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In the wide-screen mode, the 3.5in LCD monitor can display images in letterbox,
which places vital camera operating information in areas above and below the active
image area. The LCD permits the shooter to view and select thumbnail clips to
speed editing, and allows random access to the thumbnail-displayed scenes (from
the P2 card) for instant playback and the creation of an in-camera storyboard.
Audio is supported with four-channel non-compressed 48KHz/16-bit digital
processing in DVCPRO HD and DVCPRO50 and two channels in DVCPRO and DV.
Interfaces include IEEE 1394 and USB 2.0, 2 XLR audio (with +48 volt phantom
power) inputs, a component (D4) output, composite I/O, S-video I/O, audio (RCA)
I/O, and headphone. Panasonic also announced that Apple’s Final Cut Pro, Avid’s
Newscutter XP, Newscutter Adrenaline FX and Xpress HD, and Canopus Edius HD are
supporting the camera with complete P2 editing solutions.
For more information on the AG-HVX200, visit http://www.panasonic.com/hvx200
Apr 07
Panasonic introduced at NAB the AG-HPX500, a shoulder mounted camcorder P2,
3x2/3-inch sensors, $13,000.
Consumer Products
Dec 06
Panasonic introduced two new 3CCD HD AVCHD camcorders for SDHC or DVD
recording.
HDC-SD1 $1,500, TTM Mar 07
HDC-DX1 $1,400, TTM Mar 07
On Mar 07 the MSRP was reduced to
$1,300 on both models.
The HDC-SD1 records onto high
capacity, solid-state SDHC Memory
Cards, lightest 3CCD High Definition
video camcorder, no moving
recording parts make the unit
resistant to impact.
Supports three recording modes at
6, 9 and 13Mbps, a 4GB card could
record 40 minutes of 1,080i video at 13Mbps, or 85 minutes at 6Mbps mode.
The HDC-DX1 records onto DVD discs, video and sound data are recorded directly
onto the disc, 40 minutes of High Definition recording on a dual-layer DVD-R disc.
Both models implement the AVCHD format, 3CCD camera system, Optical Image
Stabilization, light received through the lens is split into its three primary color
components (red, green and blue), and the signal from each is processed by one of
the three CCDs (charge-coupled devices or chips), 5.1-channel surround sound
system with 5 microphones.
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