AVCCAM - the Industry's Next Generation Affordable HD... The AG-HMC150 handheld is Panasonic's exciting new introduction to the AVCCAM series. Representing a major step forward in affordable HD video capture the HMC150 utilizes highly efficient AVCHD recording the industry's new long GOP standard based on MPEG-4 to provide stunning image quality and longer record time. The new handheld incorporates three 1/3-inch progressive CCD imagers to produce stunning 1920 x 1080 resolution picture quality far exceeding older Long GOP formats like HDV. It's equipped with a high-performance wide-angle* Leica Dicomar 13x zoom lens and 24-and 30-frame progressive capture in a full range of HD formats making it well suited for all types of projects. With an excitingrange of professional video and audio features and a compact well-balanced design the HMC150 is a "must have" for video professionals and enthusiasts looking for the best in affordable HD. Extra-Long Solid-State Recording: Forget minutes! With AVCHD technology and high-capacity SD memory cards the HMC150 provides hours of beautiful high definition recordings at professional bitrates up to 21Mbps. And it's as easy to use as a digital still camera with simple playback on many consumer devices and players from computers and video game consoles to Blu-ray players and flat panel displays with SD card slots. AVCHD is currently supported by variety of editing solutio
- 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)
- 13X Wide angle 28 mm lens out of the box (35mm equiv.); 1/3-inch CCD Progressive Imagers
- Waveform Monitor Vectorscope plus two Focus displays for accurate quick focus
- 3.5-inch LCD monitor displays thumbnails for quick non-linear access to clips
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