Panasonic Camera-Recorder User Manual
AG-
Memory Card Camera-Recorder
The AG-HVX200 HD Camera-Recorder
Puts a Host of Powerful Features in Your Hands
Panasonic has been a leader in developing video technologies for the production
industry, including filmmaking, broadcasting and other professional applications.
Now we have packed a wealth of our leading technologies into an exciting new
camera-recorder.
Introducing the AG-HVX200. 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 that has the potential to revolutionize the entire production paradigm.
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 work flow,
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.
Newly Designed Leica Dicomar 13x Zoom Lens System
for HD Applications
The New Leica Dicomar® HD Lens
Developed specifically for HD recording, this lens system features a
large 82-mm (diameter) filter along with 15 lens elements in 11 groups,
including three aspherical lenses.
The Leica Dicomar lens incorporates Leica optical technology and
know-how throughout. The use of low-dispersion glass reduces color
aberration and increases resolution, while a multi-coating process
minimizes flare and ghosting. This results in sharp, crisp, beautifully
rendered images with delicate nuances and exceptional shading.
*Leica and Dicomar are registered trademarks of Leica Microsystems IR GmbH.
Wide-Angle, 13x Zoom Lens
The Leica Dicomar Lens is a powerful 13x zoom lens designed
especially for HD video recording. Extending all the way to 4.2mm
(equivalent to 32.5mm on a 35mm lens), this lens covers the full wideangle range needed in most broadcast and professional shooting.
There's no need for a bulky wide-angle conversion lens. With a
minimum object distance (MOD) of approximately 1.9 ft (0.6 meter) in
telephoto mode, the AG-HVX200 has true handheld maneuverability.
And with the same cam-driven zoom ring acclaimed in the DVX100
series, the AG-HVX200 gives you the superior operability and control
you need in demanding applications.
OIS (Optical Image Stabilizer)
Panasonic's advanced OIS (Optical Image Stabilizer) dramatically
reduces the blurring caused by hand-shake. Optical processing with
an automatic correction function helps assure consistently clear,
sharp images.
New Progressive CCD and DSP
Achieve Higher Sensitivity and Image Quality
New High-Sensitivity Progressive CCD
Each pixel has a large light-receiving
area, giving this newly developed 1/3type progressive CCD the kind of high
sensitivity not available in previous
compact HD cameras. This advanced
CCD combines with a newly
developed digital signal processor
(DSP) in combination with a very
sophisticated offset spatial
technology acheives a balance of high
resolution and high S/N ratio that rivals HD broadcasting cameras.
New DSP with 14-bit A/D Conversion and 19-bit
Processing
The AG-HVX200's newly developed
digital signal processor for 1080/60p
video signals uses 14-bit A/D
conversion and 19-bit inner
processing to attain unprecedented
accuracy. While the camera does not
record 1080/60p, it is from this
capture that all other signals are
made. The DSP performs a variety of
adjustments, including eight types of
gamma settings, for each of the R, G and B channels. It also converts
the signals to HD or SD format. With a performance equivalent to the
processors used in many higher-end HD cameras, this new DSP helps
the AG-HVX200 deliver beautiful images in all video formats.
Aspherical Lens
Optical Image Stabilizer
True High Definition
IMAGE QUALITY FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
High-Resolution Native Progressive 1080/60p Scan
Progressive to interlace conversion, cross conversion and down
conversion all start with the 1080p/60 scan. That initial 1080p Native
Progressive Scan offers the highest level of vertical resolution possible
at this level of camera. Keep in mind that the camera does not record
this signal but uses it as a basis for all capture. The result is an HD or
SD recording with a level of image quality that electronically
processed scans cannot match.
DVCPRO HD: The Image and Sound Quality Broadcasters
Demand Supports Multi-Codec Recording
The Superb Images and
Sound of DVCPRO HD
Codec
Using the DVCPRO HD codec
recording system, the
AG-HVX200 records HD video
with outstanding image and audio
quality onto a P2 card in file
format. This codec, thanks to a
low compression ratio at a video
bit rate of 100 Mbps (1080/59.94i, 720/59.94p) and the easy-to-edit
intraframe compression system, is suitable for recording fast-moving
subjects with no motion artifacts other than motion blur. The 4:2:2
sampling rate minimizes jaggies at chroma edges and is
advantageous in image and compositing. Sound quality is excellent
too, thanks to DVCPRO HD's uncompressed 16-bit, 4-channel digital
audio recording capability.
HD/SD Multi-Format Recording
The AG-HVX200 is the world's first*1compact camera to offer
1080/24p recording*2. It can record onto a P2 card in 1080/60i or
720/60p HD, and it's compatible with the SD (480i) format currently
used in TV broadcasting. The multi-codec system lets you record in
DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO and DV.*
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*1: As of November 2005, according to a Panasonic survey
*2: In 1080/24p, Images are recorded in 60i by 2:3 pull-down.
*3: The P2 card can be used for recording video in any codec. Mini DV tape can record video
in the DV format. Both 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios are supported in SD, 16:9 only in HD.
DVCPRO HD in Athens the Olympics
Recording Video Format *4 Cordec Media Rec. Time *6
HD
1080/60i
DVCPRO HD
P2 card
16 minutes
1080/24p (over 60i)
1080/24pA (over 60i)
1080/30p (over 60i)
720/60p
720/24p (over 60p)
720/30p (over 60p)
720/24pN (Native) *5 40 minutes
720/30pN (Native) *5 32 minutes
SD
480/60i
DVCPRO50 32 minutes
480/24p (over 60i)
480/24pA (over 60i)
480/30p (over 60i)
480/60i
DVCPRO/DV 64 minutes
480/24p (over 60i)
480/24pA (over 60i)
480/30p (over 60i)
480/60i
DV mini-DV Tape 63 minutes
480/24p (over 60i)
480/24pA (over 60i)
480/30p (over 60i)
*4 24p=23.98p, 30p=29.97p, 60p=59.94p and 60i=59.94i
*5 IntheNativemode,AG-HVX200recordonlyactiveflames.
*6P2:usingtwo8GB P2cards.(halfwithasinglecard)
DV:usingaAY-DVM63mini-DVtape
Video format and codec supported by AG-HVX200
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