Panasonic AG-HMC150 Series review
High Image Quality and Advanced Functions in an AVCCAM Camcoder with Easy Mobility and Solid-State Reliability.
The powerful new tapeless AG-HMC150 series joins the Panasonic line of professional HD camcorders. This new AVCCAM camcorder features highly-acclaimed functions for the popular AG-DVX100 Series of DV-tape based camcorders to tapeless HD recording. Using the cost-saving AVCHD format to record onto SDHC or SD Memory Card media, the AG-HMC150 series produces exceptional images and responds to creative production needs. It also features a 28mm (35mm equivalent) wide-angle lens - widest in a professional camera of this class - and a newly developed 1/3-inch 16:9 progressive CCD. It further enhances image quality by adding a higher-quality PH mode to the clean, extended-time recording abilities of the AVCHD format. The AG-HMC150 series handles full-pixel (1920 x 1080/1280 x 720) 25p progressive recording, and includes cinelike gamma and other versatile functions to meet the special needs of creative image production.
A Camera Block with the Same Design as P2 HD Broadcast Systems Boosts the Quality of HD Images
New Progressive CCD Raises Sensitivity and Lowers Noise and Smear
High-Resolution Native Progressive 1080/50p Scan
DSP with 14-Bit A/D Conversion and 19-Bit Processing
Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS)
Dynamic Range Stretch (DRS)
7-Mode Gamma for Richer Gradation
High-Quality AVCHD Recording, Plus the Professional PH Mode Boosts the Quality of HD Images
AVCHD Format for High-Quality, Efficient HD Recording
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Technologies
Variable Block Size Motion Compensation
Loop Filter Prevents the Propagation of Compression Distortion
New CABAC Entropy Encoding