. In addition, its two-way powering feature allows for phantom powering or
battery operation. With its high performance, affordable price, and great
versatility, the ECM-674 microphone is an ideal choice for a range of
sound-acquisition applications.
The SGM-1X Professional Shotgun Microphone is designed to provide quality audio
for the videographer. It is ideal for today’s smaller, digital video cameras
where longer models would appear in the frame when camera mounted. The
hyper-directional super-cardioid shotgun microphone has a wide frequency response,
exhibits low noise and accepts up to 110dB SPL input levels. The 11.8" long microphone
uses a single “AAA” battery that will last over 1000 hours due to the mic’s extremely
low current drain. The low-impedance, XLR connectored SGM-1X ships complete with a
windscreen and Azden’s proprietary shock-mount holder that isolates camera motor
noise from the mic. The holder has provisions for both camera-shoe and mic-stand
mounting.
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PANASONIC AGYUSC150
Elegant soft carrying case with 3" LCD Hood
PANASONIC BNSDUSB3U
SDHC, SD, Micro, Mini, to USB2.0 Reader/Writer
UWP Series UHF synthesized wireless microphone system. Package includes
a lavalier microphone, bodypack transmitter and portable diversity tuner.
Mounting adapter for camcorder included. Channels 30 to 33. The UWP-V1 includes
extremely robust metal construction, mic/line input selection on the
bodypack transmitter, a miniature metal body omni-directional microphone
and plus the receiver includes a convenient auto channel scanning function
allowing automatic search for unoccupied channels.
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UWP Series UHF synthesized wireless microphone system. Package includes
a handheld microphone and portable diversity tuner. Channels 30 to 33. The
UWP-V2 includes extremely robust metal construction, a newly designed hand
held transmitter, plus the receiver includes a convenient auto channel
scanning function allowing automatic search for unoccupied channels.
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UWP Series UHF synthesized wireless microphone system. Package includes a lavalier microphone, bodypack transmitter,
plug-on transmitter and a portable tuner. Mounting adapter for camcorder
included. Channels 30 to 33. The UWP-V6 includes extremely robust metal
construction, mic/line input selection on the bodypack and plug-on transmitters,
a miniature metal body omni-directional lav microphone and plus the receiver
includes a convenient auto channel scanning function allowing automatic
search for unoccupied channels.
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Bodypack transmitter, ME 2 omni lavalier, SKP100 plug-on transmitter
for dynamic microphones, portable receiver, Cl1 1/8" output cable, CL100
XLR unbalanced output cable, CA2 camera mount
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Bodypack transmitter, ME 2 omni lavalier, portable receiver, Cl1 1/8"
output cable, CL100 XLR unbalanced output cable, CA2 camera mount
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Bodypack transmitter, ME 4 omni lavalier, portable receiver, Cl1 1/8"
output cable, CL100 XLR unbalanced output cable, CA2 camera mount
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Due to smaller and higher performance MiniHD camcorders constantly
entering the market, the industry enjoys an increasing demand for
tripods and heads for such camcorders. Depending on the application
or budget, you can choose either the TH-950DV (which uses a common head
and provides easy setup with a lever operation), or the sturdy
professional TH-650DV. Ever since it was introduced, the competitively
priced high performance TH-950DV and TH-650DV have been the world's most
popular tripods in their class. Ships with carrying case.
Technical Specifications:
Payload : ~4kg / 9lb
Tilt angle : +90° / -60°
Counter balance : Off + 3position
Drag mode : FIX
Camera plate : Quick release plateSC-7
Plate attachment : 1/4 screw with video pin
Weight : 3.7kg / 8.1lb
Height : 75 to 155cm / 29.5 to 61"
Ball diameter : 75
Section : 2STAGE
The TH-650DV is considered the standard model when it comes to
entry-level tripods for amateur users of handicams or small camcorders.
It is the perfect tripod for current mainstream MiniHD camcorders.
Users enjoy a compact yet smooth operation, and also have the benefit
of great camera balance due to the counter balance feature with the
built-in spring. Shipped with carrying case.